Features
See below which features MergeBoard supports and how they can simplify your everyday life as a developer. The table reflects the status as of June 2021.
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Unified Diff
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Hide Style Changes
Hides changes that do not affect the program flow, like adding line breaks between function parameters.
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Grouping of Changes
Visualizes repeated changes by assigning them the same color.
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(renames)
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Highlight Moved Code
Indicates how a block of code has been moved and whether it contains modifications.
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Minimap of Diff
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Comments |
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Change Requests
Comments that need to be addressed before a merge request can be merged.
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General Comments
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Reference Arbitrary Lines
Reference multiple lines of code from a comment / change request.
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(even across files)
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Shown Across Commits/Revisions
Comments are shown at the correct position in the code after a rebase and across commits.
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Switching Between Code Revisions
Switch between revisions in the comment overview to see how the referenced code has changed.
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Fixed and Resolved State
Change requests can be marked as fixed without resolving them.
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Reviewing |
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Mark Lines As Reviewed
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Reviewed Lines Are Kept Across Rebases
Lines keep their review marker unless a new revisions modifies them.
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Require Approvals
A configurable number of reviewers must approve a merge request before it can be merged.
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Require CI To Pass
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Scanner Annotations As Change Requests
Scanners create change requests that need to be fixed or marked as false positive / intentional.
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(in MergeBoard integrated scanners)
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Compare Revisions
Compare different revisions of a merge request against each other.
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Automatic Time Tracking
Automatically aggregates the time the author and reviewers spend on a merge request.
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(WIP)
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Projects |
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Git Repository Hosting
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(acts as git client)
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Merge Branches
Allows merging from/into any git remote reachable via SSH or HTTP(S).
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Integration of External CI
The state of the external CI influences whether a merge request can be merged.
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(GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket)
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Management |
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Own Login System
Users can register an account, change their password, etc.
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OAuth Login
Users can login using a third-party OAuth account.
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Subgroups
Groups can be part of other groups.
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- Both SaaS and self-hosted versions are supported.