Add challenge preference

config.yml.default

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ correspondence:
 challenge:                         # Incoming challenges.
   concurrency: 1                   # Number of games to play simultaneously.
   sort_by: "best"                  # Possible values: "best" and "first".
+  preference: "none"               # Possible values: "none", "human", "bot".
   accept_bot: true                 # Accepts challenges coming from other bots.
   only_bot: false                  # Accept challenges by bots only.
   max_increment: 20                # Maximum amount of increment to accept a challenge in seconds. The max is 180. Set to 0 for no increment.

lichess-bot.py

@@ -491,10 +491,18 @@ def sort_challenges(challenge_queue: MULTIPROCESSING_LIST_TYPE, challenge_config
     They can be sorted either by rating (the best challenger is accepted first),
     or by time (the first challenger is accepted first).
     """
-    if challenge_config.sort_by == "best":
-        list_c = list(challenge_queue)
-        list_c.sort(key=lambda c: -c.score())
-        challenge_queue[:] = list_c
+    if challenge_config.preference != "none":
+        list_challengers = list(challenge_queue)
+        humans = [challenger for challenger in list_challengers if not challenger.challenger.is_bot]
+        bots = [challenger for challenger in list_challengers if challenger.challenger.is_bot]
+        if challenge_config.sort_by == "best":
+            humans.sort(key=lambda challenger: challenger.score(), reverse=True)
+            bots.sort(key=lambda challenger: challenger.score(), reverse=True)
+        challenge_queue[:] = (humans + bots) if challenge_config.preference == "human" else (bots + humans)
+    elif challenge_config.sort_by == "best":
+        list_challengers = list(challenge_queue)
+        list_challengers.sort(key=lambda challenger: challenger.score(), reverse=True)
+        challenge_queue[:] = list_challengers
 
 
 def game_is_active(li: LICHESS_TYPE, game_id: str) -> bool:

wiki/Configure-lichess-bot.md

@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ will precede the `go` command to start thinking with `sd 5`. The other `go_comma
 - `challenge`: Control what kind of games for which the bot should accept challenges. All of the following options must be satisfied by a challenge to be accepted.
   - `concurrency`: The maximum number of games to play simultaneously.
   - `sort_by`: Whether to start games by the best rated/titled opponent `"best"` or by first-come-first-serve `"first"`.
+  - `preference`: Whether to prioritize human opponents, bot opponents, or treat them equally.
   - `accept_bot`: Whether to accept challenges from other bots.
   - `only_bot`: Whether to only accept challenges from other bots.
   - `max_increment`: The maximum value of time increment.