Skip to content

feat(ask): start chat from selected code range - #1553

Open
nikhil008-git wants to merge 4 commits into
sourcebot-dev:mainfrom
nikhil008-git:feat/ask-selected-code
Open

feat(ask): start chat from selected code range#1553
nikhil008-git wants to merge 4 commits into
sourcebot-dev:mainfrom
nikhil008-git:feat/ask-selected-code

Conversation

@nikhil008-git

@nikhil008-git nikhil008-git commented Aug 7, 2026

Copy link
Copy Markdown

Summary

Adds an “Ask Sourcebot” action to the existing code-selection popover in Browse and search previews.

When code is selected, Ask Sourcebot:

  • Creates a new chat.
  • Seeds the prompt with Explain this selected code.
  • Attaches the repository, revision, file path, and selected line range.
  • Resolves the file server-side at the selected revision.
  • Sends only the selected lines to the model with original line numbers.
  • Keeps Share selection behavior unchanged.

This implements issue #1534 Option A only. Side panels and inline conversations are out of scope.

Screenshots

Screenshot 2026-08-07 at 2 19 34 PM

Testing

  • Focused web tests pass: 11 files, 251 tests.
  • Web lint passes.
  • Manual Ask testing is blocked locally because this deployment has no Ask Sourcebot entitlement; the button correctly
    reports that limitation.

Use the first screenshot for Screenshots. Put the entitlement-error screenshot under Testing or omit it if you want
the PR to look cleaner.


Note

Medium Risk
Changes the Ask agent prompt pipeline and new-chat bootstrap path; behavior is covered by unit tests but incorrect range handling could omit or mislabel code context for the model.

Overview
Adds Ask SourceBot to the code-selection popover in Browse (alongside Share selection). A selection starts a new chat seeded with Explain this selected code. and a file source carrying repo, revision, path, and line range.

Chat creation: useCreate新建ChatThread exposes createChatFromSource, merges explicit sources into the initial UI message via createUIMessage, and uses an in-flight guard so double-clicks don’t create duplicate chats. Disabled MCP server IDs from local storage are preserved for this path.

Model context: FileSource optionally includes a validated range. The agent resolves the file at the chosen revision, slices content with sliceFileSourceForPrompt (invalid ranges are dropped), and injects only those lines into the dynamic prompt with original line numbers (selected_lines metadata + addLineNumbers offset).

Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit 2b7bc80. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • 新建 Features

    • Added an “Ask SourceBot” option to the file editor context menu.
    • Start chats from a selected file or specific line range for focused code explanations.
    • Preserve selected ranges and original line numbering in chat prompts.
    • Retain selected source attachments when creating chat messages.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Safely handle invalid or reversed line ranges.
    • Prevent duplicate chat creation while a new chat is being opened.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for ranged sources, offsets, full-file prompts, invalid selections, and source-based chat creation.

@coderabbitai

coderabbitai Bot commented Aug 7, 2026

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Review Change Stack

Walkthrough

The editor context menu now sends selected file ranges to a new SourceBot chat. File-source validation, prompt slicing, line offsets, range metadata, explicit source propagation, and chat creation support the flow.

Changes

Selected SourceBot Chat

Layer / File(s) Summary
Source range contract and prompt handling
packages/web/src/features/tools/types.ts, packages/web/src/ee/features/chat/agent.ts, packages/web/src/ee/features/chat/agent.test.ts
FileSource supports validated line ranges. Prompt generation slices selected lines, preserves offsets, includes range metadata, and excludes invalid ranges.
Explicit source chat creation
packages/web/src/features/chat/utils.ts, packages/web/src/features/chat/utils.test.ts, packages/web/src/features/chat/useCreate新建ChatThread.ts, packages/web/src/features/chat/useCreate新建ChatThread.test.tsx
createUIMessage accepts explicit sources. The chat thread hook creates and persists a chat containing the selected source while preventing concurrent creation.
Editor SourceBot action
packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/editorContextMenu.tsx
The context menu converts the editor selection into file and range metadata and adds an “Ask SourceBot” action.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant EditorContextMenu
  participant useCreate新建ChatThread
  participant createUIMessage
  participant setChatState
  EditorContextMenu->>useCreate新建ChatThread: createChatFromSource(selected file range)
  useCreate新建ChatThread->>createUIMessage: build message with explicit source
  createUIMessage-->>useCreate新建ChatThread: data-source message part
  useCreate新建ChatThread->>setChatState: persist chat state
Loading

Possibly related issues

  • sourcebot-dev/sourcebot#1534: The PR adds the requested Ask SourceBot action for selected code ranges and attaches the selection to a new chat.

Possibly related PRs

Suggested reviewers: brendan-kellam

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5
✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked 问题 check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes starting a chat from a selected code range, which is the main change.
✨ Finishing Touches
🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)
  • Create PR with unit tests

Thanks for using CodeRabbit! It's free for OSS, and your support helps us grow. If you like it, consider giving us a shout-out.

❤️ Share

Comment @coderabbitai help to get the list of available commands.

@nikhil008-git

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Author

closes #1534

@coderabbitai coderabbitai Bot left a comment

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

Actionable comments posted: 1

🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@packages/web/src/ee/features/chat/agent.ts`:
- Around line 1033-1034: Update the files parameter type in createPrompt to
include the range and lineOffset properties accessed by the prompt template,
using types consistent with their existing usage in the files.map rendering and
addLineNumbers call.
🪄 Autofix

Fix all unresolved CodeRabbit comments on this PR:

  • Push a commit to this branch (recommended)
  • Create a new PR with the fixes

ℹ️ Review info
⚙️ Run configuration

Configuration used: 组织 UI

Review profile: CHILL

Plan: Pro Plus

Run ID: ed24b0e1-853e-4d18-ac94-7a2ce45a6963

📥 提交

Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 472692a and 865aac8.

📒 Files selected for processing (7)
  • packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/editorContextMenu.tsx
  • packages/web/src/ee/features/chat/agent.test.ts
  • packages/web/src/ee/features/chat/agent.ts
  • packages/web/src/features/chat/useCreate新建ChatThread.ts
  • packages/web/src/features/chat/utils.test.ts
  • packages/web/src/features/chat/utils.ts
  • packages/web/src/features/tools/types.ts

Comment thread packages/web/src/ee/features/chat/agent.ts
Comment thread packages/web/src/features/chat/useCreate新建ChatThread.ts
Comment thread packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/editorContextMenu.tsx

@coderabbitai coderabbitai Bot left a comment

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

Actionable comments posted: 1

🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@packages/web/src/features/chat/useCreate新建ChatThread.ts`:
- Around line 34-39: Update create新建ChatThread and its createChat handling so
every terminal path clears createInFlightRef.current and isLoading, including
unexpected rejections, service-error returns, and successful navigation after
router.push. Ensure later calls are not blocked when createChat fails or the
hook remains mounted after success, and add regression tests covering failure
and post-success cleanup.
🪄 Autofix

Fix all unresolved CodeRabbit comments on this PR:

  • Push a commit to this branch (recommended)
  • Create a new PR with the fixes

ℹ️ Review info
⚙️ Run configuration

Configuration used: 组织 UI

Review profile: CHILL

Plan: Pro Plus

Run ID: 6d3cc5ee-0c6b-4479-9aa6-fca2f42048d5

📥 提交

Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 35956de and 2b7bc80.

📒 Files selected for processing (2)
  • packages/web/src/features/chat/useCreate新建ChatThread.test.tsx
  • packages/web/src/features/chat/useCreate新建ChatThread.ts

Comment on lines 34 to +39
const create新建ChatThread = useCallback(async (children: Descendant[], override搜索Scopes?: 搜索Scope[], overrideDisabledMcpServerIds?: string[], attachments: AttachmentData[] = []) => {
if (createInFlightRef.current) {
return;
}
createInFlightRef.current = true;

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

🧩 Analysis chain

🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

# Verify the createChat rejection contract.
rg -n -C 8 '\bcreateChat\b' packages/web/src

# Verify whether the hook remains mounted after navigation.
rg -n -C 8 '\buseCreate新建ChatThread\s*\(' packages/web/src

仓库: sourcebot-dev/sourcebot

Length of output: 24052


🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '--- useCreate新建ChatThread outline ---\n'
ast-grep outline packages/web/src/features/chat/useCreate新建ChatThread.ts --view expanded || true

printf '\n--- useCreate新建ChatThread full file ---\n'
cat -n packages/web/src/features/chat/useCreate新建ChatThread.ts

printf '\n--- createChat implementation ---\n'
cat -n packages/web/src/features/chat/actions.ts

printf '\n--- imports/usages with context ---\n'
rg -n -C 15 'useCreate新建ChatThread|create新建ChatThread|createChatFromSource|isLoading' packages/web/src/app packages/web/src/features/chat

仓库: sourcebot-dev/sourcebot

Length of output: 252


🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- useCreate新建ChatThread implementation ---'
cat -n packages/web/src/features/chat/useCreate新建ChatThread.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- createChat implementation ---'
cat -n packages/web/src/features/chat/actions.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- hook callers with context ---'
rg -n -C 15 'useCreate新建ChatThread|create新建ChatThread|createChatFromSource|isLoading' packages/web/src/app packages/web/src/features/chat

仓库: sourcebot-dev/sourcebot

Length of output: 50380


Clear the in-flight state on every terminal path.

If createChat rejects outside the isServiceError return path, both callbacks leave createInFlightRef.current === true and isLoading === true. Later calls then return immediately. Successful calls also may leave these values set after router.push.

Handle rejected calls and reset both values before returning. Reset them after successful navigation if the hook may remain mounted. Add failure and post-success regression tests.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@packages/web/src/features/chat/useCreate新建ChatThread.ts` around lines 34 -
39, Update create新建ChatThread and its createChat handling so every terminal
path clears createInFlightRef.current and isLoading, including unexpected
rejections, service-error returns, and successful navigation after router.push.
Ensure later calls are not blocked when createChat fails or the hook remains
mounted after success, and add regression tests covering failure and
post-success cleanup.

@cursor cursor Bot left a comment

Copy link
Copy Markdown

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

Cursor Bugbot has reviewed your changes using high effort and found 1 potential issue.

Fix All in Cursor

❌ Bugbot Autofix is OFF. To automatically fix reported issues with cloud agents, enable autofix in the Cursor dashboard.

Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit 2b7bc80. Configure here.

});

router.push(`/chat/${response.id}`);
}, [router, setChatState, toast]);

Copy link
Copy Markdown

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

In-flight lock never released

Medium Severity

createInFlightRef is set to true at the start of create新建ChatThread and createChatFromSource, but it is only cleared on a ServiceError. Any thrown error before that check, or a success path that does not unmount the hook instance, leaves the guard stuck so later Ask or new-chat attempts no-op with no recovery.

Fix in Cursor Fix in Web

Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit 2b7bc80. Configure here.

注册 for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? 登录 to comment

标签

None yet

项目

None yet

Development

Successfully merging this pull request may close these issues.

1 participant