feat: add option to ignore workflow for specific users

Author: Anmol-Baranwal

action.yml

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'To filter the issues that are assigned to the author'
     default: 'false'
     required: false
+  ignore-users:
+    description: 'Specify usernames that should be ignored while running this workflow'
+    default: 'false'
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: 'node16'
   main: 'dist/index.js'

dist/index.js

@@ -53,9 +53,14 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
         const issueNumber = core.getInput("issueNumber") === "true";
         const comment = core.getInput("comment");
         const close = core.getInput("close") === "true" || false;
+        const ignoreUsers = core.getInput("ignore-users").split(",").map(user => user.trim());
         const checkComment = comment.trim() !== "";
         // Check if the same author has open issues
         const author = (_a = context.payload.issue) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.user.login;
+        if (ignoreUsers.includes(author)) {
+            core.notice(`User: ${author} is on the ignore list. Ignoring the workflow for this user.`);
+            return; // No need to continue.
+        }
         core.notice("step 2.");
         const { data: authorIssues } = await octokit.rest.issues.listForRepo({
             owner: context.repo.owner,

src/index.ts

@@ -26,12 +26,18 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
     const issueNumber = core.getInput("issueNumber") === "true";
     const comment = core.getInput("comment");
     const close = core.getInput("close") === "true" || false;
+    const ignoreUsers = core.getInput("ignore-users").split(",").map(user => user.trim());
 
     const checkComment = comment.trim() !== "";
 
     // Check if the same author has open issues
     const author = context.payload.issue?.user.login;
 
+    if (ignoreUsers.includes(author)) {
+      core.notice(`User: ${author} is on the ignore list. Ignoring the workflow for this user.`);
+      return; // No need to continue.
+    }
+
     core.notice("step 2.");
 
     const { data: authorIssues } = await octokit.rest.issues.listForRepo({