git-ubuntu MP workflows in Launchpad

[Robie Basak]

On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 10:03:56AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> The one case where this is currently suboptimal is if the last comment on
> the MP is from an Ubuntu dev saying it needs changes, but the submitter has
> pushed new changes addressing that feedback without leaving a further
> comment on the MP.  An MP in such a state is ready for sponsorship team
> action, but would have the commenter's name in bold and per the above would
> be deprioritized.  This could be addressed if the "last comment" field also
> checked whether there were commits newer than the last comment.  But I think
> this is enough to be getting on with, even without that tweak.

This is what I was alluding to when I said "imperfectly equivalent" :-)

I did look into the Launchpad API to see if the commit timestamp was
available without a full clone. Unfortunately it isn't. But there is a
"date repository last updated" field, which might be good enough for
now.