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  • Updated GitLab webhook installation instructions for clarity.

  • Added steps for creating a user and generating a personal access token.

  • Enhanced details on setting environmental variables and secrets.

  • Improved formatting and corrected repository URL.


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gitlab.md
Refined GitLab webhook installation instructions                 

docs/docs/installation/gitlab.md

  • Clarified steps for creating a user and generating tokens.
  • Updated instructions for setting environmental variables.
  • Corrected repository URL and improved formatting.
  • Added a testing step for the webhook installation.
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    Inconsistent URL

    The repository URL in the instructions is inconsistent. Line 59 shows "qodo-ai/pr-agent.git" while the Docker image in line 73 still references "codiumai/pr-agent". This should be verified for consistency.

    git clone https://github.com/qodo-ai/pr-agent.git
    1. Prepare variables and secrets. Skip this step if you plan on setting these as environment variables when running the agent:

    2. In the configuration file/variables:
      - Set config.git_provider to "gitlab"

    3. In the secrets file/variables:
      - Set your AI model key in the respective section
      - In the [gitlab] section, set personal_access_token (with token from step 2) and shared_secret (with secret from step 3)

    4. Build a Docker image for the app and optionally push it to a Docker repository. We'll use Dockerhub as an example:

    docker build . -t gitlab_pr_agent --target gitlab_webhook -f docker/Dockerfile
    docker push codiumai/pr-agent:gitlab_webhook  # Push to your Docker repository
    
    Environment Variables

    The environment variable format shown in step 7 uses quotes and a non-standard format. Verify if this is the correct format for setting environment variables in the target environment.

    "CONFIG.GIT_PROVIDER": "gitlab"
    "GITLAB.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<personal_access_token>"
    "GITLAB.SHARED_SECRET": "<shared_secret>"
    "GITLAB.URL": "https://gitlab.com"
    "OPENAI.KEY": "<your_openai_api_key>"
    
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    qodo-merge-for-open-source bot commented Mar 18, 2025

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    Fix incorrect repository URL

    The repository URL appears to be incorrect. The PR-Agent repository is owned by
    Codium-AI, not qodo-ai. This could lead users to clone the wrong repository or
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    docs/docs/installation/gitlab.md [59]

    -git clone https://github.com/qodo-ai/pr-agent.git
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    Add security warnings when documenting sensitive configuration values to prevent security risks

    The documentation should include security warnings about handling sensitive
    tokens and secrets. Add a note warning users not to commit these values to
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    docs/docs/installation/gitlab.md [76-84]

     7. Set the environmental variables, the method depends on your docker runtime. Skip this step if you included your secrets/configuration directly in the Docker image.
     

    +# Security Warning: Never commit these values to version control
    +# Store these in secure environment variables or a secrets manager in production
    "CONFIG.GIT_PROVIDER": "gitlab"
    "GITLAB.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<personal_access_token>"
    "GITLAB.SHARED_SECRET": "<shared_secret>"
    "GITLAB.URL": "https://gitlab.com"
    "OPENAI.KEY": "<your_openai_api_key>"

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    mrT23 commented Mar 20, 2025

    /ask is there a content in the old documentation that does not appear in the new documentation, and should be added ?

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    Ask

    is there a content in the old documentation that does not appear in the new documentation, and should be added ?

    Answer:

    After reviewing the changes, I noticed that the old documentation contained the instruction to set deployment_type to "gitlab" in the configuration file/variables, while the new documentation replaces this with config.git_provider to "gitlab".

    However, there's no other content from the old documentation that's missing in the new version. The new documentation actually expands on the original with more detailed steps, clearer instructions, and additional information such as:

    1. Creating a dedicated GitLab user (rather than just an access token)
    2. More explicit environmental variable setup instructions
    3. A testing step for the webhook installation
    4. Corrected repository URL (from Codium-ai to qodo-ai)

    The changes appear to be comprehensive improvements that maintain all the essential information from the original while adding clarity and additional details.

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    mrT23 commented Mar 20, 2025

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    @mrT23 mrT23 merged commit 3fd1504 into qodo-ai:main Mar 20, 2025
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