Single File Editor Discovery/Design

Problem to Solve

The current single file editor based on ACE is used in a variety of places within GitLab. These include:

• Snippets
• Edit button in blob view
• Project New file from + dropdown
• Set up CI/CD from project quick action

There are potentially more entry points to this editor in other places within the GitLab application. Because snippets will continue to utilize a single file editing experience and ~"group::editor" would like to standardize on the Web IDE, requirements need to be defined for single file editor based on Monaco.

Proposal

Product and UX should create a set of requirements and functionality that the single file editor would need to support with the intention of utilizing this editing experience inside of snippets first.