From a426fb1596978221510c8c78a17703658ad7d161 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Douwe Maan Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 14:11:13 +0100 Subject: Update documentation about automatic issue closing --- doc/customization/issue_closing.md | 27 ++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/customization/issue_closing.md b/doc/customization/issue_closing.md index 64f128f5a63..00edfc97ed9 100644 --- a/doc/customization/issue_closing.md +++ b/doc/customization/issue_closing.md @@ -1,38 +1,39 @@ # Issue closing pattern -Here's how to close multiple issues in one commit message: +When a commit or merge request resolves one or more issues, it is possible to automatically have these issues closed when the commit or merge request lands in the project's default branch. -If a commit message matches the regular expression below, all issues referenced from -the matched text will be closed. This happens when the commit is pushed or merged -into the default branch of a project. +If a commit message or merge request description contains a sentence matching the regular expression below, all issues referenced from +the matched text will be closed. This happens when the commit is pushed to a project's default branch, or when a commit or merge request is merged into there. -When not specified, the default issue_closing_pattern as shown below will be used: +When not specified, the default `issue_closing_pattern` as shown below will be used: ```bash -((?:[Cc]los(?:e[sd]?|ing)|[Ff]ix(?:e[sd]|ing)?) +(?:(?:issues? +)?#\d+(?:(?:, *| +and +)?))+) +((?:[Cc]los(?:e[sd]?|ing)|[Ff]ix(?:e[sd]|ing)?) +(?:(?:issues? +)?%{issue_ref}(?:(?:, *| +and +)?))+) ``` +Here, `%{issue_ref}` is a complex regular expression defined inside GitLab, that matches a reference to a local issue (`#123`), cross-project issue (`group/project#123`) or a link to an issue (`https://gitlab.example.com/group/project/issues/123`). + For example: ``` -git commit -m "Awesome commit message (Fix #20, Fixes #21 and Closes #22). This commit is also related to #17 and fixes #18, #19 and #23." +git commit -m "Awesome commit message (Fix #20, Fixes #21 and Closes group/otherproject#2). This commit is also related to #17 and fixes #18, #19 and https://gitlab.example.com/group/otherproject/issues/23." ``` -will close `#20`, `#21`, `#22`, `#18`, `#19` and `#23`, but `#17` won't be closed -as it does not match the pattern. It also works with multiline commit messages. +will close `#18`, `#19`, `#20`, and `#21` in the project this commit is pushed to, as well as `#22` and `#23` in group/otherproject. `#17` won't be closed as it does not match the pattern. It also works with multiline commit messages. Tip: you can test this closing pattern at [http://rubular.com][1]. Use this site to test your own patterns. +Because Rubular doesn't understand `%{issue_ref}`, you can replace this by `#\d+` in testing, which matches only local issue references like `#123`. ## Change the pattern For Omnibus installs you can change the default pattern in `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`: ``` -issue_closing_pattern: '((?:[Cc]los(?:e[sd]|ing)|[Ff]ix(?:e[sd]|ing)?) +(?:(?:issues? +)?#\d+(?:(?:, *| +and +)?))+)' +issue_closing_pattern: '((?:[Cc]los(?:e[sd]|ing)|[Ff]ix(?:e[sd]|ing)?) +(?:(?:issues? +)?%{issue_ref}(?:(?:, *| +and +)?))+)' ``` -For manual installs you can customize the pattern in [gitlab.yml][0]. +For manual installs you can customize the pattern in [gitlab.yml][0] using the `issue_closing_pattern` key. -[0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/40c3675372320febf5264061c9bcd63db2dfd13c/config/gitlab.yml.example#L65 -[1]: http://rubular.com/r/Xmbexed1OJ \ No newline at end of file +[0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/config/gitlab.yml.example +[1]: http://rubular.com/r/Xmbexed1OJ -- cgit v1.2.3