2019-09-23 - 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://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/issue_workflow.html#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

  • #31926 Custom fields in merge requests customer, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #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

Unscheduled feature (non-customer)

  • #32324 Add option to send notifications when all dependency MRs of an MR has been merged Enterprise Edition, GitLab Premium, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code
  • #32207 Org-mode syntax highlighting devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, org-mode
  • #32125 (closed) Collect MR comments before submitting GitLab Starter, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #32108 Branch-specific Push Rules devopscreate, feature, groupsource code
  • #31905 Markdown Support for Commit Messages devopscreate, feature, groupsource code
  • #31895 blog view for gitlab devopscreate, feature, groupsource code
  • #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
  • #31424 (closed) Highlight differences within lines of suggestions in merge requests backend, devopscreate, feature, groupsource code, internal customer

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 1 3 0 0 0
~P2 0 31 10 2 0
~P3 0 10 264 14 0
~P4 0 0 98 191 1
~"No priority" 0 6 21 21 92

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)

  • #32403 (closed) Huge left padding in diffs ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, regression, regression:12.3
  • #32357 (closed) "Merge failed: Merge request is not mergeable" displayed in a merged merge request ~"P1", ~"S2", ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, regression, regression:12.3
  • #32306 (closed) Validation errors do not appear in "add approvers" modal ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code
  • #32290 (closed) Displayed number of pipeline changes as page loads ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #32192 (closed) Remove gap at the top of expandable code diff blocks ~"bug", devopscreate, diff, frontend, groupsource code, ~"technical debt"
  • #32120 (closed) "Show full file" does not allow commenting on expanded lines ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, diff, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests, reproduced on GitLab.com
  • #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
  • #15462 (closed) Hover text doesn't go away after clicking on jump to first unresolved thread on MR ~"Category:Code Review", ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code
  • #14963 (closed) Error message when applying suggestion contains error code ~"bug", devopscreate, frontend, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #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, frontend, groupsource code
  • #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

Unscheduled ~bug with customer

  • #32282 (closed) Able to create merge request as reporter from forked project ~"bug", customer, devopscreate, documentation, groupsource code, merge requests, permissions
  • #32128 (closed) External Guest user not able to view internal project ~"bug", customer, devopscreate, groupsource code, permissions
  • #32051 (closed) MR diff trying to render diff for large files and rendering it incorrectly ~"Category:Code Review", ~"bug", customer, devopscreate, groupsource code
  • #25667 (closed) 'mergeable_discussions_state' doesn't only consider discussions in a Merge Request Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P4", ~"S4", ~"bug", customer, devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests

Unscheduled ~bug (non-customer)

  • #32477 (closed) Error creating approval rules: ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid: Validation failed: Name has already been taken ~"P1", ~"S2", approvals, ~"bug", groupsource code, regression, regression:12.3
  • #32455 (closed) Merge Request Discussions API degrades with comments count ~"S2", api, backend, ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests, ~"performance", ~"performance-grooming"
  • #32354 (closed) Tags with same name as branch break the UI ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code
  • #32285 (closed) CODEOWNERS Does not process correctly approvals, ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code
  • #32278 (closed) UI does not have any link to the main merge request page from an empty merge conflicts page ~"S4", UI polish, ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #32270 (closed) Gems incorrectly hyperlink ~"S4", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code
  • #32262 (closed) Docs feedback: git lfs track ".gitattributes"? But why? ~"bug", devopscreate, ~"docs-fix", documentation, groupsource code, ~"lfs"
  • #32230 (closed) Improvement in UI for diffing two versions ~"S4", ~"bug", devopscreate, diff, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #32029 (closed) Unable to access my GitLab fork ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, repository
  • #32018 (closed) Merge when completed bug ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #31906 (closed) Show all lines is misleading UI polish, ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #31838 (closed) Adding an emoji to filename cause unexpected behavior ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, repository
  • #31804 (closed) "Remove source branch" checkbox doesn't work as expected ~"S3", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests
  • #31731 (closed) Webhook does not guarantee that every event monitored will trigger successfully ~"S4", ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, ~"webhooks"
  • #28843 (closed) WIP Merge Request marked as Merged and sent merged notification Create [DEPRECATED], ~"P2", ~"S2", awaiting feedback, ~"bug", devopscreate, groupsource code, merge requests, ~"missed-SLO", needs investigation

Heatmap for ~missed-SLO bugs

~S1 ~S2 ~S3 ~S4
~P1 0 0 0 0
~P2 0 27 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 Nick Thomas
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