[Nix-dev] Bot that replies to PR with review points based on files that were touched

[Profpatsch]

On 16-11-04 10:22am, Louis Taylor wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 8:39 AM, Freddy Rietdijk <freddyrietdijk at fridh.nl> wrote:
> > I'm looking for a bot that checks which files are touched, and that gives a
> > pre-configured message depending on the files that are touched. E.g., when
> > Python files are touched I would like the bot to reply to the PR with a
> > message that includes an additional checklist with questions like whether
> > the modifications were tested with all interpreters, and whether tests are
> > run.
> > ...
> > Do you happen to know such a bot? If so, please let me know. Otherwise, I
> > think we will have to build one or maybe extend the mention-bot with this
> > feature.
> 
> The nixbot[0] I was writing a while ago could easily be extended to do
> that. It already checks which files a pull request touches, and
> comments on pull requests. All that would need to be added would be a
> list of file patterns to match, and some responses. Those would be
> stored in a separate file.

Can we please deploy that bot? It’s such a nice idea and seems
to work as well.
Also, is it possible to make the bot recognize maintainer meta fields?

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