Restrict adding reviewers until build is green

Question

Common workflow:

* Developer finishes code on their local machine

* Developer opens PR

* Developer adds reviewers

* CI build fails

* Reviewers open PR and CI build is red. Close tab.

* Developer fights CI over and over until it's green

* Developer needs to ask reviewers (after a delay) to review the PR

It's a bit unproductive (and there's the human aspect to this all).

Would it be possible to restrict adding reviewers until X number of builds have passed?

Alastair Wilkes · Accepted Answer

Hi Giovanni,

Thanks for the suggestion!

I'm not sure we would implement this improvement exactly as suggested, but we are looking into the broader problem of "how do I signal to reviewers that my code is ready for review?" which this falls into.

For now, I suggest shifting your workflow to the branch list page -- that way you can see when your branch's builds are green, and then create a PR.

Alastair