[new feature] GitLab integration

[olegklimov]

Gitlab is a service analogous to Github. We don't have to always support Microsoft that owns github, do we?

Let's make a Gitlab integration and make Refact work with issues, merge requests, maybe CI, etc. For functionality you can look at what Github integration provides: creating issues, commenting, searching.

It's not clear at this point if they have a command line utility or REST API in Gitlab. Both can be integrated quite easily, a change to only 2 files required (1 file for the new integration, and tools_description.rs)

CONTRIBUTING

[eleensmathew]

Can I work on this?

[katrinmaikova]

@eleensmathew, sure, this issue has been assigned to you! ;)

[eleensmathew]

Hey can you unassign me from this issue? I am not familiar with rust.

[Commit2Cosmos]

Hi, I would like to give it a go, please. I'm planning to integrate with GLab CLI for now. Should I also add tests for it in tests/test12_tools_authorize_calls.py?

[olegklimov]

test12_tools_authorize_calls.py is about asking confirmation from the user for certain commands, you can set up patterns in integrations.yaml. It's not specific to an integration, it's a common mechanism for all the commands.

Not sure if tests are even possible for this kind of thing, create a dummy repository on GitLab, give agent the key, and ask to create an issue, and then delete it?

[Commit2Cosmos]

I see, thank you for clarifying this, will give it a try!

[Commit2Cosmos]

Hi @olegklimov , I've completed the first iteration of the integration, but struggling to figure out how to test it (or use the agentic tools in general). What api do I use to access them? I understand I need to --experimental flag with refact-lsp, but now sure what to do next. Could you please direct me to an example of using any of the agentic tools that I can follow (e.g. for the github integration)?

[olegklimov]

Sure, take a look at my screenshot here #340 and try to reproduce it, should be more clear how it's supposed to work

[Commit2Cosmos]

I'm trying to reproduce your example for the agent to add a comment to this repo, but it doesn't want to use the github tool, and instead uses the web one. Guessing it's something to do with enabling experimental tools?

[olegklimov]

enabling experimental tools?

It's the --experimental flag :D

target/debug/refact-lsp --address-url Refact --api-key XXXX --http-port 8001 --experimental --workspace-folder ~/code/project_with_git --logs-stderr

and "npm run dev" in refact-chat-js that will connect to 8001, the easiest way to try it. (ah yeah right, you already have that running on your screenshot)

[Commit2Cosmos]

This is a test comment by github tool

[Commit2Cosmos]

target/debug/refact-lsp --address-url Refact --api-key XXXX --http-port 8001 --experimental --workspace-folder ~/code/project_with_git --logs-stderr

Just what I was looking for, thanks!

The code is very similar to the github integration, but it seems to work! Please lmk if you spot any issues or would like me to change something

Just checked and creating comments works too (although it prompted me to add the remote repo to my local git repo). What an amazing tool!

PR: #386