mozilla / mozilla/bugbot

Enable pronoun substitution in get_bz_params() for efficient filtering

Open
#2,530 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

enhancement
Dominant language
Python
Stars
68
Forks
92
Avg merge
2d 2h
Merged PRs (30d)
16

Description

BMO supports pronoun substitution (e.g. %assignee% for the bug assignee as per BMO documentation), which can improve rule efficiency.

Currently, in scripts like uplift_beta.py, a separate filter is applied after retrieving bugs. By using pronoun substitution, we could directly filter for bugs with a needinfo requestee matching the assignee, potentially streamlining the process.

This approach requires investigation to confirm functionality, however.

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating get_bz_params() and reviewing its use in rules/uplift_beta.py. Check the linked BMO documentation and verify whether pronoun substitution supports the needed needinfo requestee and assignee filtering. Done means confirming the behavior and, if supported, replacing the separate post-retrieval filter with the direct query.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
38/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.