mozilla / mozilla/bugbot

Ping reviewers after 2 or 3 working days for approved patches by new contributors

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Description

Right now the bot pings after 2 weeks of inactivity for approved phabricator patches. For patches by new contributors that's... a very long time. It's easy to forget to land patches you didn't author, and the experience for new contributors is bad.

It'd be useful to ping sooner for such patches, ie ones whose owners are folks without lando access and which have not been closed before. (The "not closed before" seems useful to avoid prematurely re-pinging reviewers after backouts.)

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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing bot logic that pings after two weeks of inactivity for approved Phabricator patches. Identify how patch approval, contributor Lando access, and prior closure or backout state are represented. Done means eligible patches from new contributors are pinged after 2 or 3 working days without causing premature repeat pings after backouts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
release, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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