Filter current user to top of assignee list in issues/merge requests

What does this MR do?

Fixes #2076 (closed)

Filter the current user to the top of the assignee list in issues and merge requests. This makes it fast/easy for a user to assign themselves without compromising the UI. This is the same thing we do in the filter select boxes in other places.

Are there points in the code the reviewer needs to double check?

No.

Why was this MR needed?

Users requested the feature in #2076 (closed)

Added 1 commit:

• 3adcf224 - Add assign to me button on issue/mr page. Fixes #2706 (closed)

@skyruler @dzaporozhets Here is my proposal for implementing #2076 (closed)

Please provide feedback on the button location. We can adjust as you think it works best. Thanks.

I dont like it as a button:

• takes too much attention
• break balance for milestone and subscription block
• take place where i get used to click on milestone.

Proposals:

• try small link instead of bitton
• Or remove button and Add you name as first in assignee dropdown

@skyruler your ideas?

for me it look like confirmation after "select assignee" cause you still able to select yourself from the list.

1 quick solution is make yourself a bit different from the dropdown results and on top then we can remove the button (I just saw that you have the same idea @dzaporozhets).

2 solution make it different look maybe put it above the dropdown

@skyruler How would you make it look different for 2?

It's really not much work to have the current user first in the list. If that's what you both think is the best route, I'll change this merge request. It's basically a war of one click vs. two 😃

@dblessing @skyruler Its easy if we dont have assignee. We can put a link like this:

But I dont know how to handle it with assignee

@dblessing update?

@JobV I'll try to redo this. I'll filter the user to the top of the list and also see how it looks with the 'Assign to me' text link above the field.

Added 1539 commits:

• 3adcf224...76b2250c - 1538 commits from branch gitlab-org:master
• 49e66a63 - Filter current user to the top of the assignee list to make assign to self easier

Added 1 commit:

• 11b54edf - Filter current user to the top of issue assignee list

Title changed from Add assign to me button on issue/mr page to Filter current user to top of assignee list in issues/merge requests

@dzaporozhets I changed to just filter user to the top of the list. Let's start with this and revisit the 'assign to me' link later if necessary.

Reassigned to @dzaporozhets

mentioned in issue #2076 (closed)

@dblessing great

Milestone changed to 8.3

mentioned in commit c823e85d

Status changed to merged