Allows for a opt-in strategy for notifications rather than opt-out.

Signed-off-by: Henrik Edegård <henrik.edegard@fortnox.se>

plugins/notifications-common/report.api.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { JsonValue } from '@backstage/types';
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type ChannelSetting = {
   id: string;
+  enabled?: boolean;
   origins: OriginSetting[];
 };
 

plugins/notifications-common/src/types.ts

@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ export type OriginSetting = {
  */
 export type ChannelSetting = {
   id: string;
+  /**
+   * Optional flag to enable/disable the channel by default.
+   * If not set, defaults to true for backwards compatibility.
+   * When set to false, the channel uses an opt-in strategy.
+   */
+  enabled?: boolean;
   origins: OriginSetting[];
 };
 

plugins/notifications-common/src/utils.ts

@@ -29,14 +29,20 @@ export const isNotificationsEnabledFor = (
 
   const origin = channel.origins.find(o => o.id === originId);
   if (!origin) {
-    return true;
+    // If no origin is found, use channel's enabled flag (defaults to true if not set)
+    return channel.enabled ?? true;
   }
-  if (topicId === null) {
+
+  // If topic is specified, check topic-level setting
+  if (topicId !== null) {
+    const topic = origin.topics?.find(t => t.id === topicId);
+    if (topic) {
+      return topic.enabled;
+    }
+    // No explicit topic setting, check origin
     return origin.enabled;
   }
-  const topic = origin.topics?.find(t => t.id === topicId);
-  if (!topic) {
-    return origin.enabled;
-  }
-  return topic.enabled;
+
+  // No topic specified, check origin-level setting
+  return origin.enabled;
 };