Source Code group 13.2 planning (22 Jul)

Release planning for the Source Code group

Backend Board | Frontend Board | UX board

Validation - 13.2 Validation Board

• 🕵️ Improve merge request reviewer assignment
  • Show list of reviewers on the merge request widget gitlab#10294 (closed)

Build – 13.2 Release Board

• 💬 Merge request diffs
  • Make merge-ref diffs the default comparison mode gitlab#198458 (closed)
  • Multi-line merge request comments: 1. MVC Dropdown basic UI on MR comments gitlab#211255 (closed)
• 👥Code owners
  • Multiple code owners sections gitlab#12137 (closed)
  • Insert ValidationService checks into commit REST API gitlab#218687 (closed)
  • Update commit REST API documentation RE codeowner checks gitlab#218688 (closed)
  • Remove skip_web_ui_code_owner_validations feature flag gitlab#217427 (closed)
  • Insert CodeOwners::ValidationService checks into file edit :delete action gitlab#218596 (closed)
• 💬 Merge request status
  • Rename WIP merge requests gitlab#32692 (closed)
  • Show "approve" button on merge requests in Core gitlab#27426 (closed)
• 🌀 Code Intelligence
  • Find references when browsing a repository gitlab#217392 (closed)
• Source code management
  • Add instance setting for default branch name for new repositories https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221013
• Mirroring
  • Copy LFS objects when a repository is push mirrored gitlab#16525 (closed)
• 🔬 Instrumentation
  • Instrument last Git write operation per user gitlab#219956 (closed)
  • Instrument use of approval rules for self-managed instances gitlab#220529 (closed)
  • Instrument usage of overridden approval rules for self-managed instances
    • Can override approvals in merge request option enabled/disabled gitlab#222313 (closed)
    • Merge request that modified (edited or deleted) approval rules gitlab#220541 (closed)
    • Merge requests that have added custom rules specific to that merge request gitlab#222312 (closed)

In support of SLAs, SLOs and OKRs:

• security
• ~bug backend
  • When submitting a Merge Request and Merge Method is set to Fast-forward merge, no error message is displayed when a pre-receive hook fails gitlab#25228 (closed)
  • Transient failure in spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_diff_spec.rb:79 / expected to find css ".js-fork-suggestion-button" 1 time but there were no matches gitlab#196749 (closed)
  • Transferring a project can timeout with a 502 gitlab#18754 (closed)
• Product Management OKR
  • Merge requests UX improvements
    • In a MR, "Please resolve these threads" should be a hyperlink pointing to the threads to be resolved. gitlab#215174 (closed)
    • Rebase button not available for WIP merge requests gitlab#21318 (closed)
    • Display change that made discussion outdated in-line gitlab#24468 (closed)
• backend OKR
• frontend OKR

A shortlist of tactical issues to consider:

• gitlab#17613 (closed) planning priorityd