This is more of a very low priority quality of life change for GitHub mirrors but it is still worth considering nonetheless.
When browsing a Wikimedia repository on GitHub, it should be possible for one to click on references to tasks and Gerrit changes and be able to see the full commit (in other words, autolinks configured on GitHub). For example, a change like this that got merged on Gerrit and now appears on GitHub:
From a cursory search it is possible to provide autolink references to different sources.
The two main autolinks that should be configured are:
| Reference prefix | Target URL | Format of the reference identifier |
|---|---|---|
| T<num> | https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T<num> | Numeric |
| I<num> | https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I<num> | Alphanumeric |
The benefit is improved navigation as well as easier redirection to our tools where a person browsing our repository can better understand the rationale behind changes that were implemented. Other autolinks could be configured as needed as well. But this is at least a start.