Enhancement: Investigate autocomplete for reviewer usernames

[Philipp0205]

Description

Investigate the feasibility of implementing autocomplete/suggestions for reviewers when the user starts typing a username in the reviewer field.

Proposed Enhancement

When a user begins typing in the reviewer field, fetch and display matching usernames to allow quick selection of reviewers.

Investigation Points

1. API Availability: Check if GitHub/Bitbucket APIs support searching for users/collaborators

   • GitHub: /repos/{owner}/{repo}/collaborators endpoint
   • GitHub: /search/users endpoint with repository context
   • Bitbucket: User search capabilities

2. Performance Considerations:

   • Debouncing/throttling API calls as user types
   • Caching results to minimize API requests
   • Minimum character threshold before triggering search

3. Implementation Approach:

   • SWT/JFace autocomplete widget options
   • Eclipse content assist patterns
   • Async fetching to avoid blocking UI

4. Scope:

   • Should it show only repository collaborators or all users?
   • How to handle organizations/teams?
   • Privacy and permission considerations

Benefits

• Improved user experience when adding reviewers
• Reduced typos in reviewer usernames
• Faster reviewer assignment workflow

Tasks

• Research GitHub API endpoints for user/collaborator search
• Research Bitbucket API endpoints for user search
• Investigate SWT/Eclipse UI patterns for autocomplete
• Prototype implementation
• Consider API rate limiting implications