Asherah Connor
@kivikakk
Hi! 🩵 🩷 🤍 🩷 🩵 
I'm Asherah, a backend engineer at GitLab. I spend a lot of time caring for our Markdown stack.
Please feel free to set up a coffee chat if you want to say hi! I think I can be a bit awkward at times but that's okay. I'm in Melbourne, Australia (UTC+10/11).
For Serious Business™, prefer async methods: @ me in a thread on GitLab, Slack
me (or #g_knowledge), or an email. Sync calls are OK if higher bandwidth is
absolutely necessary, but I'm not at my best in them and prefer having time to
consider and respond.
Here you can find a summary of what I'm working on and what I'm tracking, generated regularly from my Pipa Index. For more information, read below!
Last updated 2026-08-04 08:06:35 UTC
Open entries (70)
| Title | Status | Last updated | Age | URLs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follow-up from "Address MarkdownTable regressions: vivified items, attributes, nesting" | out for maint |
41m ago | 0d |
Follow-up from "Address MarkdownTable regressions: vivified items, attributes, nesting" De-comment Markdown tables |
| conventionalcomments: Thoughts on having the (non-)blocking alternatives not move around? | out for thoughts | 1h ago | 14d | Thoughts on having the (non-)blocking alternatives not move around? |
| gitlab and gitlab-ui have almost-identical DOMPurify config (bad) | to investigate | 1h ago | 27d | gitlab and gitlab-ui have almost-identical DOMPurify config (bad) |
| Render non-block (Markdown and/or HTML) markup inside snippet titles. | out for db maint |
1h ago | 36d |
Render snippet title_html in snippet list view Render snippet title HTML in frontend Render snippet title in backend using issuable title pipeline Render non-block (Markdown and/or HTML) markup inside snippet titles. |
| Add an option to never show the smiley picker / Disable emoji | out for BE, FE |
2h ago | 96d |
Add preference to disable emoji autocomplete picker Add a Behavior preference to disable the emoji autocomplete picker |
| Ability to see snippets of code in issue and MR descriptions | MR 3/5 out for review |
1 day ago | 203d |
Add blob snippet embed support to content editor Embed blob permalinks in GLFM behind FF Blob embed renderer for GLFM permalinks Add EmbeddedBlobComponent for rendering embedded snippets Add suppress_line_ids to Gitlab::Highlight Render blob line of code in GFM Ability to see snippets of code in issue and MR descriptions |
| Toggling an issue task item checkbox updates the whole description, possibly reverting other changes | 2nd MR out for waiting for 19.4 |
4 days ago | 249d |
Send task list toggles as line locators from work item view Toggling an issue task item checkbox updates the whole description, possibly reverting other changes [FF] `work_items_task_list_toggle` -- toggle task items server-side without replacing the whole description Add taskListToggle to work item description widget input |
| PTO Coverage for Asherah Connor | 4 days ago | 4d | PTO Coverage for Asherah Connor from 2026-08-10 to 2026-08-17 | |
| Merge JsonTable into MarkdownTable to reduce complexity and gain print/sticky/sortable features | to do | 5 days ago | 5d |
Merge JsonTable into MarkdownTable to reduce complexity and gain print/sticky/sortable features JSON tables, Markdown tables, frontend, and you |
| Remove `wait_for_requests` calls | MR 3 in CI |
5 days ago | 21d |
Draft: Drop another 34 files' worth of `wait_for_requests` Remove some `wait_for_request` calls Drop another 42 files' worth of `wait_for_requests` Remove multiple handfuls of `wait_for_requests` calls Remove a handful of `wait_for_requests` calls Remove all uses of `wait_for_requests`, `wait_for_all_requests` in our RSpec suite :meow_double_thumbs: |
| Add [session:123] reference filter for Duo Agent sessions | back with contrib | 6 days ago | 11d | Add [session:123] reference filter for Duo Agent sessions |
| Complete the WorkItem migration in Banzai | to-do | 2026-07-15 02:58 | 20d | Complete the WorkItem migration in Banzai |
| Investigate gl-emoji rendering, use cases, need | to investigate | 2026-07-08 02:31 | 27d | Investigate gl-emoji rendering, use cases, need |
| Remove CSS for outdated CommonMark renders | pending rollout completion | 2026-07-02 04:45 | 36d | Remove CSS for outdated CommonMark renders |
| <iframe> embeds | to rework! | 2026-06-30 04:41 | 306d |
Rework <iframe> embed configuration Draft: Change allow_iframes_in_markdown FF from wip to gitlab_com_derisk [FF] allow_iframes_in_markdown -- allow <iframe> embeds <iframe> embeds in Markdown content Feedback issue: Iframe Embed in GitLab Figma Live Embed GitLab integration Push iframe feature flag to frontend based on project/group, and support asset proxy adjustments Allow iframe embeds in markdown from allowed src domains Add Banzai filter for detecting potential `iframes` Draft: Render an iframe on the frontend |
| Add XMPP URI support (RFC5122) | query component of XMPP URIs not autolinked | 2026-06-30 04:40 | 228d | Add XMPP URI support (RFC5122) |
| Feat/text and image alignment in glfm | out for waiting for contrib's docs changes | 2026-06-30 02:47 | 306d |
Feat/text and image alignment in glfm Add Text and Image Alignment to GitLab-Flavored MarkDown |
| Project and branch variables for markdown | tracking issue; need to bring over line | 2026-05-19 05:50 | 306d |
Project and branch variables for markdown Add support for placeholder variables in markdown [FF] `markdown_placeholders` -- enable markdown placeholder replacements |
| Document <iframe> embeds | to-do | 2026-05-19 05:50 | 109d | Document <iframe> embeds |
| Add data-title-html to reference link renders | do me! | 2026-05-19 05:50 | 97d | Add data-title-html to reference link renders |
| Extend and improve list item drag and drop functionality | 2026-04-14 06:43 | 112d | Extend and improve list item drag and drop functionality | |
| Escaped markdown in issue title should not be interpreted as shortcuts | 2026-04-07 04:01 | 119d | Escaped markdown in issue title should not be interpreted as shortcuts | |
| Nokogiri: [bug] Top-level text nodes returned by replace don't correspond to those inserted in the document. | wait for nokogiri reply | 2026-03-31 05:12 | 288d |
fix: XML::Node#replace returns all nodes reparented Draft: Simplify complicated node replacement logic [bug] Top-level text nodes returned by replace don't correspond to those inserted in the document. |
| Scope Markdown references to the current organization | Cells; just FOI | 2026-03-31 03:00 | 126d | Scope Markdown references to the current organization |
| Have Banzai filters declare their dependency orderings; validate in spec. | very nice to have | 2026-03-30 03:06 | 155d | Have Banzai filters declare their dependency orderings; validate in spec. |
| Add file icons for OpenTofu `.tofu` files | 2026-03-30 03:05 | 209d |
Add file icons for OpenTofu `.tofu` files Update file icons library |
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| Ticking checkboxes is very slow | 2026-03-30 03:03 | 230d | Ticking checkboxes is very slow | |
| Consider making the anchor icon on headers actually copy the target link to clipboard | for consideration | 2026-03-30 01:32 | 127d | Consider making the anchor icon on headers actually copy the target link to clipboard |
| AtomPipeline mixes parse- and render-time concerns | 2026-03-25 01:54 | 132d | AtomPipeline mixes parse- and render-time concerns, and shouldn't exist | |
| YAML frontmatter curiosities in the Wiki | 2026-03-19 06:13 | 138d | YAML frontmatter curiosities in the Wiki | |
| Upload rewriter uses a regex to find images to reupload, missing `<img>`s etc. | upload rewriter no bueno | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 228d | Upload rewriter uses a regex to find images to reupload, missing `<img>`s etc. |
| Plain / Rich text editor full screen enhancements | draft to return to | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 306d | Draft: Plain / Rich text editor full screen enhancements |
| Wiki editor should preserve file path of Draw.io diagrams when editing | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 197d | Wiki editor should preserve file path of Draw.io diagrams when editing | |
| Link over-zealously escape rich editor | watch contrib discussion | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 306d |
Resolve "Link over-zealously escape rich editor" Draft: Add canonical-src In rich text editor, links are over-zealously escaped in the resulting markdown on save |
| Special characters break markdown link rendering | fun edge case in link normalisation | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 230d | Special characters break markdown link rendering |
| Bug: Switching Between Rich Text and Plain Text Editors Adds Extra Blank Lines After Comments | RTE minor bug | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 197d | Bug: Switching Between Rich Text and Plain Text Editors Adds Extra Blank Lines After Comments |
| Color chips don't render in snippets | boog | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 160d | Color chips don't render in snippets |
| Investigate correct fix for embedding images in mermaid diagram preview in the rich text editor | 2026-03-19 00:15 | 138d | Investigate correct fix for embedding images in mermaid diagram preview in the rich text editor | |
| Add some Rust-side unit tests for gitlab-glfm-markdown | 2026-03-18 01:52 | 139d | Add some Rust-side unit tests | |
| GitLab Flavored Markdown (GLFM) | parent epic | 2026-03-16 05:44 | 141d | GitLab Flavored Markdown (GLFM) |
| [Firefox] Copying task list from issue description contains menu item labels | Firefox-specific bug with copy_as_gfm | 2026-03-12 02:38 | 230d | Copying task list from issue description contains menu item labels |
| Ensure a consistent GitLab Flavored Markdown experience across GitLab and Duo UI | duo chat's | 2026-02-27 03:19 | 158d | Ensure a consistent GitLab Flavored Markdown experience across GitLab and Duo UI |
| Improve copy / paste columns and rows in tables in the Content Editor | 2026-02-25 00:56 | 160d |
Improve copy / paste columns and rows in tables in the Content Editor Fix Multi-Cell Copy/Paste Functionality in GitLab Tables |
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| Editors: Images and videos intermittently get deleted during upload or fail to persist after saving in the Rich Text Editor (RTE) | 2026-02-24 00:38 | 161d | Editors: Images and videos intermittently get deleted during upload or fail to persist after saving in the Rich Text Editor (RTE) | |
| Markdown: Various bugs to tackle | epic | 2026-02-18 03:27 | 301d | Markdown: Various bugs to tackle |
| PoC - Markdown grid table syntax based on the Pandoc syntax | customer-written Banzai filter; pre-processing Markdown in Ruby; wait for customer | 2026-02-18 03:26 | 306d |
Draft: PoC - Markdown grid table syntax based on the Pandoc syntax Possibility to use a structured table format inside markdown (Complex Table / Grid Table) |
| Bold Text Rendering Bug (potentially related to links present alongside text) | editor bug, serialises bold around links poorly | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 204d |
Formatting text with links breaks in rich-text editor (RTE) Bold Text Rendering Bug (potentially related to links present alongside text) |
| pasted image disappears from markup after submitting comment | text editor doesn't wait for uploads | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 204d | pasted image disappears from markup after submitting comment |
| Fix keyboard shortcut strikethrough formatting when rich text editing | easy editor fix | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 204d | Fix keyboard shortcut strikethrough formatting when rich text editing |
| Embedded blockquote in list item does not work in RTE | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 204d | Embedded blockquote in list item does not work in RTE | |
| (all devices) Rich Text Editor Bug: Image pasting line problem | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 204d | (all devices) Rich Text Editor Bug: Image pasting line problem | |
| [RTE] Textbox Editor has excessive tab stops | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 204d | Textbox Editor has excessive tab stops | |
| Rich Link Previews & Smart Embeds in GitLab Editors | 2026-02-18 03:24 | 196d | Rich Links in GitLab Editors | |
| Loading work item create from a URL targeting a specific template causes the page to crash | RTE display bug | 2026-02-18 03:24 | 196d | Loading work item create from a URL targeting a specific template causes the page to crash |
| REST "list releases" API doesn't split cache key on include_html_description | rest api bug | 2026-02-06 04:38 | 179d | REST "list releases" API doesn't split cache key on include_html_description |
| Implement Sticky Table Headers in GitLab Tables | todo on verify | 2026-01-13 00:29 | 203d | Implement Sticky Table Headers in GitLab Tables |
| Add copy button to graphs/diagrams to copy source | contributor assigned | 2026-01-13 00:20 | 203d | Add copy button to graphs/diagrams to copy source |
| Snippets do not accurately reproduce the exact characters that were entered (tabs are replaced by spaces) | 2026-01-12 06:03 | 204d | Snippets do not accurately reproduce the exact characters that were entered (tabs are replaced by spaces) | |
| Support new math syntax in content editor | 2026-01-12 06:02 | 204d | Support new math syntax in content editor | |
| little space between a list and its following text in RTL languages | RTL CSS issue | 2026-01-12 05:16 | 204d | little space between a list and its following text in RTL languages |
| Table line return in Markdown plain text editor need an option to convert line return in <br> | nice idea, good for contrib | 2026-01-12 04:07 | 204d | Table line return in Markdown plain text editor need an option to convert line return in <br> |
| Enable Kroki diagrams on gitlab.com | 2025-11-27 02:02 | 250d | Enable Kroki diagrams on gitlab.com | |
| Add support for Typograms; anything re: Kroki | backlog | 2025-11-27 01:45 | 306d |
Add support for Typograms as a diagram type in GitLab Flavoured Markdown Enable Kroki to support more Markdown diagram formats Wavedrom |
| Rich Text Editor in Single-file Editor | 2025-11-20 00:02 | 257d | Rich Text Editor in Single-file Editor | |
| Allow math blocks to use global Katex macros | feature request | 2025-11-13 03:16 | 264d | Allow math blocks to use global Katex macros |
| Video snapshot instead of download when page open | on roadmap | 2025-10-14 23:39 | 293d | Video snapshot instead of download when page open |
| Make list controls usable in all GLFM contexts | to be prioritised | 2025-10-10 01:50 | 298d | Make list controls usable in all GLFM contexts |
| Consider consistent header anchors | 2025-10-06 23:45 | 301d | Consider consistent header anchors | |
| Migrate EmojiFilter to use native support | to investigate | 2025-10-06 23:43 | 301d | Migrate EmojiFilter to use native support |
| Remove use of commonmarker gem for import | nice-to-have | 2025-10-03 01:15 | 306d |
Remove use of commonmarker gem for import Add back commonmarker Remove CMARK_ENGINE used in older markdown rendering |
Entries closed in FY2027Q3 (8)
| Title | Status | Closed | Age | URLs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remove commit_notes_export_via_repo feature flag | set MWPS, merged | 58m ago | 0d | Remove commit_notes_export_via_repo feature flag |
| Inline image lightbox, other GLFM post-processing not firing inside tables | tested, done | 1h ago | 4d |
Address MarkdownTable regressions: vivified items, attributes, nesting Inline image lightbox, other GLFM post-processing not firing inside tables Image lightbox does not open for images inside markdown tables |
| Fix RSpec/NamedSubject in ee_root_controller_spec | set MWPS, merged | 1h ago | 0d | Fix RSpec/NamedSubject in ee_root_controller_spec |
| Rich text <-> Markdown source toggle collapses undo history to one step, and corrupts non-trivial markdown on each round-trip | reviewed, WONTFIX/no repro | 2h ago | 0d | Rich text <-> Markdown source toggle collapses undo history to one step, and corrupts non-trivial markdown on each round-trip |
| Prevent usage of stub_feature_flags outside per-example context | set MWPS, merged | 2h ago | 3d | Prevent usage of stub_feature_flags outside per-example context |
| Fix custom protocols in links in the rich text editor | reviewed | 2h ago | 1d | Fix custom protocols in links in the rich text editor |
| Attribute rich text editor specs to the markdown category | merged | 1 day ago | 0d | Attribute rich text editor specs to the markdown category |
| Move admin impersonation to feature_category :system_access | merged | 1 day ago | 0d | Move admin impersonation to feature_category :system_access |
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