Commit 6ffe63d9 authored by Amy Qualls's avatar Amy Qualls

Merge branch 'phikai-docs-context-commits' into 'master'

Update context_commits docs for enabled status

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!80827
parents ccf8d53f 751927c4
......@@ -29,21 +29,17 @@ To seamlessly navigate among commits in a merge request:
## View merge request commits in context
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/29274) in GitLab 13.12.
> - [Deployed behind a feature flag](../../feature_flags.md), enabled by default.
> - Disabled on GitLab.com.
> - Not recommended for production use.
> - To use in GitLab self-managed instances, ask a GitLab administrator to [enable it](#enable-or-disable-viewing-merge-request-commits-in-context).
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/29274) in GitLab 13.12 [with a flag](../../../administration/feature_flags.md) named `context_commits`. Enabled by default.
> - [Enabled on GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/320757) in GitLab 14.8.
WARNING:
This feature is in [beta](../../../policy/alpha-beta-support.md#beta-features)
and is [incomplete](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/1192).
Previously merged commits can be added, but they can't be removed due to
[this bug](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/325538).
This in-development feature might not be available for your use. There can be
[risks when enabling features still in development](../../../administration/feature_flags.md#risks-when-enabling-features-still-in-development).
Refer to this feature's version history for more details.
FLAG:
On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is available. To hide the feature,
ask an administrator to [disable the feature flag](../../../administration/feature_flags.md) named `context_commits`.
On GitLab.com, this feature is available.
When reviewing a merge request, it helps to have more context about the changes
made. That includes unchanged lines in unchanged files, and previous commits
......@@ -66,22 +62,3 @@ To view the changes done on those previously merged commits:
1. Scroll to **(file-tree)** **Compare** and select **previously merged commits**:
![Previously merged commits](img/previously_merged_commits_v14_1.png)
### Enable or disable viewing merge request commits in context **(FREE SELF)**
Viewing merge request commits in context is under development and not ready for production use. It is
deployed behind a feature flag that is **disabled by default**.
[GitLab administrators with access to the GitLab Rails console](../../../administration/feature_flags.md)
can enable it.
To enable it:
```ruby
Feature.enable(:context_commits)
```
To disable it:
```ruby
Feature.disable(:context_commits)
```
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