Tracking related changes with code annotations

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor having instructions stored therein, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a plurality of operations, including operations to:
• receive an indication of changes made by a first user to source code within one or more files of a code repository for a software project;
• determine whether the source code that was changed is annotated for a user-customized feature of the software project;
• when the source code is determined to be annotated for the user-customized feature of the software project, store metadata identifying the annotated source code for the user-customized feature in an annotation database, the metadata including a location of the annotated source code within the one or more files of the code repository and a description of the changes that were made to the annotated source code;
• receive an indication of subsequent changes made by a second user to the one or more files of the code repository for the software project;
• determine whether the subsequent changes to the one or more files affect the annotated source code for the user-customized feature of the software project, based on the metadata stored in the annotation database;
• and
• when the subsequent changes to the one or more files are determined to affect the annotated source code, perform one or more automated tasks associated with the user-customized feature of the software project.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a plurality of operations, including operations to:

• receive an indication of changes made by a first user to source code within one or more files of a code repository for a software project;
• determine whether the source code that was changed is annotated for a user-customized feature of the software project;
• when the source code is determined to be annotated for the user-customized feature of the software project, store metadata identifying the annotated source code for the user-customized feature in an annotation database, the metadata including a location of the annotated source code within the one or more files of the code repository and a description of the changes that were made to the annotated source code;
• receive an indication of subsequent changes made by a second user to the one or more files of the code repository for the software project;
• determine whether the subsequent changes to the one or more files affect the annotated source code for the user-customized feature of the software project, based on the metadata stored in the annotation database;
• and
• when the subsequent changes to the one or more files are determined to affect the annotated source code, perform one or more automated tasks associated with the user-customized feature of the software project.