# google/git-appraise

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5,303 stars · 144 forks · Go · Apache-2.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/google/git-appraise
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/google-git-appraise.md

## Description

git-appraise is a decentralized code review tool and distributed review workflow engine. It allows teams to conduct peer reviews by storing review requests, comments, and approvals as objects directly within Git repositories, eliminating the need for a central server.

The system synchronizes review data across team members using standard Git push and pull operations. It manages the entire lifecycle of a code change—from the initial review request to the final merge—by using Git references to track the state and identity of reviews.

The project covers code approval workflows, including the enforcement of mandatory reviewer approvals. It also functions as a tracker for continuous integration results and automated static analysis, recording build outcomes as structured objects tied to specific code revisions.

## Tags

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Distributed Code Reviews](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/distributed-code-reviews.md) — Conducts peer reviews by storing requests and approvals as Git objects, removing the need for a central server.
- [Reference-Based State Tracking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/change-tracking/state-tracking-utilities/action-based-state-tracking/vcs-state-tracking/reference-based-state-tracking.md) — Tracks the state and identity of code reviews using named Git references as pointers to metadata objects.
- [Code Review Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/code-review-interfaces.md) — Stores comment metadata and threading as structured data to track authorship and location within the repository. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/schema/comment.json))
- [Revision-Linked Metadata](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/commit-management/commit-message-annotations/revision-linked-metadata.md) — Attaches review comments and CI results to specific code revisions using unique commit hashes.
- [Decentralized Code Review Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/decentralized-code-review-management.md) — Provides a system to store review requests and comments as objects within a repository for serverless peer reviews. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise#readme))
- [Inline Code Commenting](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/inline-code-commenting.md) — Enables adding feedback to general reviews or attaching specific notes to individual lines of code. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/docs/tutorial.md))
- [Remote Repository Syncing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/local-file-syncing/remote-repository-syncing.md) — Synchronizes review requests and comments across team members using standard Git push and pull operations. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise#readme))
- [Review Process Initiation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/review-process-initiation.md) — Initiates a review process by associating commits with a target reference and a descriptive message. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/docs/tutorial.md))
- [Review Request Initialization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/review-request-initialization.md) — Allows specifying the requester, reviewers, and target branch to initialize a distributed code review process. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/schema/request.json))
- [Git Collaboration Workflows](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/team-collaboration-tools/git-collaboration-workflows.md) — Manages team feedback and approvals directly within Git to keep the review history tied to the code.
- [Analysis Result Tracking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/code-quality-analysis/automated-code-analysis-tools/analysis-result-tracking.md) — Records timestamps and status indicators linked to external reports to track automated code check outcomes. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/schema/analysis.json))
- [Continuous Integration Status Trackers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/continuous-integration-status-trackers.md) — Tracks and reports the status of automated build and test pipelines by storing results tied to revisions. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/README.md))
- [Contextual Review Displays](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/pull-request-review-interfaces/contextual-review-displays.md) — Displays review status, associated reviewers, and code differences for specific reviews. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/docs/tutorial.md))
- [Review Feedback Visualization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/review-feedback-visualization.md) — Lists and displays comments and code differences for specific revisions during the review process. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/README.md))
- [Review State Summaries](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/review-state-summaries.md) — Provides summaries of all pending, accepted, or rejected reviews currently active in the repository. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/docs/tutorial.md))

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Decentralized Workflow State](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/decentralized-workflow-state.md) — Maintains the entire review lifecycle and approval status within the Git repository instead of a central server.
- [Approval Workflows](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/approval-workflows.md) — Manages the lifecycle and approval status of code changes before they are merged into target branches.
- [Code Review Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/code-review-tools.md) — Provides a decentralized toolset for the inspection, commenting, and approval process of code changes.
- [Merge Requirement Governance](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/merge-requirement-governance.md) — Enforces mandatory review requirements, such as minimum approval counts, before changes can be merged. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/custom-properties))
- [Collaborative Peer Reviews](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/project-management-governance/project-governance/community-curation-collaboration/collaborative-peer-reviews.md) — Enables collaborative feedback by managing review data as objects within repositories without a central server. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/go.mod))
- [Review Approval Workflows](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/review-approval-workflows.md) — Allows marking reviews as approved to signal that changes are ready to be merged into the target branch. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/docs/tutorial.md))
- [Review Processes](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/review-processes.md) — Combines accepted reviews into the target branch while preserving the full history of the review process. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/docs/tutorial.md))
- [CI Outcome Organizers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/git-based-result-organizers/ci-outcome-organizers.md) — Records CI build outcomes and automated analysis results as structured objects in the Git history.
- [Review Resolution Strategies](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/review-resolution-strategies.md) — Allows marking changes as accepted and submitting reviewed code using merge or rebase strategies. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/README.md))

### Business & Productivity Software

- [Distributed Code Commenting](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/feedback-collection-interfaces/threaded-feedback-collection/distributed-code-commenting.md) — Provides asynchronous, threaded commenting on specific lines of code synchronized via Git.

### Data & Databases

- [Git Object Backends](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/object-oriented-databases/git-object-backends.md) — Stores review metadata and comments as immutable, content-addressed Git objects to avoid central databases.

### Networking & Communication

- [Git-Reference Synchronization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/distributed-systems-p2p/distributed-computing/data-synchronization-consistency/peer-to-peer-synchronization-engines/git-reference-synchronization.md) — Synchronizes review data across team members by pushing and pulling standard Git references and objects.

### Repository Format

- [Content-Addressable Review Storage](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/repository-format/content-addressable-review-storage.md) — Uses immutable Git objects to ensure review comments and CI results are permanently linked to specific code versions.

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Build Result Persistence](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/ci-integrations/build-result-persistence.md) — Records the outcome, timestamp, and agent identity of continuous integration runs as structured objects. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise/blob/master/schema/ci.json))
- [Decentralized Result Tracking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/ci-integrations/decentralized-result-tracking.md) — Records build results and automated analysis outcomes as structured notes within the Git repository.

### System Administration & Monitoring

- [Build Result Recording](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/ci-build-status-monitoring/build-result-recording.md) — Records CI build and test results as structured notes tied to specific code revisions. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise#readme))

### Testing & Quality Assurance

- [Static Analysis PR Commenters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/testing-quality-assurance/static-analysis-pr-commenters.md) — Imports automated static analysis findings and attaches them as comments to the relevant code revisions. ([source](https://github.com/google/git-appraise#readme))