Allow user to specify activation string

README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 This GitHub Action lets a prospective contributor assign themselves to an issue, and optionally leaves a comment on the issue.
 
+- `message`<br />The message to display to the user once they have assigned themselves to an issue.
+- `trigger`<br />The string that take action will search for in the comment body to activate the action.
 
 ## Setup
 
@@ -27,4 +29,5 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       with:
         message: Thanks for taking this issue! Let us know if you have any questions!
+        trigger: .take
 ```

action.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Message to contributors if issue is already assigned'
     required: false
     default: 'The issue you are trying to assign to yourself is already assigned.'
+  trigger:
+    description: 'The string that triggers the action'
+    required: false
+    default: '.take'
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ runs:
         ISSUE_JSON="$(jq '.issue' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)"
         ISSUE_CURRENTLY_ASSIGNED=`echo $ISSUE_JSON | jq '.assignees | length == 0'`
 
-        if [[ $BODY == *".take"* ]]; then
+        if [[ $BODY == *"$INPUT_TRIGGER"* ]]; then
           if [[ "$ISSUE_CURRENTLY_ASSIGNED" == true ]]; then
             echo "Is issue currently assigned: $ISSUE_CURRENTLY_ASSIGNED"
             echo "Assigning issue $ISSUE_NUMBER to $LOGIN"
@@ -48,4 +52,5 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       env:
         INPUT_MESSAGE: "${{ inputs.message }}"
+        INPUT_TRIGGER: "${{ inputs.trigger }}"
         ISSUE_CURRENTLY_ASSIGNED_MESSAGE: "${{ inputs.issueCurrentlyAssignedMessage }}"