Add option to start a new discussion on an MR

app/assets/javascripts/files_comment_button.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 let $commentButtonTemplate;
 var bind = function(fn, me) { return function() { return fn.apply(me, arguments); }; };
 
-window.FilesCommentButton = (function() {
+this.FilesCommentButton = (function() {
   var COMMENT_BUTTON_CLASS, EMPTY_CELL_CLASS, LINE_COLUMN_CLASSES, LINE_CONTENT_CLASS, LINE_HOLDER_CLASS, LINE_NUMBER_CLASS, OLD_LINE_CLASS, TEXT_FILE_SELECTOR, UNFOLDABLE_LINE_CLASS;
 
   COMMENT_BUTTON_CLASS = '.add-diff-note';
@@ -55,14 +55,19 @@ window.FilesCommentButton = (function() {
 
     textFileElement = this.getTextFileElement($currentTarget);
     buttonParentElement.append(this.buildButton({
+      discussionID: lineContentElement.attr('data-discussion-id'),
+      lineType: lineContentElement.attr('data-line-type'),
+
       noteableType: textFileElement.attr('data-noteable-type'),
       noteableID: textFileElement.attr('data-noteable-id'),
       commitID: textFileElement.attr('data-commit-id'),
       noteType: lineContentElement.attr('data-note-type'),
-      position: lineContentElement.attr('data-position'),
-      lineType: lineContentElement.attr('data-line-type'),
-      discussionID: lineContentElement.attr('data-discussion-id'),
-      lineCode: lineContentElement.attr('data-line-code')
+
+      // LegacyDiffNote
+      lineCode: lineContentElement.attr('data-line-code'),
+
+      // DiffNote
+      position: lineContentElement.attr('data-position')
     }));
   };
 
@@ -76,14 +81,19 @@ window.FilesCommentButton = (function() {
 
   FilesCommentButton.prototype.buildButton = function(buttonAttributes) {
     return $commentButtonTemplate.clone().attr({
+      'data-discussion-id': buttonAttributes.discussionID,
+      'data-line-type': buttonAttributes.lineType,
+
       'data-noteable-type': buttonAttributes.noteableType,
       'data-noteable-id': buttonAttributes.noteableID,
       'data-commit-id': buttonAttributes.commitID,
       'data-note-type': buttonAttributes.noteType,
+
+      // LegacyDiffNote
       'data-line-code': buttonAttributes.lineCode,
-      'data-position': buttonAttributes.position,
-      'data-discussion-id': buttonAttributes.discussionID,
-      'data-line-type': buttonAttributes.lineType
+
+      // DiffNote
+      'data-position': buttonAttributes.position
     });
   };
 

app/assets/javascripts/notes.js

@@ -213,11 +213,7 @@ require('./task_list');
             _this.last_fetched_at = data.last_fetched_at;
             _this.setPollingInterval(data.notes.length);
             return $.each(notes, function(i, note) {
-              if (note.discussion_html != null) {
-                return _this.renderDiscussionNote(note);
-              } else {
-                return _this.renderNote(note);
-              }
+              _this.renderNote(note);
             });
           };
         })(this)
@@ -278,6 +274,10 @@ require('./task_list');
 
     Notes.prototype.renderNote = function(note) {
       var $notesList;
+      if (note.discussion_html != null) {
+        return this.renderDiscussionNote(note);
+      }
+
       if (!note.valid) {
         if (note.errors.commands_only) {
           new Flash(note.errors.commands_only, 'notice', this.parentTimeline);
@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ require('./task_list');
         return;
       }
       this.note_ids.push(note.id);
-      form = $("#new-discussion-note-form-" + note.discussion_id);
-      if ((note.original_discussion_id != null) && form.length === 0) {
-        form = $("#new-discussion-note-form-" + note.original_discussion_id);
+      form = $(".js-discussion-note-form[data-discussion-id='" + note.discussion_id + "']");
+      if (form.length === 0) {
+        form = $(".js-discussion-note-form[data-original-discussion-id='" + note.original_discussion_id + "']");
       }
       row = form.closest("tr");
       lineType = this.isParallelView() ? form.find('#line_type').val() : 'old';
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ require('./task_list');
       note_html.renderGFM();
       // is this the first note of discussion?
       discussionContainer = $(".notes[data-discussion-id='" + note.discussion_id + "']");
-      if ((note.original_discussion_id != null) && discussionContainer.length === 0) {
-        discussionContainer = $(".notes[data-discussion-id='" + note.original_discussion_id + "']");
+      if (discussionContainer.length === 0) {
+        discussionContainer = $(".notes[data-original-discussion-id='" + note.original_discussion_id + "']");
       }
       if (discussionContainer.length === 0) {
         if (!this.isParallelView() || row.hasClass('js-temp-notes-holder')) {
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ require('./task_list');
         // Add note to 'Changes' page discussions
         discussionContainer.append(note_html);
         // Init discussion on 'Discussion' page if it is merge request page
-        if ($('body').attr('data-page').indexOf('projects:merge_request') === 0) {
+        if ($('body').attr('data-page').indexOf('projects:merge_request') === 0 || !note.diff_discussion_html) {
           $('ul.main-notes-list').append(note.discussion_html).renderGFM();
         }
       } else {
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ require('./task_list');
       form.find("#note_line_code").remove();
       form.find("#note_position").remove();
       form.find("#note_type").remove();
+      form.find("#note_in_reply_to_discussion_id").remove();
       form.find('.js-comment-resolve-button').closest('comment-and-resolve-btn').remove();
       return this.parentTimeline = form.parents('.timeline');
     };
@@ -470,10 +471,24 @@ require('./task_list');
      */
 
     Notes.prototype.setupNoteForm = function(form) {
-      var textarea;
+      var textarea, key;
       new gl.GLForm(form);
       textarea = form.find(".js-note-text");
-      return new Autosave(textarea, ["Note", form.find("#note_noteable_type").val(), form.find("#note_noteable_id").val(), form.find("#note_commit_id").val(), form.find("#note_type").val(), form.find("#note_line_code").val(), form.find("#note_position").val()]);
+      key = [
+        "Note",
+        form.find("#note_noteable_type").val(),
+        form.find("#note_noteable_id").val(),
+        form.find("#note_commit_id").val(),
+        form.find("#note_type").val(),
+        form.find("#in_reply_to_discussion_id").val(),
+
+        // LegacyDiffNote
+        form.find("#note_line_code").val(),
+
+        // DiffNote
+        form.find("#note_position").val()
+      ];
+      return new Autosave(textarea, key);
     };
 
     /*
@@ -510,7 +525,7 @@ require('./task_list');
         }
       }
 
-      this.renderDiscussionNote(note);
+      this.renderNote(note);
       // cleanup after successfully creating a diff/discussion note
       this.removeDiscussionNoteForm($form);
     };
@@ -727,23 +742,35 @@ require('./task_list');
 
     Sets some hidden fields in the form.
 
-    Note: dataHolder must have the "discussionId", "lineCode", "noteableType"
-    and "noteableId" data attributes set.
+    Note: dataHolder must have the "discussionId" and "lineCode" data attributes set.
      */
 
     Notes.prototype.setupDiscussionNoteForm = function(dataHolder, form) {
       // setup note target
-      form.attr('id', "new-discussion-note-form-" + (dataHolder.data("discussionId")));
+      var discussionID = dataHolder.data("discussionId");
+
+      form.attr('id', "new-discussion-note-form-" + discussionID);
+      form.attr("data-discussion-id", discussionID);
+      form.attr("data-original-discussion-id", dataHolder.data("originalDiscussionId") || discussionID);
       form.attr("data-line-code", dataHolder.data("lineCode"));
-      form.find("#note_type").val(dataHolder.data("noteType"));
+
       form.find("#line_type").val(dataHolder.data("lineType"));
+      form.find("#in_reply_to_discussion_id").val(dataHolder.data("originalDiscussionId"));
+
+      form.find("#note_noteable_type").val(dataHolder.data("noteableType"));
+      form.find("#note_noteable_id").val(dataHolder.data("noteableId"));
       form.find("#note_commit_id").val(dataHolder.data("commitId"));
+      form.find("#note_type").val(dataHolder.data("noteType"));
+
+      // LegacyDiffNote
       form.find("#note_line_code").val(dataHolder.data("lineCode"));
+
+      // DiffNote
       form.find("#note_position").val(dataHolder.attr("data-position"));
-      form.find("#note_noteable_type").val(dataHolder.data("noteableType"));
-      form.find("#note_noteable_id").val(dataHolder.data("noteableId"));
+
       form.find('.js-note-discard').show().removeClass('js-note-discard').addClass('js-close-discussion-note-form').text(form.find('.js-close-discussion-note-form').data('cancel-text'));
       form.find('.js-note-target-close').remove();
+      form.find('.js-note-new-discussion').remove();
       this.setupNoteForm(form);
 
       if (typeof gl.diffNotesCompileComponents !== 'undefined') {

app/controllers/projects/commit_controller.rb

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Not to be confused with CommitsController, plural.
 class Projects::CommitController < Projects::ApplicationController
+  include NotesHelper
   include CreatesCommit
   include DiffForPath
   include DiffHelper
@@ -111,22 +112,19 @@ class Projects::CommitController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def define_note_vars
-    @grouped_diff_discussions = commit.notes.grouped_diff_discussions
-    @notes = commit.notes.non_diff_notes.fresh
-
-    Banzai::NoteRenderer.render(
-      @grouped_diff_discussions.values.flat_map(&:notes) + @notes,
-      @project,
-      current_user,
-    )
-
+    @noteable = @commit
     @note = @project.build_commit_note(commit)
 
-    @noteable = @commit
-    @comments_target = {
+    @new_diff_note_attrs = {
       noteable_type: 'Commit',
       commit_id: @commit.id
     }
+
+    @grouped_diff_discussions = commit.grouped_diff_discussions
+    @discussions = commit.discussions
+
+    @notes = (@grouped_diff_discussions.values + @discussions).flat_map(&:notes)
+    @notes = prepare_notes_for_rendering(@notes)
   end
 
   def assign_change_commit_vars

app/controllers/projects/discussions_controller.rb

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Projects::DiscussionsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def discussion
-    @discussion ||= @merge_request.find_diff_discussion(params[:id]) || render_404
+    @discussion ||= @merge_request.find_discussion(params[:id]) || render_404
   end
 
   def authorize_resolve_discussion!

app/controllers/projects/issues_controller.rb

@@ -84,15 +84,11 @@ class Projects::IssuesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def show
-    raw_notes = @issue.notes.inc_relations_for_view.fresh
-
-    @notes = Banzai::NoteRenderer.
-      render(raw_notes, @project, current_user, @path, @project_wiki, @ref)
-
-    @note     = @project.notes.new(noteable: @issue)
     @noteable = @issue
+    @note     = @project.notes.new(noteable: @issue)
 
-    preload_max_access_for_authors(@notes, @project)
+    @discussions = @issue.discussions
+    @notes = prepare_notes_for_rendering(@discussions.flat_map(&:notes))
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html

app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb

@@ -570,20 +570,7 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
     @note = @project.notes.new(noteable: @merge_request)
 
     @discussions = @merge_request.discussions
-
-    preload_noteable_for_regular_notes(@discussions.flat_map(&:notes))
-
-    # This is not executed lazily
-    @notes = Banzai::NoteRenderer.render(
-      @discussions.flat_map(&:notes),
-      @project,
-      current_user,
-      @path,
-      @project_wiki,
-      @ref
-    )
-
-    preload_max_access_for_authors(@notes, @project)
+    @notes = prepare_notes_for_rendering(@discussions.flat_map(&:notes))
   end
 
   def define_widget_vars
@@ -596,22 +583,15 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def define_diff_comment_vars
-    @comments_target = {
+    @new_diff_note_attrs = {
       noteable_type: 'MergeRequest',
       noteable_id: @merge_request.id
     }
 
     @use_legacy_diff_notes = !@merge_request.has_complete_diff_refs?
-    @grouped_diff_discussions = @merge_request.notes.inc_relations_for_view.grouped_diff_discussions
-
-    Banzai::NoteRenderer.render(
-      @grouped_diff_discussions.values.flat_map(&:notes),
-      @project,
-      current_user,
-      @path,
-      @project_wiki,
-      @ref
-    )
+
+    @grouped_diff_discussions = @merge_request.grouped_diff_discussions
+    @notes = prepare_notes_for_rendering(@grouped_diff_discussions.values.flat_map(&:notes))
   end
 
   def define_pipelines_vars

app/controllers/projects/notes_controller.rb

@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ class Projects::NotesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   before_action :authorize_create_note!, only: [:create]
   before_action :authorize_admin_note!, only: [:update, :destroy]
   before_action :authorize_resolve_note!, only: [:resolve, :unresolve]
-  before_action :find_current_user_notes, only: [:index]
 
   def index
     current_fetched_at = Time.now.to_i
 
     notes_json = { notes: [], last_fetched_at: current_fetched_at }
 
+    @notes = notes_finder.execute.inc_author
+
     @notes.each do |note|
       next if note.cross_reference_not_visible_for?(current_user)
 
@@ -23,7 +24,11 @@ class Projects::NotesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-    create_params = note_params.merge(merge_request_diff_head_sha: params[:merge_request_diff_head_sha])
+    create_params = note_params.merge(
+      merge_request_diff_head_sha: params[:merge_request_diff_head_sha],
+      in_reply_to_discussion_id: params[:in_reply_to_discussion_id],
+      new_discussion: params[:new_discussion],
+    )
     @note = Notes::CreateService.new(project, current_user, create_params).execute
 
     if @note.is_a?(Note)
@@ -111,6 +116,17 @@ class Projects::NotesController < Projects::ApplicationController
     )
   end
 
+  def discussion_html(discussion)
+    return if discussion.render_as_individual_notes?
+
+    render_to_string(
+      "discussions/_discussion",
+      layout: false,
+      formats: [:html],
+      locals: { discussion: discussion }
+    )
+  end
+
   def diff_discussion_html(discussion)
     return unless discussion.diff_discussion?
 
@@ -135,17 +151,6 @@ class Projects::NotesController < Projects::ApplicationController
     )
   end
 
-  def discussion_html(discussion)
-    return unless discussion.diff_discussion?
-
-    render_to_string(
-      "discussions/_discussion",
-      layout: false,
-      formats: [:html],
-      locals: { discussion: discussion }
-    )
-  end
-
   def note_json(note)
     attrs = {
       id: note.id
@@ -156,33 +161,22 @@ class Projects::NotesController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
       attrs.merge!(
         valid: true,
-        discussion_id: note.discussion_id,
+        discussion_id: note.discussion_id(noteable),
         html: note_html(note),
         note: note.note
       )
 
-      if note.diff_note?
-        discussion = note.to_discussion
-
+      discussion = note.to_discussion(noteable)
+      unless discussion.render_as_individual_notes?
         attrs.merge!(
           diff_discussion_html: diff_discussion_html(discussion),
-          discussion_html: discussion_html(discussion)
-        )
+          discussion_html: discussion_html(discussion),
 
-        # The discussion_id is used to add the comment to the correct discussion
-        # element on the merge request page. Among other things, the discussion_id
-        # contains the sha of head commit of the merge request.
-        # When new commits are pushed into the merge request after the initial
-        # load of the merge request page, the discussion elements will still have
-        # the old discussion_ids, with the old head commit sha. The new comment,
-        # however, will have the new discussion_id with the new commit sha.
-        # To ensure that these new comments will still end up in the correct
-        # discussion element, we also send the original discussion_id, with the
-        # old commit sha, along, and fall back on this value when no discussion
-        # element with the new discussion_id could be found.
-        if note.new_diff_note? && note.position != note.original_position
-          attrs[:original_discussion_id] = note.original_discussion_id
-        end
+          # Since the `discussion_id` can change, for example when new commits are pushed into an MR,
+          # the never-changing `original_discussion_id` is used as a fallback to the find the relevant
+          # discussion container to add this note to.
+          original_discussion_id: note.original_discussion_id
+        )
       end
     else
       attrs.merge!(
@@ -205,14 +199,30 @@ class Projects::NotesController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
   def note_params
     params.require(:note).permit(
-      :note, :noteable, :noteable_id, :noteable_type, :project_id,
-      :attachment, :line_code, :commit_id, :type, :position
+      :project_id,
+      :noteable_type,
+      :noteable_id,
+      :commit_id,
+      :noteable,
+      :type,
+
+      :note,
+      :attachment,
+
+      # LegacyDiffNote
+      :line_code,
+
+      # DiffNote
+      :position
     )
   end
 
-  def find_current_user_notes
-    @notes = NotesFinder.new(project, current_user, params.merge(last_fetched_at: last_fetched_at))
-      .execute.inc_author
+  def notes_finder
+    @notes_finder ||= NotesFinder.new(project, current_user, params.merge(last_fetched_at: last_fetched_at))
+  end
+
+  def noteable
+    @noteable ||= notes_finder.target
   end
 
   def last_fetched_at

app/controllers/projects/snippets_controller.rb

 class Projects::SnippetsController < Projects::ApplicationController
+  include NotesHelper
   include ToggleAwardEmoji
   include SpammableActions
   include SnippetsActions
@@ -55,8 +56,10 @@ class Projects::SnippetsController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
   def show
     @note = @project.notes.new(noteable: @snippet)
-    @notes = Banzai::NoteRenderer.render(@snippet.notes.fresh, @project, current_user)
     @noteable = @snippet
+
+    @discussions = @snippet.discussions
+    @notes = prepare_notes_for_rendering(@discussions.flat_map(&:notes))
   end
 
   def destroy

app/finders/notes_finder.rb

@@ -17,29 +17,46 @@ class NotesFinder
     @project = project
     @current_user = current_user
     @params = params
-    init_collection
   end
 
   def execute
-    @notes = since_fetch_at(@params[:last_fetched_at]) if @params[:last_fetched_at]
+    @notes = init_collection
+    @notes = since_fetch_at(@params[:last_fetched_at], @notes) if @params[:last_fetched_at]
     @notes
   end
 
-  private
+  def target
+    return @target if defined?(@target)
 
-  def init_collection
-    @notes =
-      if @params[:target_id]
-        on_target(@params[:target_type], @params[:target_id])
+    target_type = @params[:target_type]
+    target_id   = @params[:target_id]
+
+    return @target = nil unless target_type && target_id
+
+    @target =
+      if target_type == "commit"
+        if Ability.allowed?(@current_user, :download_code, @project)
+          @project.commit(target_id)
+        end
       else
-        notes_of_any_type
+        noteables_for_type(target_type).find(target_id)
       end
   end
 
+  private
+
+  def init_collection
+    if target
+      notes_on_target
+    else
+      notes_of_any_type
+    end
+  end
+
   def notes_of_any_type
     types = %w(commit issue merge_request snippet)
     note_relations = types.map { |t| notes_for_type(t) }
-    note_relations.map!{ |notes| search(@params[:search], notes) } if @params[:search]
+    note_relations.map! { |notes| search(@params[:search], notes) } if @params[:search]
     UnionFinder.new.find_union(note_relations, Note)
   end
 
@@ -69,17 +86,11 @@ class NotesFinder
     end
   end
 
-  def on_target(target_type, target_id)
-    if target_type == "commit"
-      notes_for_type('commit').for_commit_id(target_id)
+  def notes_on_target
+    if target.respond_to?(:related_notes)
+      target.related_notes
     else
-      target = noteables_for_type(target_type).find(target_id)
-
-      if target.respond_to?(:related_notes)
-        target.related_notes
-      else
-        target.notes
-      end
+      target.notes
     end
   end
 
@@ -94,10 +105,9 @@ class NotesFinder
 
   # Notes changed since last fetch
   # Uses overlapping intervals to avoid worrying about race conditions
-  def since_fetch_at(fetch_time)
+  def since_fetch_at(fetch_time, notes_relation = @notes)
     # Default to 0 to remain compatible with old clients
     last_fetched_at = Time.at(@params.fetch(:last_fetched_at, 0).to_i)
-
-    @notes.where('updated_at > ?', last_fetched_at - FETCH_OVERLAP).fresh
+    notes_relation.where('updated_at > ?', last_fetched_at - FETCH_OVERLAP).fresh
   end
 end

app/helpers/notes_helper.rb

@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ module NotesHelper
   end
 
   def diff_view_data
-    return {} unless @comments_target
+    return {} unless @new_diff_note_attrs
 
-    @comments_target.slice(:noteable_id, :noteable_type, :commit_id)
+    @new_diff_note_attrs.slice(:noteable_id, :noteable_type, :commit_id)
   end
 
   def diff_view_line_data(line_code, position, line_type)
@@ -53,37 +53,26 @@ module NotesHelper
     }
 
     if use_legacy_diff_note
-      discussion_id = LegacyDiffNote.discussion_id(
-        @comments_target[:noteable_type],
-        @comments_target[:noteable_id] || @comments_target[:commit_id],
-        line_code
-      )
-
-      data.merge!(
-        note_type: LegacyDiffNote.name,
-        discussion_id: discussion_id
-      )
+      new_note = LegacyDiffNote.new(@new_diff_note_attrs.merge(line_code: line_code))
+      discussion_id = new_note.discussion_id
     else
-      discussion_id = DiffNote.discussion_id(
-        @comments_target[:noteable_type],
-        @comments_target[:noteable_id] || @comments_target[:commit_id],
-        position
-      )