Render references to source code lines inline
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Need the ability to see referenced source code lines directly in an issue comment.
Right now if the link to source code is pasted, people still need to:
- open new tab to read the code
- know where to get permalink to reference the code (so that it won't shift over time)
Proposal
- Automatically transform source code URLs into permalinks (#537874)
- Render standalone permalinks as code blocks
How to test the issue is solved
When user pastes link to the source code on a separate line, GitLab should:
- fetch the permalink for the provided source link (#537874)
- fetch source code lines for the provided permalink (say 2 above and 5 below by default)
- render source code, in the comment, with appropriate highlighter and referenced line (3) highlighted
- render permalink in the comment
Example
Line
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/app/models/project_ci_cd_setting.rb#L20should turn into this permalink while editing the post
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/3f1076db0d34c46f0bf4f824a268941bbc943e23/app/models/project_ci_cd_setting.rb#L20and then rendered as
allow_nil: true
->default_value_for :forward_deployment_enabled, true<------- THIS LINE IS HIGHLIGHTED
default_value_for :separated_caches, true
chronic_duration_attr :runner_token_expiration_interval_human_readable, :runner_token_expiration_interval
def forward_deployment_enabled?Similar issues
#19480 proposes adding menu at line anchor to copy permalink.
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