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https://github.com/flexoid/mergentle-reminder

Bot that periodically checks configured GitLab projects and groups for opened merge requests, then sends a summary list of merge requests to review to the configured Slack channel.
https://github.com/flexoid/mergentle-reminder

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Bot that periodically checks configured GitLab projects and groups for opened merge requests, then sends a summary list of merge requests to review to the configured Slack channel.

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# Mergentle Reminder

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![Bot Icon](./docs/logo_small.png)

Mergentle Reminder is a Slack bot that periodically checks configured GitLab projects and groups for opened merge requests, then sends a summary list of merge requests to review to the configured Slack channel.

The name "Mergentle Reminder" is a playful combination of the words "merge" and "gentle." The name emphasizes the purpose of the project, which is to gently remind the team to review open merge requests.

## Features

- Sends a summary list of merge requests to a Slack channel.
- Supports GitLab projects and groups.
- Filters out draft merge requests.
- Retrieves approvers and additional merge request information.
- Configurable with a YAML file or environment variables.

## Screenshot

![Screenshot](./docs/screenshot_1.png)

## Configuration

You can configure the Mergentle Reminder bot using a `config.yaml` file or by setting the environment variables.

Example config can be found in `config.yaml.example`.

In addition to the config.yaml file, the following environment variables can be set:

- `GITLAB_URL`: The URL of your GitLab instance (defaults to https://gitlab.com).
- `GITLAB_TOKEN`: Your GitLab personal access token.
- `SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL`: The webhook URL for the Slack channel where the bot will send messages.
- `PROJECTS`: A comma-separated list of GitLab project IDs to check for merge requests.
- `GROUPS`: A comma-separated list of GitLab group IDs to check for merge requests.
- `CONFIG_PATH` (optional): The path to the config.yaml configuration file. Defaults to config.yaml.

Environment variables take precedence over the config.yaml file.

## Building and Running the Application

### Locally

Build the application:

```sh
go build
```

Run the application:

```sh
GITLAB_TOKEN= SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL= ./mergentle-reminder
```

### Using Docker

Build the Docker image:

```sh
docker build -t your-dockerhub-username/mergentle-reminder:latest .
```

Run the Docker container:

```sh
docker run -e GITLAB_TOKEN= -e SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL= -v $(pwd)/config.yaml:/config/config.yaml your-dockerhub-username/mergentle-reminder:latest
```

### Deploying to Kubernetes

Create a configmap for the config.yaml file:

```sh
kubectl -n mergentle-reminder create configmap mergentle-reminder-config --from-file=config.yaml
```

Create a secret for the GitLab API token and Slack webhook URL:

```sh
kubectl -n mergentle-reminder create secret generic mergentle-reminder-secrets --from-literal=gitlab-token= --from-literal=slack-webhook-url=
```

Edit `schedule` in `k8s/cronjob.yaml` to specify the desired schedule. Set to run every hour by default.
See the [CronJob documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/cron-jobs/) for more information.

Apply the Kubernetes manifests:

```sh
kubectl apply -f k8s/
```

The application will now run as a CronJob in your Kubernetes cluster, periodically sending reminders to the configured Slack channel.

It is possible to create a new job manually for testing purposes:

```sh
kubectl -n mergentle-reminder create job --from=cronjob/mergentle-reminder test-job
kubectl -n mergentle-reminder delete jobs/test-job
```