Docs feedback - feature proposal (code review): support for comments on the file level

Problem to solve

During code reviews a possibility to add some information on the file level. If some file is renamed, it is not possible to add any comment to it.

Further details

My colleague renamed a file and had a double extension (e.g. file1.json.json). Right now it is not possible to add a comment during code review to the file without changes (also not on the file level). So I had to use less specific general merge request discussion.

Another use cases:

  • file becomes obsolete and should be removed altogether (so the comment is not related to any line in the file)
  • file should be moved or renamed

Proposal

Add possibility to submit a comment for the file (e.g. a renamed one, which was renamed incorrectly).

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

Comment appears not for some specific line, but for the whole file.

Links / references

Edited Jun 30, 2025 by 🤖 GitLab Bot 🤖
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