State of Merge Requests

About

**State of Merge Requests** enhances your GitLab workflow with intelligent merge request management and automated reviewer suggestions.

🤖 **Smart Reviewer Suggestions**
Automatically suggests reviewers based on git blame analysis. Identifies contributors who modified the changed code, considers team membership and FTE availability, respects CODEOWNERS file rules, and load-balances reviewer assignments to prevent burnout.

👥 **Team-Aware Load Balancing**
Tracks current reviewer workload across open merge requests. Distributes review assignments fairly based on team capacity, supports FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) calculations, and prevents overloading busy team members.

📋 **Code Ownership Integration**
Parses CODEOWNERS files from your repository. Matches changed files to their designated owners, supports section-based ownership with approval requirements, and handles wildcard patterns for flexible ownership rules.

📊 **Contributor Insights**
Visualizes who contributed to changed files. Shows contribution percentages and line counts, highlights previous authors of modified code, and helps identify the right people to review changes.

⚡ **Seamless GitLab Integration**
Works directly in your GitLab interface. No configuration required - just install and use. Supports both GitLab.com and self-hosted instances, and respects your existing GitLab permissions.

**How It Works:**
1. Open a merge request in GitLab
2. View automatic suggestions for reviewers based on code analysis
3. See contributor insights showing who worked on the changed files
4. Assign reviewers with confidence knowing they're the right people

**Perfect For:**
• Development teams using GitLab for code review
• Projects with CODEOWNERS files
• Teams wanting to distribute review workload fairly
• Organizations tracking team capacity and FTE

**Configuration (Optional):**
Create a CONTRIBUTORS file at the root of your repository to define team structure and FTE:

```json
{
  "contributors": [
    {
      "username": "developer1",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "teams": [
        { "name": "team1", "fte": 1.0 },
        { "name": "team2", "fte": 0.5 }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

**Privacy & Security:**
All processing happens locally in your browser. No data is sent to external servers. Uses GitLab's API with your existing permissions. Open source and transparent.

Streamline your code review process and make smarter reviewer assignments with State of Merge Requests!