Detect and link references to commits/issues/users/etc. in commits/comments/etc. (feature request)

Created by: riyad

It would be nice if there was a scheme of references that would be recognized and linked accordingly by Gitlab.

It would be quite useful and its application would be quite universal.

Github's GitHub Flavored Markdown would probably be a good start for an idea on how to implement such a feature.

Example formats: 1234567 would link to commit 1234567 @foo would link to the respective user !123 would link to a issue #123 (closed) would link to a merge request

[foo] would link to the wiki page &foo would link to/embed an attachment $foo would link to/embed a snippet

Usage examples: "Fixes !123" in a commit message "This has already been fixed by @foo in #123 (closed)" in an issue note "You should ask @foo" in a note "Installation instructions have been updated accordingly in [Install_on_Windows]" in an issue note "RTL layout is borked (see &1234567_rtl_layout_fail.jpg)" in an issue "Then use the database update script $db_update.sh" in a wiki page or an issue note ... use your imagination ;)

Further ideas:

• notify users when they have been mentioned somewhere
• automatically add a "Fixed in 1234567" to an issue when there is a "Fixes !123" in a commit message