dosubot[bot] commented on issue #8542: URL: https://github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/issues/8542#issuecomment-3198833579
<!-- Greeting --> Hi @CVidCev! I'm [Dosu](https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot) and I’m helping the incubator-devlake team. <!-- Answer --> The pr_coding_time value is calculated as the time between the first commit in the MR's branch and the creation of the MR itself. If the first commit is pushed right before opening the MR (which is common when working locally and pushing everything at once), pr_coding_time will be zero or missing, even if the actual coding took longer. This is a known limitation—DevLake relies on the timestamps in Git for this calculation and can't infer time spent coding locally before the first push. To ensure pr_coding_time is captured, it's best to create a feature branch and make at least one commit before opening the MR, but even then, if the commit and MR creation are close together, the value may still be very small or zero. There is currently no built-in way to improve this measurement in DevLake for GitLab MRs [reference](https://github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/discussions/8440). Edge cases like single-commit MRs, MRs created directly on main, or missing commit metadata can also result in missing or zero pr_coding_time [reference](https://github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/blob/2c15ad880dce830c6512fa58039527cbf4745b8b/backend/core/models/domainlayer/code/pull_request.go). No recent changes have altered this logic. <!-- Dosu Comment Footer --> *To reply, just mention [@dosu](https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot).* --- <sup>How did I do? [Good](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/54b52e99-077f-42be-8d3b-d24315097450?feedback_type=great_response) | [Irrelevant](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/54b52e99-077f-42be-8d3b-d24315097450?feedback_type=irrelevant_answer) | [Incorrect](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/54b52e99-077f-42be-8d3b-d24315097450?feedback_type=incorrect_sources) | [Verbose](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/54b52e99-077f-42be-8d3b-d24315097450?feedback_type=too_verbose) | [Hallucination](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/54b52e99-077f-42be-8d3b-d24315097450?feedback_type=hallucination) | [Report 🐛](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/54b52e99-077f-42be-8d3b-d24315097450?feedback_type=bug_report) | [Other](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/54b52e99-077f-42be-8d3b-d24315097450?feedback_type=other)</sup> [](https://app.dosu.dev/b4e8e847-d479-4541-83a8-d88d83fea5c9/ask?utm_source=githu b) [](https://go.dosu.dev/discord-bot) [](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%40dosu_ai%20helped%20me%20solve%20this%20issue!&url=https%3A//github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/issues/8542) -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@devlake.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org
