Add support for skipping checklists in comments

action.yml

@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ inputs:
     description: Require a checklist to exist
     required: false
     default: "false"
+  skipComments:
+    description: Do not look for checklists in comments
+    required: false
+    default: "false"

index.js

@@ -30,13 +30,15 @@ async function action() {
     bodyList.push(issue.body);
   }
 
-  const { data: comments } = await octokit.rest.issues.listComments({
-    ...github.context.repo,
-    issue_number: issueNumber,
-  });
-
-  for (let comment of comments) {
-    bodyList.push(comment.body);
+  if (core.getInput("skipComments") != "true") {
+    const { data: comments } = await octokit.rest.issues.listComments({
+      ...github.context.repo,
+      issue_number: issueNumber,
+    });
+
+    for (let comment of comments) {
+      bodyList.push(comment.body);
+    }
   }
 
   // Check each comment for a checklist

index.test.js

@@ -272,6 +272,21 @@ describe("Require Checklist", () => {
     expect(core.setFailed).toBeCalledWith(
       "The following items are not marked as completed: Two, Three"
     );
+
+    delete process.env.INPUT_ISSUENUMBER;
+  });
+
+  it("ignores checklists in comments when skipComments is enabled", async () => {
+    process.env.INPUT_REQUIRECHECKLIST = "false";
+    process.env.INPUT_SKIPCOMMENTS = "true";
+    mockIssueBody("Nothing in the body");
+
+    console.log = jest.fn();
+    await action(tools);
+
+    expect(console.log).toBeCalledWith(
+      "There are no incomplete task list items"
+    );
   });
 });