refs platform/board#3920: add GitLab provider user as Maintainers of project

[FabrizioCafolla]

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PR Type

Enhancement

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Description

• Add automatic GitLab user assignment as project maintainer

• Introduce configurable variable for user auto-assignment control

• Fetch current GitLab user data for membership management

• Update changelog with new feature documentation

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Changes walkthrough 📝

	Relevant files
Enhancement	main.tf Add GitLab user membership management                                        main.tf Add gitlab_current_user data source to fetch current user Create gitlab_project_membership resource for maintainer assignment Conditionally assign current user as maintainer based on variable +9/-0
Configuration changes	variables.tf Add auto-assignment configuration variable                              variables.tf Add autoassign_current_user_as_maintainer boolean variable Set default value to true for automatic assignment Include descriptive documentation for the new variable +6/-0
Documentation	CHANGELOG.md Document new feature release                                                          CHANGELOG.md Add version 1.1.0 release entry Document new GitLab user maintainer assignment feature Include reference to platform/board issue #3920 +8/-0

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Pull Request Overview

This PR adds automatic assignment of the current GitLab provider user as a maintainer of the created project, providing them with the necessary permissions to commit and push the GitLab Agent configuration file.

• Added a new configurable variable to control automatic user assignment as maintainer
• Implemented GitLab project membership resource to assign the current user as maintainer
• Updated changelog to document the new feature

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

File	Description
variables.tf	Added new boolean variable to control automatic maintainer assignment
main.tf	Added data sources for current user lookup and project membership resource
CHANGELOG.md	Documented the new feature in version 1.1.0

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🔒 Security concerns Privilege escalation: The feature automatically assigns the current user as a project maintainer with default value true. This could lead to unintended privilege escalation if users are not aware of this behavior. While the user is already authenticated with the GitLab provider, automatically granting maintainer access should be carefully considered and documented.

⚡ Recommended focus areas for review Resource Dependency The gitlab_project_membership resource references data.gitlab_user.this.id but this data source depends on data.gitlab_current_user.this.username. Consider adding explicit depends_on to ensure proper resource ordering and avoid potential race conditions during terraform apply. resource "gitlab_project_membership" "project" { count = var.autoassign_current_user_as_maintainer ? 1 : 0 project = local.project_id user_id = data.gitlab_user.this.id access_level = "maintainer" } Default Behavior The variable defaults to true, which means users will automatically be assigned as maintainers unless explicitly disabled. Consider if this should be opt-in rather than opt-out for security best practices. variable "autoassign_current_user_as_maintainer" { description = "Automatically assign the current Gitlab user (from the Gitlab provider) as a maintainer of the created project. This is useful to ensure that the user has rights to commit and push the Gitlab Agent configuration file." type = bool default = true }

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Pull Request Overview

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

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[FabrizioCafolla]

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PR Code Suggestions ✨

Latest suggestions up to 7e30910

Category	Suggestion	Impact
General	Prevent membership assignment for existing projects The resource creates membership for both existing and new projects, but should only apply when creating a new project. Add a condition to prevent assigning membership to existing projects where the user might already have appropriate access. main.tf [94-99] resource "gitlab_project_membership" "project" { - count = var.autoassign_current_user_as_maintainer ? 1 : 0 + count = var.autoassign_current_user_as_maintainer && local.use_existing_project == 0 ? 1 : 0 project = local.project_id user_id = data.gitlab_current_user.this.id access_level = "maintainer" } Suggestion importance[1-10]: 8 __ Why: This is a critical improvement that prevents potential conflicts when working with existing projects where the user may already have access. The suggestion correctly identifies that membership should only be assigned when creating new projects (local.use_existing_project == 0).	Medium

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Previous suggestions

Suggestions up to commit 45a4246

Category	Suggestion	Impact
Possible issue	Prevent membership conflicts with existing projects Add a condition to only create membership when a new project is created (local.use_existing_project == 0). This prevents potential conflicts when working with existing projects that may already have membership configurations. main.tf [98-103] resource "gitlab_project_membership" "project" { - count = var.autoassign_current_user_as_maintainer ? 1 : 0 + count = var.autoassign_current_user_as_maintainer && local.use_existing_project == 0 ? 1 : 0 project = local.project_id - user_id = data.gitlab_user.this.id + user_id = data.gitlab_current_user.this.id access_level = "maintainer" } Suggestion importance[1-10]: 8 __ Why: This is a valuable suggestion that addresses a potential issue where adding membership to existing projects could cause conflicts. The condition local.use_existing_project == 0 ensures membership is only created for new projects.	Medium
General	Remove redundant data source The gitlab_user data source is redundant since gitlab_current_user already provides the user ID. Using data.gitlab_current_user.this.id directly eliminates an unnecessary API call and simplifies the configuration. main.tf [59-61] -data "gitlab_user" "this" { - username = data.gitlab_current_user.this.username -} +# Remove this data source - use data.gitlab_current_user.this.id directly Suggestion importance[1-10]: 6 __ Why: The suggestion correctly identifies that gitlab_user data source is redundant since gitlab_current_user already provides the user ID. This optimization reduces API calls and simplifies the configuration.	Low
	Use direct user ID reference Use data.gitlab_current_user.this.id directly instead of the redundant gitlab_user data source. This reduces API calls and simplifies the resource configuration. main.tf [98-103] resource "gitlab_project_membership" "project" { count = var.autoassign_current_user_as_maintainer ? 1 : 0 project = local.project_id - user_id = data.gitlab_user.this.id + user_id = data.gitlab_current_user.this.id access_level = "maintainer" } Suggestion importance[1-10]: 6 __ Why: This suggestion correctly proposes using data.gitlab_current_user.this.id directly instead of the redundant gitlab_user data source, which aligns with the first suggestion and improves efficiency.	Low

[FabrizioCafolla]

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PR Description updated to latest commit (7e30910)