2019-09-16 - Triage report for "group::source code"

Hi, @jramsay @m_gill @andr3 @nick.thomas

This is a group or stage level triage package that aims to summarize the feature proposals and bugs which have not been scheduled or triaged. For more information please refer to the handbook:

  • https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/quality/triage-operations/index.html#triage-packages

Scheduling the workload is a collaborative effort by the Product Managers and Engineering Managers for that group. Please work together to provide a best estimate on priority and milestone assignments. For each issue please:

  • Determine if the issue should be closed if it is no longer relevant or a duplicate.
  • If it is still relevant please assign either a best estimate versioned milestone, the %Backlog or the %Awaiting further demand milestone.
  • Specifically for ~bug, if there is no priority or clarity on a versioned milestone, please add a Priority label. Priority labels have an estimate SLO attached to them and help team members and the wider community understand roughly when it will be considered to be scheduled.
    • https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/doc/development/contributing/issue_workflow.md#priority-labels
  • Once a milestone has been assigned please check off the box for that issue.
  • Please work with your team to complete the list by the due date set.

Feature Proposal Section

For the following feature proposals. Please either close or assign either a versioned milestone, the %Backlog or the %Awaiting further demand milestone.

Unscheduled feature with customer

  • #31440 (closed) Make the "merge" button only available to the creator of a merge request customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #14739 JIRA integration - allow to configure Transition IDs per project Category:Source Code Management, Enterprise Edition, ~"Jira", customer, devopsplan, ~"enhancement", feature, groupsource code
  • #28227 (closed) Pull mirror fails when Allowed to merge to protected branch is no one customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, ~"mirror"
  • #31422 (closed) Pull mirror fails when Allowed to merge to protected branch is no one customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, ~"mirror"
  • #13826 (closed) Add switch for email notifications to code owners Enterprise Edition, ~"P3", ~"S3", approvals, customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests, notifications
  • #31048 Gracefully handle Git errors in project views customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code
  • #30851 (closed) Deploy key with write access fails on push rules customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, reproduced on GitLab.com
  • #13423 (closed) Allow configuration of unreachable Web URLs for the Jira integration Enterprise Edition, ~"Jira", Plan [DEPRECATED], customer, devopsplan, ~"enhancement", feature, groupsource code
  • #30769 (closed) Allow Deploy keys to push to protected branches once more Create [DEPRECATED], customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code
  • #11550 (closed) When mirroring repo don't use name of user configuring the mirror for activity Create [DEPRECATED], Enterprise Edition, customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, ~"mirror"
  • #11462 (closed) Ability in GitLab API to control "Enable self approval of merge requests" Create [DEPRECATED], Enterprise Edition, api, approvals, customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #26710 Make committer email be configurable for groups or projects Manage [DEPRECATED], auto updated, customer, devopscreate, emails, feature, groupsource code, potential proposal, user settings
  • #10901 Add Project setting - Allow annotated tags to be a mandatory default Create [DEPRECATED], Enterprise Edition, customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, repository
  • #25718 (closed) Extend MR file filter to the diff view Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P4", ~"S4", customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #24711 (closed) Obtain merge commit via API for fast-forward plus squash merge customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests

Unscheduled feature (non-customer)

  • #31794 Docs feedback - feature proposal: Squash Merge Policy devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #31787 Transfering project to another group by non-admin devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, repository
  • #31671 different color for new branch devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, repository
  • #31655 (closed) Creating a new branch from fork branch devopscreate, feature, frontend, groupsource code, internal customer, repository
  • #31553 (closed) Commit message on squashed merge is automatically selected from commit messages on branch devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #31550 ctags support devopscreate, feature, groupsource code
  • #31510 Allow to change "Commit address" on email page, not on main page devopscreate, emails, feature, groupsource code, user settings
  • #31495 (closed) Docs feedback: GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY doesn't allow for specifying branch tracking devopscreate, feature, groupsource code
  • #31428 (closed) Hide Resolve/Unresolve Thread for Non Members devopscreate, feature, frontend, groupsource code
  • #31424 (closed) Highlight differences within lines of suggestions in merge requests devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, internal customer
  • #31423 (closed) Support ignoring commits in blame (blame.ignoreRevsFile config option) devopscreate, feature, groupsource code
  • #14034 (closed) UI affordances not obvious UX, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #31358 Creating merge requests from patches devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #31260 Easy publishing on gitlab.com from local instance devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, repository
  • #31227 (closed) Allow to set target project when creating a merge request using push options devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests

Bug Section

For the following bugs. Please either close or assign either a versioned milestone, the %Backlog or the %Awaiting further demand milestone and ensure that a priority label is set.

Heatmap for all bugs

Bugs for their priority and severity label are counted here. Every bug should have severity and priority labels applied. Please take a look at the bugs which fall into the columns indicating that the priority or severity labels are currently missing.

~S1 ~S2 ~S3 ~S4 ~"No severity"
~P1 0 1 0 0 0
~P2 0 31 12 2 0
~P3 0 8 260 14 0
~P4 0 0 97 190 1
~"No priority" 0 6 18 18 83

Unscheduled frontend ~bug with customer

  • #27504 (closed) Slow text input in comment box of large Merge Requests when using Microsoft Edge ~"S4", ~"bug", customer, devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, ~"performance"
  • #25800 (closed) Merge request compare screen regressions with dark theme Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P3", ~"S3", ~"bug", customer, devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests, regression, regression:11.6
  • #21390 (closed) MR accepted timestamps are showing different times Create [DEPRECATED], ~"bug", customer, devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #20950 (closed) Again: Web GUI: Unable to create new branch from commit SHA Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P3", ~"Platform [DEPRECATED]", ~"S3", ~"bug", customer, default-priority, default-severity, devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, repository, reproduced on GitLab.com
  • #20407 (closed) Some branches randomly appearing out of order in drop down list when sorted by "name" Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P3", ~"Platform [DEPRECATED]", ~"S3", awaiting feedback, ~"bug", customer, default-priority, default-severity, devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, repository
  • #18713 (closed) Deleting a tag using the Web UI generates a duplicate entry on the activity log ~"Accepting merge requests", Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P4", ~"Platform [DEPRECATED]", ~"S3", backend, ~"bug", customer, default-priority, default-severity, devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, repository, reproduced on GitLab.com
  • #18614 (closed) Diff method/class in header disappears when expanding collapsed section of a file Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P4", Plan [DEPRECATED], ~"S4", ~"bug", customer, devopscreate, diff, frontend, groupsource code
  • #16914 (closed) Limit branch name predictions on merge request dropdown Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P4", ~"S3", UX, ~"bug", customer, default-priority, default-severity, devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, repository

Unscheduled frontend ~bug (non-customer)

  • #31809 (closed) "Reply to comment" button does not work for resolved threads on merge request diff ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, diff, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests, reproduced on GitLab.com
  • #14963 (closed) Error message when applying suggestion contains error code ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #14814 (closed) Merge Requests: "Merge when pipeline succeeds" button does nothing if clicked AFTER pipeline has already succeeded ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #31675 (closed) Mirroring settings should be hidden/grayed when mirroring is disabled ~"Accepting merge requests", Category:Source Code Management, ~"P4", ~"S4", UX, ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, ~"mirror"
  • #31662 (closed) Too-eager urlencoding for find files links ~"P4", ~"S4", UI polish, ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code
  • #31661 (closed) Missing margin on merge request approved e-mail approvals, ~"bug", devopscreate, emails, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests, reproduced on GitLab.com
  • #31592 (closed) Branch Divergence graph message does not refer to the default branch ~"S3", UX, ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code
  • #31386 (closed) "Cannot merge" logo and tooltip is wrong in sidebar ~"P1", ~"S2", ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests, regression:master
  • #31373 (closed) Changing Branches fails using Edge 18 ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, repository
  • #31272 (closed) Merge request: Assignee displayed over multiple lines ~"S4", ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code
  • #13744 (closed) Merge request dependencies in MR widget don't update completely when dependent MR is merged ~"P4", ~"S4", ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #30912 (closed) Show UTF-8 BOM in diff Create [DEPRECATED], ~"bug", devopscreate, diff, frontend, groupsource code
  • #30899 (closed) Delay in expanding diff link ~"bug", ~"code review", devopscreate, diff, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests, reproduced on GitLab.com
  • #30865 (closed) Closing the MR diff file tree pushes the file list over the right sidebar in IE11 browser:ie11, ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #30864 (closed) MR diffs control bar is positioned incorrectly in IE11 browser:ie11, ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests

Unscheduled ~bug with customer

  • #31716 (closed) Gitlab::Git::CommandError: 4:Deadline Exceeded Category:Source Code Management, ~"bug", customer, devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests, reproduced on GitLab.com
  • #28412 (closed) (confidential) ~"(confidential)"
  • #21547 (closed) Gitlab-CE reports repos fail a repo check and to look at repocheck.log, but there are no logs there. ~"Accepting merge requests", ~"P4", ~"S4", admin dashboard, backend, ~"bug", customer, devopscreate, groupsource code, needs investigation, repository

Unscheduled ~bug (non-customer)

  • #31805 (closed) Blobs and diffs should display non-utf8 data correctly in the browser ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, ~"internationalization"
  • #31793 (closed) API returns HTTP 404 when url contains encoded project path ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code
  • #15462 (closed) Hover text doesn't go away after clicking on jump to first unresolved thread on MR ~"Category:Code Review", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code
  • #31718 (closed) PDF's turn upside down if you click onto another tab once they are open and go back to them ~"S4", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code
  • #31687 (closed) Gitlab::Git::Repository::NoRepository (no repository for such path) ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, repository
  • #31681 (closed) The locale of "updated" is wrong, if the repo is updated by a user using other custom language ~"S2", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, ~"internationalization"
  • #31670 (closed) Pushing commit message containing "fixup!" (not beginning) changes MR to WIP ~"S4", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #31500 (closed) Diff output differs in content (not only in layout) from git diff, hiding lines ~"P2", ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #31232 (closed) Branches of private projects couldn't be accessed through API ~"S4", api, ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, repository, support request
  • #13769 (closed) Can't mirror from public GitHub repository Enterprise Edition, ~"S2", awaiting feedback, ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, ~"mirror", support request
  • #29872 (closed) 500 error showing some merge requests Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P4", ~"S4", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests, needs investigation, reproduced on GitLab.com
  • #29536 (closed) Apply BFG Object map might fail due to race condition Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P3", ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code
  • #29361 (confidential) ~"(confidential)"
  • #29082 (closed) last update & last commit is Loading commit data... is loop ~"Accepting merge requests", Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P3", ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code
  • #29069 (closed) Gitlab fails to show there is a merge conflict for a open MR Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P2", ~"S2", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests, ~"missed-SLO"

Heatmap for ~missed-SLO bugs

~S1 ~S2 ~S3 ~S4
~P1 0 0 0 0
~P2 0 28 4 1
~P3 0 0 1 0
~P4 0 0 0 0


This is a group level triage package that aims to collate the latest bug reports (for frontend and otherwise) and feature proposals. For more information please refer to the handbook:

  • https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/quality/triage-operations/index.html#triage-packages
Edited Sep 25, 2019 by James Ramsay (ex-GitLab)
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