Sticky Note Automate

This workflow is designed for:

• Developers and Software Engineers: Who need to automate code review processes in GitLab.
• Project Managers: Seeking to streamline feedback on code changes.
• DevOps Teams: Aiming to enhance CI/CD pipelines with automated reviews.
• Quality Assurance Teams: Interested in ensuring code quality through automated checks.

This workflow addresses the challenge of manually reviewing code changes in GitLab. It automates the review process by:

• Filtering and Analyzing Changes: Automatically retrieves and processes changes from merge requests.
• Generating Review Comments: Utilizes AI to provide structured feedback on code modifications, saving time and reducing human error.
• Integrating with GitLab: Posts discussions directly in the merge request, ensuring seamless communication among team members.

1. Webhook Trigger: The workflow starts when a webhook is triggered by a merge request event in GitLab.
2. Need Review Check: It checks if the merge request contains comments that need review.
3. Get Changes: Retrieves the changes made in the merge request using the GitLab API.
4. Split Out Changes: Splits the changes into individual files for detailed analysis.
5. Skip File Changes: Evaluates whether to skip files based on certain conditions (e.g., renamed or deleted files).
6. Parse Last Diff Line: Analyzes the last line of the diff to identify specific changes.
7. Code Extraction: Extracts original and new code from the diff for review.
8. AI Review Generation: Uses a language model to generate a review comment based on the extracted code.
9. Post Discussions: Posts the AI-generated review comments back to the merge request in GitLab.