ado-git-repo-insights 2.7.3

Extract Azure DevOps Pull Request metrics to SQLite and generate PowerBI-compatible CSVs.

ado-git-repo-insights

Extract Azure DevOps Pull Request metrics to SQLite and generate PowerBI-compatible CSVs.

Overview

This tool replaces the MongoDB-based ado-pull-request-metrics with a lightweight, file-based solution that:

• Stores data in SQLite - No external database required
• Runs as an Azure DevOps Pipeline Task - Scheduled daily extraction
• Preserves the PowerBI CSV contract - Same filenames, columns, and ordering
• Supports incremental + backfill extraction - Efficient daily updates with periodic convergence

Quick Start

Installation

pip install ado-git-repo-insights

Usage Options

This tool provides two ways to extract Azure DevOps Pull Request metrics:

Aspect	CLI (Option 1)	Extension (Option 2)
Requires Python	Yes	No (bundled)
Installation	pip install	Upload VSIX to ADO
Pipeline syntax	Script steps	Task step
Works outside ADO	Yes	No (ADO only)
Flexibility	Higher	Standard

Option 1: Python CLI

Best for users comfortable with Python/pip, custom scripts, and non-ADO CI/CD systems.

First Run (Extract Data)

ado-insights extract \
  --organization MyOrg \
  --projects "ProjectOne,ProjectTwo" \
  --pat $ADO_PAT \
  --database ./ado-insights.sqlite

Note: End date defaults to yesterday (to avoid incomplete data). Include today: --end-date $(date +%Y-%m-%d) (Bash) or --end-date (Get-Date -Format yyyy-MM-dd) (PowerShell)

Generate CSVs

ado-insights generate-csv \
  --database ./ado-insights.sqlite \
  --output ./csv_output

Backfill Mode (Weekly Convergence)

ado-insights extract \
  --organization MyOrg \
  --projects "ProjectOne,ProjectTwo" \
  --pat $ADO_PAT \
  --database ./ado-insights.sqlite \
  --backfill-days 60

Option 2: Azure DevOps Extension

Best for teams that prefer the ADO pipeline editor UI or want a self-contained task without managing Python dependencies.

steps:
  - task: ExtractPullRequests@2
    inputs:
      organization: 'MyOrg'
      projects: 'Project1,Project2'
      pat: '$(PAT_SECRET)'
      database: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/data/ado-insights.sqlite'
      outputDir: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/csv_output'

Installation:

1. Download the .vsix from GitHub Releases
2. Install in your ADO organization: Organization Settings → Extensions → Browse local extensions

PR Insights Dashboard

Once the extension is installed and a pipeline runs successfully with the aggregates artifact published, the PR Insights hub appears in the project navigation menu. The dashboard auto-discovers pipelines that publish aggregates.

Configuration precedence:

1. ?dataset=<url> — Direct URL (dev/testing only)
2. ?pipelineId=<id> — Query parameter override
3. Extension settings — User-scoped saved preference (Project Settings → PR Insights Settings)
4. Auto-discovery — Find pipelines with 'aggregates' artifact

Configuration

Create a config.yaml file:

organization: MyOrg

projects:
  - ProjectOne
  - ProjectTwo
  - Project%20Three  # URL-encoded names supported

api:
  base_url: https://dev.azure.com
  version: 7.1-preview.1
  rate_limit_sleep_seconds: 0.5
  max_retries: 3
  retry_delay_seconds: 5
  retry_backoff_multiplier: 2.0

backfill:
  enabled: true
  window_days: 60

Then run:

ado-insights extract --config config.yaml --pat $ADO_PAT

Azure DevOps Pipeline Integration

Use pr-insights-pipeline.yml for a production-ready template that includes:

• Daily incremental extraction
• Sunday backfill for data convergence
• Dashboard-compatible aggregates artifact

See sample-pipeline.yml for additional reference.

Daily Schedule with Sunday Backfill

The production template uses a single daily schedule that detects Sundays for backfill:

schedules:
  - cron: "0 6 * * *"  # Daily at 6 AM UTC
    displayName: "Daily PR Extraction"
    branches:
      include: [main]
    always: true

On Sundays, the pipeline automatically performs a 60-day backfill for data convergence.

CSV Output Contract

The following CSVs are generated with exact schema and column order for PowerBI compatibility:

File	Columns
organizations.csv	organization_name
projects.csv	organization_name, project_name
repositories.csv	repository_id, repository_name, project_name, organization_name
pull_requests.csv	pull_request_uid, pull_request_id, organization_name, project_name, repository_id, user_id, title, status, description, creation_date, closed_date, cycle_time_minutes
users.csv	user_id, display_name, email
reviewers.csv	pull_request_uid, user_id, vote, repository_id

Security & Permissions

PR Insights Dashboard (Phase 3)

The PR Insights dashboard reads data from pipeline-produced artifacts. Users must have Build Read permission on the analytics pipeline to view dashboard data.

Requirement	Details
Permission scope	Build → Read on the pipeline that produces artifacts
No special redaction	Data is not filtered per-user; access is all-or-nothing
Artifact retention	Operators must configure retention for their desired analytics window

If a user lacks permissions, the dashboard displays: "No access to analytics pipeline artifacts. Ask an admin for Build Read on pipeline X."

Governance

This project is governed by authoritative documents in agents/:

• INVARIANTS.md - 25 non-negotiable invariants
• definition-of-done.md - Completion criteria
• victory-gates.md - Verification gates

Development

# Setup
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # or .venv\Scripts\activate on Windows
pip install -e .[dev]

# Lint + Format
ruff check .
ruff format .

# Type Check
mypy src/

# Test
pytest

Contributing

Line Endings (Windows Developers)

This repo uses LF line endings for cross-platform compatibility. The .gitattributes file handles this automatically, but for best results:

# Recommended: Let .gitattributes be the source of truth
git config core.autocrlf false

# Alternative: Convert on commit (but not checkout)
git config core.autocrlf input

If you see "CRLF will be replaced by LF" warnings, that's expected behavior.

License

MIT