Added option to set msgtype for messages

README.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ message: |
     - {{ text }}
     {% endfor %}
 message_format: markdown
+message_type: m.text
 auth_type: Basic
 auth_token: abc:123
 force_json: false
@@ -102,6 +103,12 @@ The format the message is interpreted as. Must be one of:
 - `html`
 
 
+### `message_type`
+The type the message is sent as. Must be one of:
+- `m.text` (default)
+- `m.notice`
+
+
 ### `auth_type`
 This can be used to protect a webhook against unauthorized access.
 Can be one of `Basic` for HTTP basic auth with username and password or `Bearer` for bearer token auth.

base-config.yaml

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ method: "POST"
 room: "!AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA:example.com"
 message: "Hello world!"
 message_format: "plaintext"
+message_type: "m.text"
 auth_type:
 auth_token:
 force_json: false

plugin.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def do_update(self, helper: ConfigUpdateHelper) -> None:
         helper.copy("room")
         helper.copy("message")
         helper.copy("message_format")
+        helper.copy("message_type")
         helper.copy("auth_type")
         helper.copy("auth_token")
         helper.copy("force_json")
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ def do_update(self, helper: ConfigUpdateHelper) -> None:
         if message_format not in valid_message_formats:
             raise ValueError(f"Invalid message_format '{message_format}' specified! "
                              f"Must be one of: {', '.join(valid_message_formats)}")
+        # validate message_type
+        valid_message_types = {"m.text", "m.notice"}
+        message_type = helper.base["message_type"]
+        if message_type not in valid_message_types:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid message_type '{message_type}' specified! "
+                             f"Must be one of: {', '.join(valid_message_types)}")
 
         # validate auth_type and auth_token
         valid_auth_types = {"Basic", "Bearer"}
@@ -208,14 +215,15 @@ def unauthorized(text: str) -> Response:
                           "but the template generated an empty message.")
             return Response()
 
-        self.log.info(f"Sending message to room {room}: {message}")
+        msgtype = self.config["message_type"]
+        self.log.info(f"Sending message ({msgtype}) to room {room}: {message}")
         try:
             if self.config["message_format"] == 'markdown':
-                await self.client.send_markdown(room, message)
+                await self.client.send_markdown(room, message, msgtype=msgtype)
             elif self.config["message_format"] == 'html':
-                await self.client.send_text(room, None, html=message)
+                await self.client.send_text(room, None, html=message, msgtype=msgtype)
             else:
-                await self.client.send_text(room, message)
+                await self.client.send_text(room, message, msgtype=msgtype)
         except Exception as e:
             error_message = f"Failed to send message '{message}' to room {room}: {e}"
             self.log.error(error_message)