Replace the delete-and-repost strategy with edit-in-place:
1. No existing review → POST new (first run)
2. Same state, same body → skip entirely (threads preserved)
3. Same state, body changed → PATCH body in place via timeline API
4. State change needed → PATCH old body to "Superseded", POST new
This preserves conversation threads on inline comments. Replies to
findings are never lost. The only time a new review is posted is on
first run or when the state transitions (APPROVED ↔ REQUEST_CHANGES).
New Gitea client methods:
- EditComment: PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/comments/{id}
- GetTimelineReviewCommentID: finds the comment ID for a review body
by scanning the issue timeline for the sentinel
Also simplifies shouldEscalate: removes the login parameter requirement
for pre-posting scenarios (uses findOwnReview to get login from existing
review instead).
Tests: findOwnReview (4 cases), EditComment (2 cases),
GetTimelineReviewCommentID (2 cases), shouldEscalate (8 cases updated).
Before posting, compare the new review body+event against the existing
review with the same sentinel. If identical, skip entirely — this
preserves conversation threads on inline comments and avoids
re-notifying reviewers for findings they already know about.
Only re-posts when findings actually change (fixed, new, or different).
Tests: 6 cases covering identical, different body, different state,
stale reviews, and different sentinels.
Security (MAJOR):
- Add filepath.EvalSymlinks after Clean for system-prompt-file
- Re-validate resolved path is still within workspace
- Prevents symlink → /etc/shadow exfiltration via malicious repo
Worst-wins:
- Check BEFORE posting (not after) — no delete+repost dance
- Identify sibling bots by <!-- review-bot: prefix in body
- Only escalates for bot reviews, not human REQUEST_CHANGES
- If sibling bot has REQUEST_CHANGES and we would APPROVE → post
REQUEST_CHANGES instead
Addresses security review finding #1 (MAJOR) and sonnet finding #1.