gitlab_get_user_code_changes_summary

Analyze a user's code contributions over a specified period, providing metrics like lines added/removed, files changed, language breakdown, and trend analysis. Use for productivity assessment, reporting, or capacity planning in GitLab projects.

Instructions

Get lines added/removed and files changed by user over period

Generate comprehensive statistics about a user's code contributions including quantitative metrics and impact analysis.

Returns code change summary with:

Volume metrics: lines added, removed, net change
File statistics: files created, modified, deleted
Language breakdown: contributions by file type
Project distribution: changes across repositories
Trend analysis: velocity over time periods

Use cases:

Development productivity analysis
Code contribution reporting
Team capacity planning
Performance review data

Parameters:

user_id: Numeric user ID
username: Username string (use either user_id or username)
project_id: Optional project scope filter
since: Analysis period start (YYYY-MM-DD)
until: Analysis period end (YYYY-MM-DD)
include_languages: Break down by programming language
include_trends: Include time-series trend data
granularity: Data granularity (daily, weekly, monthly)

Example: Get quarterly code change summary

{
  "username": "johndoe",
  "since": "2024-01-01", 
  "until": "2024-03-31",
  "include_languages": true,
  "granularity": "weekly"
}

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`per_page`	No	Number of results per page Type: integer Range: 1-100 Default: 20 Example: 50 (for faster browsing) Tip: Use smaller values (10-20) for detailed operations, larger (50-100) for listing
`project_id`	No	Optional project scope filter
`since`	No	Commits after date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`until`	No	Commits before date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`username`	Yes	Username string

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "per_page": {
      "default": 50,
      "description": "Number of results per page\nType: integer\nRange: 1-100\nDefault: 20\nExample: 50 (for faster browsing)\nTip: Use smaller values (10-20) for detailed operations, larger (50-100) for listing",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "project_id": {
      "description": "Optional project scope filter",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "since": {
      "description": "Commits after date (YYYY-MM-DD)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "until": {
      "description": "Commits before date (YYYY-MM-DD)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "username": {
      "description": "Username string",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "username"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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