Suggest merge request labels based on code owners
In a repository there is usually folders that correspond to a certain class of programming. Either frontend, backend (or maybe more specific than that). For example in Ruby on Rails app/assets is entirely frontend related while app/models is entirely backend.
I propose that we enable the possibility of adding a file in a repository where the user can mark certain folders as being frontend, backend, etc.
This would enable us to filter the changes by backend or frontend only in a Merge request. Which can remove a lot of clutter from a review or even while developing a feature.
@DouweM showed me Suggest approvers based on code owners and I think this feature couples well with the one linked.
Note: I am using frontend and backend as examples, ideally we could separate the folders in our repository by any categories we deem fit.
Proposal
Add support for including labels in the CODEOWNERS file, and suggest those labels when creating/editing a merge request.
For example, app/models could have the label gitlab-ce24926493 which would automatically add that label, notify any label subscribers, and make it appear on the merge request list when filtered by gitlab-ce24926493