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Disable browser autocomplete for linked issues field

Release notes

The linked issues field now disables browser autocomplete so GitLab’s autosuggest/complete feature is more useable.

Problem to solve

When adding linked issues, the browser’s autofill feature obscures GitLab’s autocomplete feature.

This MR disables browser autofill on the linked issues field, making the GitLab-provided feature more usable.

See screenshot:

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Intended users

  • Developers
  • Product Managers
  • Product Designers
  • DevOps Engineers
  • Systems Administrators
  • Release Managers
  • Security Operations Engineers
  • Anyone who relates an issue to another

User experience goal

The user should be able to use the GitLab autosuggestion feature: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/issues/related_issues.html#adding-a-related-issue

Proposal

Add autocomplete="off" to the input field.

Further details

Permissions and Security

Expected impacts per user level:

  • 0: none
  • 10: none
  • 20 and higher: disables browser autofill of linked issues field

Documentation

No changes necessary

Availability & Testing

Unit test changes: ensure that autocomplete=off is present on the input DOM element.

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

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Is this a cross-stage feature?

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