docs: def make_action_list(self, item_list, **kwargs):
          ''' Generates a list of actions for sending to Elasticsearch '''
  
          action_list = []
          es_index = get2(kwargs, "es_index", self.es_index)
          action_type = kwargs.get("action_type","index")
          action_settings = {'_op_type': action_type,
                             '_index': es_index}
          doc_type = kwargs.get("doc_type", self.doc_type)
          if not doc_type:
              doc_type = "unk"
          id_field = kwargs.get("id_field")
          for item in item_list:
              action = get_es_action_item(item,
                                          action_settings,
                                          doc_type,
                                          id_field)
              action_list.append(action)
          return action_list