Set up comment to allow for comments on unmodified lines

cmd/comment.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab"
@@ -55,6 +56,18 @@ func (c *Client) Comment() error {
 
 	time := time.Now()
 
+	/* This is necessary since we do not know whether the comment is on a line that
+	has been changed or not. Making all three of these API calls will let us leave
+	the comment regardless. See the Gitlab documentation: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/discussions.html#create-a-new-thread-in-the-merge-request-diff */
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(3)
+
+	resultChannel := make(chan *gitlab.Discussion, 3)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		ii := i
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
 			options := gitlab.CreateMergeRequestDiscussionOptions{
 				Body:      &comment,
 				CreatedAt: &time,
@@ -65,14 +78,38 @@ func (c *Client) Comment() error {
 					StartSHA:     diffVersionInfo[0].StartCommitSHA,
 					NewPath:      fileName,
 					OldPath:      fileName,
-			NewLine:      lineNumberInt,
 				},
 			}
 
-	_, _, err = c.git.Discussions.CreateMergeRequestDiscussion(c.projectId, c.mergeId, &options)
+			if ii == 0 {
+				options.Position.NewLine = lineNumberInt
+			} else if ii == 1 {
+				options.Position.OldLine = lineNumberInt
+			} else {
+				options.Position.NewLine = lineNumberInt
+				options.Position.OldLine = lineNumberInt
+			}
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Could not leave comment: %w", err)
+			discussion, _, _ := c.git.Discussions.CreateMergeRequestDiscussion(c.projectId, c.mergeId, &options)
+			resultChannel <- discussion
+
+		}()
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(resultChannel)
+	}()
+
+	var createdDiscussion *gitlab.Discussion
+	for discussion := range resultChannel {
+		if discussion != nil {
+			createdDiscussion = discussion
+		}
+	}
+
+	if createdDiscussion == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Could not leave comment")
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Left Comment: " + comment[0:min(len(comment), 25)] + "...")

lua/gitlab/comment.lua

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ local M                  = {}
 local commentPopup       = Popup(u.create_popup_state("Comment", "40%", "60%"))
 local editPopup          = Popup(u.create_popup_state("Edit Comment", "80%", "80%"))
 
+M.line_status            = nil
+
 M.create_comment         = function()
   if u.base_invalid() then return end
   commentPopup:mount()

lua/gitlab/init.lua

@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ M.setup             = function(args, build_only)
   state.BIN = parent_dir .. "/bin"
 
   if args == nil then args = {} end
-  if args.dev == true then
-    M.build(args)
-  end
 
   local binExists = io.open(state.BIN, "r")
   if not binExists or args.dev == true then
@@ -65,7 +62,7 @@ M.setup             = function(args, build_only)
 
   -- Override project_id in setup call if configuration file is present
   local config_file_path = vim.fn.getcwd() .. "/.gitlab.nvim"
-  local config_file_content = read_file(config_file_path)
+  local config_file_content = u.read_file(config_file_path)
   if config_file_content ~= nil then
     args.project_id = config_file_content
   end

lua/gitlab/utils/init.lua

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ M.merge_tables = function(defaults, overrides)
   return result
 end
 
-function read_file(file_path)
+local read_file = function(file_path)
   local file = io.open(file_path, "r")
   if file == nil then
     return nil
@@ -232,5 +232,6 @@ M.print_success = print_success
 M.print_error = print_error
 M.create_popup_state = create_popup_state
 M.exit = exit
+M.read_file = read_file
 M.P = P
 return M