feat: include_bots: true will include bot activity. #25

README.rst

@@ -131,11 +131,14 @@ clause sets defaults for the digest options in the rest of the file.  Each
 
 Items can have additional options:
 
-- No activity is reported for bot users.  Some applications act as real users,
-  but should be ignored anyway.  You can list those user names that should be
-  ignored in the ``ignore_users`` setting.
+- By default, no activity is reported for bot users.  If you want to include
+  them, use ``include_bots: true``.
 
-- Items can have an explicit title set with the ``title:`` setting.
+- Some applications perform actions using real user accounts, but you'd like to
+  ignore them anyway.  You can list those user names that should be ignored in
+  the ``ignore_users`` setting.
+
+- Digests can have an explicit title set with the ``title`` setting.
 
 - Options for organization projects include:
 

scriv.d/20221027_061417_nedbat.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Added
+.....
+
+- A new setting ``include_bots: true`` will include pull requests, issues, or
+  comments created by bot users.  The default remains False, to exclude them.
+  Closes `issue 25`_.
+
+.. _issue 25: https://github.com/nedbat/dinghy/issues/25

src/dinghy/digest.py

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ class Digester:
     def __init__(self, since, options):
         self.since = since.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
         self.ignore_users = options.get("ignore_users", [])
+        self.user_types = {"User"}
+        if options.get("include_bots", False):
+            self.user_types.add("Bot")
         self.api_root = options.get("api_root")
         self.github = "github.com"
         self.gql = None
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ def _node_is_interesting(self, node):
         """
         return (
             node["updatedAt"] > self.since
-            and node["author"]["__typename"] == "User"
+            and node["author"]["__typename"] in self.user_types
             and node["author"]["login"] not in self.ignore_users
         )