feat(review): exclude configured file patterns from PR review diff#254
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Add an "excludedFilePatterns" parameter to the PR Review workflow so operators can strip non-meaningful files (lockfiles, minified JS, generated code) from the diff before it reaches the AI. Reduces token usage and cost, and keeps the model focused on meaningful changes. The pattern list is a comma-separated set of globs / filenames (e.g. *.lock, *.min.js, package-lock.json, **/generated/**), configured per-workflow only — no global application.properties hook. Blank list is a no-op, preserving current behaviour. - DiffFileFilter: stateless util that splits the unified diff on `diff --git` boundaries and drops sections whose path matches an exclude pattern (PathMatcher glob, matched on full path and bare filename; deletions matched on old path). - ReviewParam: new EXCLUDED_FILE_PATTERNS key. - ReviewWorkflow: new TEXT param field + strParam helper, threaded through all five action handlers. - CodeReviewServiceFactory / CodeReviewService: parse patterns once, route all diff fetches through fetchFilteredDiff() before chunking/enrichment. Scope: review workflow only; AgentReviewService still consumes the raw diff (util is reusable there as a follow-up). Tests: DiffFileFilterTest (globs, extensions, exact names, deletions, empty/non-diff); CodeReviewServiceTest wiring test asserting excluded files are stripped from the AI message; updated factory/mocks in BotWebhookServiceTest and ReviewWorkflowTest.
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Summary: the core diff-filtering utility looks reasonable, but the PR does not fully wire the new configuration through the existing config model/UI default path, so the advertised application-level default currently cannot work. I’d fix that before merge.
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1. review.context.excluded-file-patterns is not actually implemented in the config bean or workflow constructor
The PR description says this should be configurable via application.properties, but the code shown does not add the property to ReviewConfigProperties, nor inject that bean into ReviewWorkflow.
src/main/java/org/remus/giteabot/config/ReviewConfigProperties.java:15-38still only contains the existing numeric context limits.src/main/java/org/remus/giteabot/prworkflow/review/ReviewWorkflow.java:64-72still has a constructor that only acceptsReviewChunkingProperties, andparamsSchema()hard-codes the default forEXCLUDED_FILE_PATTERNSto""atReviewWorkflow.java:114-118.
So even if application.properties is updated later, the workflow schema/UI default will ignore it, and operators won’t get the configured default value. That’s a correctness gap relative to the feature being added, not just missing documentation.
Suggested fix:
- Add
private String excludedFilePatterns = "";toReviewConfigProperties. - Inject
ReviewConfigPropertiesintoReviewWorkflow. - Use
reviewConfigProperties.getExcludedFilePatterns()as both:- the schema default in
paramsSchema(), and - the fallback in
run()instead of"".
- the schema default in
Non-blocking
1. Consider aligning fallback behavior with the schema default
Related to the above: strParam(..., "") in ReviewWorkflow.run() means blank/missing values always fall back to empty string, regardless of future config defaults.
src/main/java/org/remus/giteabot/prworkflow/review/ReviewWorkflow.java:146src/main/java/org/remus/giteabot/prworkflow/review/ReviewWorkflow.java:263-268
Once the config bean exists, the fallback should come from it too; otherwise runtime behavior can diverge from what the UI showed as the default.
2. Nice-to-have: add a workflow test for the new parameter passthrough
ReviewWorkflowTest updates the mock signature, but it doesn’t verify that excludedFilePatterns is actually read from resolved params and passed into the factory. A small assertion here would protect the new wiring from regressions.
What looks good
- Filtering is applied consistently in all
CodeReviewServicediff fetch paths, not just the initial review. - Handling deleted files via the
a/path is a good touch. - The utility is side-effect free and has focused unit tests for common matching cases.
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Preview environment: http://46.225.226.81:20038
Source SHA: 4d9bf73b
Outcome: ✅ PASSED (1/1 passed)
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tests/preview-app-loads.spec.tsPreview deployment serves the app root |
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excluded-file-patterns-persists — error context (24.1 KiB) TimeoutError: locator.waitFor: Timeout 15000ms exceeded.
Test source 1 | import { test, expect, Page } from '@playwright/test';
2 |
3 | /**
4 | * Verify that the `excludedFilePatterns` value entered on the review workflow
5 | * configuration is persisted after saving and reloading the page.
6 | *
7 | * The test is idempotent: it captures the original value before mutating it
8 | * and restores it in a cleanup step so that subsequent test runs start from
9 | * the same state.
10 | */
11 |
12 | const WORKFLOWS_URL = '/system-settings/workflow-configurations/1/workflows';
13 | const NEW_VALUE = '*.yaml';
14 |
15 | async function openReviewWorkflow(page: Page): Promise<void> {
16 | await page.goto(WORKFLOWS_URL);
17 | // Wait for the workflows list to render.
18 | await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
19 |
20 | // Click the row/entry labelled "review". Use a case-insensitive match to be
21 | // resilient to small label changes.
22 | const reviewRow = page
23 | .getByRole('row', { name: /review/i })
24 | .or(page.getByRole('button', { name: /review/i }))
25 | .or(page.getByText(/^review$/i))
26 | .first();
27 |
28 | await reviewRow.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
29 | await reviewRow.click();
30 |
31 | // Give the details/parameters panel time to render.
32 | await page.waitForTimeout(300);
33 |
34 | // Try to expand a parameters section if it is collapsed. Some UIs render
35 | // the parameters directly, others require an explicit expand click. We
36 | // handle both cases without failing when no toggle exists.
37 | const parametersToggle = page
38 | .getByRole('button', { name: /parameters?/i })
39 | .or(page.locator('[data-testid*="parameters" i]'))
40 | .first();
41 |
42 | if (await parametersToggle.isVisible().catch(() => false)) {
43 | const expanded = await parametersToggle
44 | .getAttribute('aria-expanded')
45 | .catch(() => null);
46 | if (expanded !== 'true') {
47 | await parametersToggle.click().catch(() => {});
48 | await page.waitForTimeout(200);
49 | }
50 | }
51 | }
52 |
53 | function excludedFilePatternsField(page: Page) {
54 | // Match the field via label, placeholder, name, or data-testid — whichever
55 | // the app happens to expose.
56 | return page
57 | .getByLabel(/excludedFilePatterns/i)
58 | .or(page.locator('input[name="excludedFilePatterns"]'))
59 | .or(page.locator('textarea[name="excludedFilePatterns"]'))
60 | .or(page.locator('[data-testid="excludedFilePatterns"]'))
61 | .first();
62 | }
63 |
64 | async function saveAndWait(page: Page): Promise<void> {
65 | const saveButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: /^save$/i }).first();
66 | await saveButton.waitFor({ state: 'visible' });
67 | await saveButton.click();
68 |
69 | // Wait either for a visible confirmation, or for the button to settle
70 | // back into an enabled/idle state. We accept whichever happens first.
71 | await Promise.race([
72 | page
73 | .getByText(/saved|success|updated/i)
74 | .first()
75 | .waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 10_000 })
76 | .catch(() => {}),
77 | page.waitForLoadState('networkidle', { timeout: 10_000 }).catch(() => {}),
78 | ]);
79 |
80 | // Small settle time so async state updates finish before we navigate away.
81 | await page.waitForTimeout(500);
82 | }
83 |
84 | test('excludedFilePatterns value persists after saving review workflow config', async ({
85 | page,
86 | }) => {
87 | // --- Setup: open the review workflow and remember the original value. ---
88 | await openReviewWorkflow(page);
89 |
90 | const field = excludedFilePatternsField(page);
> 91 | await field.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
| ^ TimeoutError: locator.waitFor: Timeout 15000ms exceeded.
92 |
93 | const originalValue = (await field.inputValue().catch(() => '')) ?? '';
94 |
95 | try {
96 | // --- Act: clear the field, enter the new value, save. ---
97 | await field.click();
98 | await field.fill('');
99 | await field.fill(NEW_VALUE);
100 | await expect(field).toHaveValue(NEW_VALUE);
101 |
102 | await saveAndWait(page);
103 |
104 | // --- Reload / re-navigate and re-open the review workflow. ---
105 | await openReviewWorkflow(page);
106 |
107 | const fieldAfterReload = excludedFilePatternsField(page);
108 | await fieldAfterReload.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
109 |
110 | // --- Assert: value was persisted. ---
111 | await expect(fieldAfterReload).toHaveValue(NEW_VALUE);
112 | } finally {
113 | // --- Cleanup: restore the original value so the test is idempotent. ---
114 | try {
115 | await openReviewWorkflow(page);
116 | const restoreField = excludedFilePatternsField(page);
117 | await restoreField.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 10_000 });
118 | await restoreField.click();
119 | await restoreField.fill('');
120 | if (originalValue.length > 0) {
121 | await restoreField.fill(originalValue);
122 | }
123 | await saveAndWait(page);
124 | } catch {
125 | // Best-effort cleanup — don't mask the primary assertion failure.
126 | }
127 | }
128 | });
129 | |
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Framework: playwright
Preview environment: http://46.225.226.81:20039
Source SHA: 4d9bf73b
Outcome: ❌ FAILED (0/1 passed)
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tests/excluded-file-patterns-persists.spec.tsexcludedFilePatterns value persists after saving review workflow config |
❌ FAILED | 16.38s |
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@clicki-mc-testface regenerate-tests The field you're looking for has the id <textarea class="form-control" rows="3" id="param-review-excludedFilePatterns" name="params.review.excludedFilePatterns"></textarea> |
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excluded-file-patterns-persistence — error context (22.6 KiB) TimeoutError: locator.waitFor: Timeout 10000ms exceeded.
Test source 1 | import { test, expect, Page } from '@playwright/test';
2 |
3 | const WORKFLOWS_URL = '/system-settings/workflow-configurations/1/workflows';
4 |
5 | /**
6 | * Open the "review" workflow section on the workflows configuration page.
7 | * The page lists workflows; we click the one whose visible label contains
8 | * "review" (case-insensitive) to expand its parameter fields.
9 | */
10 | async function openReviewWorkflow(page: Page): Promise<void> {
11 | // Wait for the workflow list to be populated. We look for any element
12 | // containing the word "review" (case-insensitive) and click the first
13 | // interactive ancestor.
14 | const reviewEntry = page
15 | .locator('text=/review/i')
16 | .first();
17 | await reviewEntry.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
18 | await reviewEntry.click();
19 |
20 | // Give the expansion animation / async parameter fields a moment.
21 | await page
22 | .locator('[name="excludedFilePatterns"], [id*="excludedFilePatterns" i], [data-testid*="excludedFilePatterns" i]')
23 | .first()
24 | .waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
25 | }
26 |
27 | function excludedFilePatternsInput(page: Page) {
28 | return page
29 | .locator('[name="excludedFilePatterns"], [id*="excludedFilePatterns" i], [data-testid*="excludedFilePatterns" i]')
30 | .first();
31 | }
32 |
33 | test.describe('Review workflow – excludedFilePatterns persistence', () => {
34 | test('excludedFilePatterns value persists after save + reload', async ({ page }) => {
35 | // --- Step 1: Navigate to the workflows configuration page --------------
36 | await page.goto(WORKFLOWS_URL);
37 | await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
38 |
39 | // --- Step 2 & 3: Locate + expand the review workflow -------------------
40 | await openReviewWorkflow(page);
41 |
42 | // Capture the original value so we can restore it later (idempotency).
43 | const input = excludedFilePatternsInput(page);
44 | const originalValue = (await input.inputValue().catch(() => '')) ?? '';
45 |
46 | // --- Step 4: Enter '*.yaml' into the excludedFilePatterns field --------
47 | await input.click();
48 | await input.fill('');
49 | await input.fill('*.yaml');
50 | await expect(input).toHaveValue('*.yaml');
51 |
52 | // --- Step 5: Click the save button to persist --------------------------
53 | const saveButton = page
54 | .getByRole('button', { name: /^save$/i })
55 | .first();
> 56 | await saveButton.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 10_000 });
| ^ TimeoutError: locator.waitFor: Timeout 10000ms exceeded.
57 | await saveButton.click();
58 |
59 | // Give the save request time to complete.
60 | await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
61 |
62 | // --- Step 6: Reload the workflows page ---------------------------------
63 | await page.goto(WORKFLOWS_URL);
64 | await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
65 |
66 | // --- Step 7: Re-open the review workflow section -----------------------
67 | await openReviewWorkflow(page);
68 |
69 | // --- Assertion: the field is populated with '*.yaml' -------------------
70 | const reloadedInput = excludedFilePatternsInput(page);
71 | await expect(reloadedInput).toHaveValue('*.yaml', { timeout: 10_000 });
72 |
73 | // --- Cleanup: restore the previous value so subsequent tests see the
74 | // same starting state (idempotency). ------------------------------------
75 | await reloadedInput.click();
76 | await reloadedInput.fill('');
77 | if (originalValue.length > 0) {
78 | await reloadedInput.fill(originalValue);
79 | }
80 |
81 | const cleanupSave = page.getByRole('button', { name: /^save$/i }).first();
82 | if (await cleanupSave.isVisible().catch(() => false)) {
83 | await cleanupSave.click();
84 | await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
85 | }
86 | });
87 | });
88 | |
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Framework: playwright
Preview environment: http://46.225.226.81:20041
Source SHA: 4d9bf73b
Outcome: ❌ FAILED (0/1 passed)
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tests/excluded-file-patterns-persistence.spec.tsExcluded file patterns value persists after saving the review workflow config |
❌ FAILED | 11.21s |
1/1 failed
🤖 Follow-upThe failing E2E is very likely caused by a UI persistence regression in the workflow configuration form. Likely root causeThe new field is defined as:
That means the browser saves/restores this field via the generic workflow-params plumbing, which is fine on the backend. I don’t see a backend persistence bug:
Why the E2E probably failedThe most probable issue is the test selector no longer matches the field. Because this param was introduced as The rendered control has:
from:
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@clicki-mc-testface regenerate-tests Can you please add a test where the user navigates to the default worflow-configuration <textarea class="form-control" rows="3" id="param-review-excludedFilePatterns" name="params.review.excludedFilePatterns"></textarea> |
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Error context: excludedFilePatterns input not found (23.8 KiB) Error: Could not locate the 'excludedFilePatterns' input field. Test source 1 | import { test, expect, Page } from '@playwright/test';
2 |
3 | const WORKFLOWS_URL = '/system-settings/workflow-configurations/1/workflows';
4 | const PATTERN_VALUE = '*.yaml';
5 |
6 | async function expandReviewSection(page: Page): Promise<void> {
7 | // Try to find a header/button/row that references the 'review' workflow.
8 | // We attempt several resilient locators to handle a variety of UI shells.
9 | const candidates = [
10 | page.getByRole('button', { name: /^review$/i }),
11 | page.getByRole('button', { name: /review/i }),
12 | page.getByRole('tab', { name: /^review$/i }),
13 | page.locator('[data-workflow="review"]'),
14 | page.locator('text=/^\\s*review\\s*$/i').first(),
15 | ];
16 |
17 | for (const candidate of candidates) {
18 | try {
19 | if (await candidate.count() > 0) {
20 | const first = candidate.first();
21 | await first.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 2000 });
22 | await first.click();
23 | // Give the section time to expand.
24 | await page.waitForTimeout(300);
25 | return;
26 | }
27 | } catch {
28 | // Try next candidate.
29 | }
30 | }
31 |
32 | throw new Error("Could not locate the 'review' workflow section to expand.");
33 | }
34 |
35 | async function getExcludedFilePatternsInput(page: Page) {
36 | // Wait for the input to become available inside the expanded review section.
37 | const byLabel = page.getByLabel(/excludedFilePatterns/i);
38 | const byPlaceholder = page.getByPlaceholder(/excludedFilePatterns/i);
39 | const byName = page.locator('input[name="excludedFilePatterns"], textarea[name="excludedFilePatterns"]');
40 | const byId = page.locator('#excludedFilePatterns');
41 |
42 | const locators = [byName, byLabel, byPlaceholder, byId];
43 | for (const loc of locators) {
44 | try {
45 | if (await loc.count() > 0) {
46 | const first = loc.first();
47 | await first.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 3000 });
48 | return first;
49 | }
50 | } catch {
51 | // continue
52 | }
53 | }
> 54 | throw new Error("Could not locate the 'excludedFilePatterns' input field.");
| ^ Error: Could not locate the 'excludedFilePatterns' input field.
55 | }
56 |
57 | test.describe('Review workflow excluded file patterns persistence', () => {
58 | test("excludedFilePatterns value persists after saving and reloading", async ({ page }) => {
59 | let originalValue = '';
60 |
61 | try {
62 | // 1. Navigate to workflows configuration page.
63 | await page.goto(WORKFLOWS_URL);
64 | await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
65 |
66 | // 2. Expand the 'review' workflow section.
67 | await expandReviewSection(page);
68 |
69 | // 3. Locate the excludedFilePatterns input.
70 | let input = await getExcludedFilePatternsInput(page);
71 |
72 | // Capture original value so we can restore it.
73 | originalValue = (await input.inputValue().catch(() => '')) ?? '';
74 |
75 | // 4. Clear the field and enter the new value.
76 | await input.click();
77 | await input.fill('');
78 | await input.fill(PATTERN_VALUE);
79 | await expect(input).toHaveValue(PATTERN_VALUE);
80 |
81 | // 5. Click the 'Save selection' button.
82 | const saveButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: /save selection/i }).first();
83 | await saveButton.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 5000 });
84 | await saveButton.click();
85 |
86 | // 6. Wait for the save to complete (network activity settles).
87 | await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
88 | await page.waitForTimeout(500);
89 |
90 | // 7. Reload by navigating again.
91 | await page.goto(WORKFLOWS_URL);
92 | await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
93 |
94 | // 8. Re-expand the review section.
95 | await expandReviewSection(page);
96 |
97 | // Assertion: value still contains '*.yaml'.
98 | input = await getExcludedFilePatternsInput(page);
99 | await expect(input).toHaveValue(PATTERN_VALUE);
100 | } finally {
101 | // Cleanup: restore the original value so this test is idempotent.
102 | try {
103 | await page.goto(WORKFLOWS_URL);
104 | await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
105 | await expandReviewSection(page);
106 | const input = await getExcludedFilePatternsInput(page);
107 | await input.click();
108 | await input.fill('');
109 | if (originalValue.length > 0) {
110 | await input.fill(originalValue);
111 | }
112 | const saveButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: /save selection/i }).first();
113 | await saveButton.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 5000 });
114 | await saveButton.click();
115 | await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
116 | await page.waitForTimeout(500);
117 | } catch {
118 | // Best-effort cleanup; do not mask original test failure.
119 | }
120 | }
121 | });
122 | });
123 | |
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Framework: playwright
Preview environment: http://46.225.226.81:20042
Source SHA: 4d9bf73b
Outcome: ❌ FAILED (0/1 passed)
| Test | Status | Duration |
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tests/review-workflow-excluded-file-patterns-persists.spec.tsExcluded file patterns value persists on review workflow configuration |
❌ FAILED | 2.31s |
1/1 failed
🤖 Follow-upThe failure is most likely not in persistence logic on the backend, but in the UI/test contract around the new field. What looks correctThe new parameter is wired through the backend end-to-end:
So persistence support exists. Most likely reason the Playwright test failedThe E2E test name is:
Given the implementation, the most probable issue is that the test is looking for a single-line input or a specific selector/field type, while the new field was implemented as:
So if the test expects an One thing to verifyThere is also a secondary possibility: the field is described to users as comma-separated, but rendered as a multiline textarea. That is valid, but if the test fills multiline content and later asserts exact formatting, the validator trims only outer whitespace and persists the string as-is. Depending on how the test re-reads the field, formatting expectations could mismatch. Concise answerI don’t see an obvious backend bug that would prevent saving/reloading this value. The likely cause of the failed E2E is that the new Excluded file patterns field is implemented as a textarea in the workflow configuration UI, and the test likely isn’t targeting/asserting it the way the UI now renders it. If you want, I can help narrow it further by checking the expected selector/interaction pattern in the Playwright test file once it’s available. Read-only agentic review follow-up by AI Git Bot |
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