[Prototyping] Lint dashboard in pull requests (#97199)

* Make lint issues comment

* Make it work

* Delete previous comments

* Move linting to separate package

* Fix issue with refactoring

* Update test fixture

go.mod

@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ require github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go v0.4.3 // @grafana/oss-big-tent
 
 require github.com/google/go-github/v66 v66.0.0 // @grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad
 
+require github.com/grafana/dashboard-linter v0.0.0-20241106223805-1e7999311752 // @grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad
+
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/longrunning v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/at-wat/mqtt-go v0.19.4 // indirect
@@ -501,6 +503,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gammazero/deque v0.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/geo v0.0.0-20210211234256-740aa86cb551 // indirect
+	github.com/grafana/grafana-foundation-sdk/go v0.0.0-20241101005901-83e3491f2a70 // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/jsonparser v0.0.0-20240425183733-ea80629e1a32 // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/push v0.0.0-20231124142027-e52380921608 // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/sqlds/v4 v4.1.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -2302,6 +2302,8 @@ github.com/grafana/cue v0.0.0-20230926092038-971951014e3f h1:TmYAMnqg3d5KYEAaT6P
 github.com/grafana/cue v0.0.0-20230926092038-971951014e3f/go.mod h1:okjJBHFQFer+a41sAe2SaGm1glWS8oEb6CmJvn5Zdws=
 github.com/grafana/cuetsy v0.1.11 h1:I3IwBhF+UaQxRM79HnImtrAn8REGdb5M3+C4QrYHoWk=
 github.com/grafana/cuetsy v0.1.11/go.mod h1:Ix97+CPD8ws9oSSxR3/Lf4ahU1I4Np83kjJmDVnLZvc=
+github.com/grafana/dashboard-linter v0.0.0-20241106223805-1e7999311752 h1:pIEPQPua6kCkMib/nOn//WLgtiA4urf2RPBViSF6CcE=
+github.com/grafana/dashboard-linter v0.0.0-20241106223805-1e7999311752/go.mod h1:QRxC8NNAbpGx2vz9/XckJcWXtHU3My57byeudPrf0WU=
 github.com/grafana/dataplane/examples v0.0.1 h1:K9M5glueWyLoL4//H+EtTQq16lXuHLmOhb6DjSCahzA=
 github.com/grafana/dataplane/examples v0.0.1/go.mod h1:h5YwY8s407/17XF5/dS8XrUtsTVV2RnuW8+m1Mp46mg=
 github.com/grafana/dataplane/sdata v0.0.9 h1:AGL1LZnCUG4MnQtnWpBPbQ8ZpptaZs14w6kE/MWfg7s=
@@ -2322,6 +2324,8 @@ github.com/grafana/grafana-azure-sdk-go/v2 v2.1.2 h1:fV6IgVtViXcYZ4VqTAMuVBTLuGA
 github.com/grafana/grafana-azure-sdk-go/v2 v2.1.2/go.mod h1:Cbh94bfL5o6mUSaHFiOkx4r4CRKlo/DJLx4dPL8XrE0=
 github.com/grafana/grafana-cloud-migration-snapshot v1.3.0 h1:F0O9eTy4jHjEd1Z3/qIza2GdY7PYpTddUeaq9p3NKGU=
 github.com/grafana/grafana-cloud-migration-snapshot v1.3.0/go.mod h1:bd6Cm06EK0MzRO5ahUpbDz1SxNOKu+fzladbaRPHZPY=
+github.com/grafana/grafana-foundation-sdk/go v0.0.0-20241101005901-83e3491f2a70 h1:69GI3KsF851YnwYp6zHdsskcGp3ZnGsWc+ve8vMp1mc=
+github.com/grafana/grafana-foundation-sdk/go v0.0.0-20241101005901-83e3491f2a70/go.mod h1:WtWosval1KCZP9BGa42b8aVoJmVXSg0EvQXi9LDSVZQ=
 github.com/grafana/grafana-google-sdk-go v0.1.0 h1:LKGY8z2DSxKjYfr2flZsWgTRTZ6HGQbTqewE3JvRaNA=
 github.com/grafana/grafana-google-sdk-go v0.1.0/go.mod h1:Vo2TKWfDVmNTELBUM+3lkrZvFtBws0qSZdXhQxRdJrE=
 github.com/grafana/grafana-openapi-client-go v0.0.0-20231213163343-bd475d63fb79 h1:r+mU5bGMzcXCRVAuOrTn54S80qbfVkvTdUJZfSfTNbs=

go.work.sum

@@ -990,8 +990,6 @@ github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20240917171353-6c25eb6eff10/go.mod h1:GMLi6d0
 github.com/grafana/cloudflare-go v0.0.0-20230110200409-c627cf6792f2 h1:qhugDMdQ4Vp68H0tp/0iN17DM2ehRo1rLEdOFe/gB8I=
 github.com/grafana/cloudflare-go v0.0.0-20230110200409-c627cf6792f2/go.mod h1:w/aiO1POVIeXUQyl0VQSZjl5OAGDTL5aX+4v0RA1tcw=
 github.com/grafana/cog v0.0.4/go.mod h1:lzetOuhGUl/JaSACiJoHvBokf9/fS6PEFaWZvnQu2vs=
-github.com/grafana/cog v0.0.5 h1:BCa+10i3KvV+KMSQuxlN1DS9cZEwN+EAFc7ZmXqHxQE=
-github.com/grafana/cog v0.0.5/go.mod h1:lzetOuhGUl/JaSACiJoHvBokf9/fS6PEFaWZvnQu2vs=
 github.com/grafana/cuetsy v0.1.10/go.mod h1:Ix97+CPD8ws9oSSxR3/Lf4ahU1I4Np83kjJmDVnLZvc=
 github.com/grafana/go-gelf/v2 v2.0.1 h1:BOChP0h/jLeD+7F9mL7tq10xVkDG15he3T1zHuQaWak=
 github.com/grafana/go-gelf/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:lexHie0xzYGwCgiRGcvZ723bSNyNI8ZRD4s0CLobh90=
@@ -1519,6 +1517,8 @@ github.com/xdg/scram v0.0.0-20180814205039-7eeb5667e42c h1:u40Z8hqBAAQyv+vATcGgV
 github.com/xdg/stringprep v1.0.0 h1:d9X0esnoa3dFsV0FG35rAT0RIhYFlPq7MiP+DW89La0=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20180127040702-4e3ac2762d5f h1:J9EGpcZtP0E/raorCMxlFGSTBrsSlaDGf3jU/qvAE2c=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20180127040702-4e3ac2762d5f/go.mod h1:N2zxlSyiKSe5eX1tZViRH5QA0qijqEDrYZiPEAiq3wU=
+github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20190905194746-02993c407bfb h1:zGWFAtiMcyryUHoUjUJX0/lt1H2+i2Ka2n+D3DImSNo=
+github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20190905194746-02993c407bfb/go.mod h1:N2zxlSyiKSe5eX1tZViRH5QA0qijqEDrYZiPEAiq3wU=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 h1:EzJWgHovont7NscjpAxXsDA8S8BMYve8Y5+7cuRE7R0=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415/go.mod h1:GwrjFmJcFw6At/Gs6z4yjiIwzuJ1/+UwLxMQDVQXShQ=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0 h1:LhYJRs+L4fBtjZUfuSZIKGeVu0QRy8e5Xi7D17UxZ74=
@@ -1545,6 +1545,8 @@ github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 h1:zFUKzehAFReQwLys1b/iSMl+JQGSCSjtVqQn9bBrPo
 github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4/go.mod h1:SBZ9tNy3G9/m5Oi98Zks0QjeHVDvuK0qfxQmPyzfmi0=
 github.com/zclconf/go-cty-debug v0.0.0-20191215020915-b22d67c1ba0b h1:FosyBZYxY34Wul7O/MSKey3txpPYyCqVO5ZyceuQJEI=
 github.com/zclconf/go-cty-debug v0.0.0-20191215020915-b22d67c1ba0b/go.mod h1:ZRKQfBXbGkpdV6QMzT3rU1kSTAnfu1dO8dPKjYprgj8=
+github.com/zeitlinger/conflate v0.0.0-20230622100834-279724abda8c h1:PtECnCzGLw8MuQ0tmPRaN5c95ZfNTFZOobvgC6A83zk=
+github.com/zeitlinger/conflate v0.0.0-20230622100834-279724abda8c/go.mod h1:KsJBt1tGR0Q7u+3T7CLN+zITAI06GiXVi/cgP9Xrpb8=
 github.com/zenazn/goji v1.0.1 h1:4lbD8Mx2h7IvloP7r2C0D6ltZP6Ufip8Hn0wmSK5LR8=
 github.com/zenazn/goji v1.0.1/go.mod h1:7S9M489iMyHBNxwZnk9/EHS098H4/F6TATF2mIxtB1Q=
 github.com/ziutek/mymysql v1.5.4 h1:GB0qdRGsTwQSBVYuVShFBKaXSnSnYYC2d9knnE1LHFs=

pkg/apis/provisioning/v0alpha1/types.go

@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ type GitHubRepositoryConfig struct {
 	// By default, this is false (i.e. we will not create previews).
 	// This option is a no-op if BranchWorkflow is `false` or default.
 	GenerateDashboardPreviews bool `json:"generateDashboardPreviews,omitempty"`
+
+	// PullRequestLinter enables the dashboard linter for this repository in Pull Requests
+	PullRequestLinter bool `json:"pullRequestLinter,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // RepositoryType defines the types of Repository

pkg/apis/provisioning/v0alpha1/zz_generated.openapi.go

@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ func schema_pkg_apis_provisioning_v0alpha1_GitHubRepositoryConfig(ref common.Ref
 							Format:      "",
 						},
 					},
+					"pullRequestLinter": {
+						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
+							Description: "PullRequestLinter enables the dashboard linter for this repository in Pull Requests",
+							Type:        []string{"boolean"},
+							Format:      "",
+						},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 		},

pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/lint/dashboard.go

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package lint
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/dashboard-linter/lint"
+)
+
+type DashboardLinter struct {
+	rules lint.RuleSet
+}
+
+// FIXME: what would be a good place to put all the schema validation?
+type specData struct {
+	Spec json.RawMessage `json:"spec"`
+}
+
+func NewDashboardLinter() *DashboardLinter {
+	// TODO: read rules from configuration and pass to the lint function
+	return &DashboardLinter{rules: lint.NewRuleSet()}
+}
+
+func (l *DashboardLinter) Lint(ctx context.Context, fileData []byte) ([]Issue, error) {
+	var data specData
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(fileData, &data); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal file data into spec: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	dashboard, err := lint.NewDashboard(data.Spec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse dashboard with linter: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	results, err := l.rules.Lint([]lint.Dashboard{dashboard})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to lint dashboard: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	byRule := results.ByRule()
+	rules := make([]string, 0, len(byRule))
+	for r := range byRule {
+		rules = append(rules, r)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(rules)
+
+	issues := make([]Issue, 0)
+	for _, rule := range rules {
+		for _, rr := range byRule[rule] {
+			for _, r := range rr.Result.Results {
+				if r.Severity != lint.Error && r.Severity != lint.Warning {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				issues = append(issues, Issue{
+					Rule:     rule,
+					Severity: r.Severity,
+					Message:  r.Message,
+				})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return issues, nil
+}

pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/lint/lint.go

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package lint
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/dashboard-linter/lint"
+)
+
+type Issue struct {
+	Severity lint.Severity
+	Rule     string
+	Message  string
+}
+
+type Linter interface {
+	Lint(ctx context.Context, data []byte) ([]Issue, error)
+}

pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/register.go

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	provisioning "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/provisioning/v0alpha1"
 	grafanaregistry "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/registry/generic"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/auth"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/lint"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/resources"
@@ -214,7 +215,8 @@ func (b *ProvisioningAPIBuilder) asRepository(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.O
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid base URL: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		return repository.NewGitHub(ctx, r, b.ghFactory, baseURL), nil
+		linter := lint.NewDashboardLinter()
+		return repository.NewGitHub(ctx, r, b.ghFactory, baseURL, linter), nil
 	case provisioning.S3RepositoryType:
 		return repository.NewS3(r), nil
 	default:

pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 
 	provisioning "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/provisioning/v0alpha1"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/lint"
 	pgh "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github"
 )
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ type githubRepository struct {
 	config  *provisioning.Repository
 	gh      pgh.Client
 	baseURL *url.URL
+	linter  lint.Linter
 }
 
 var _ Repository = (*githubRepository)(nil)
@@ -37,12 +39,14 @@ func NewGitHub(
 	config *provisioning.Repository,
 	factory pgh.ClientFactory,
 	baseURL *url.URL,
+	linter lint.Linter,
 ) *githubRepository {
 	return &githubRepository{
 		config:  config,
 		logger:  slog.Default().With("logger", "github-repository"),
 		gh:      factory.New(ctx, config.Spec.GitHub.Token),
 		baseURL: baseURL,
+		linter:  linter,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -484,18 +488,8 @@ func (r *githubRepository) onPushEvent(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger,
 	return nil
 }
 
-const commentTemplate = `Hey there! 🎉
+// changedResource represents a resource that has changed in a pull request.
-Grafana spotted some changes for your resources in this pull request:
+type changedResource struct {
-
-| File Name | Type | Path | Action | Links |
-|-----------|------|------|--------|-------|
-{{- range .}}
-| {{.Filename}} | {{.Type}} | {{.Path}} | {{.Action}} | {{if .Original}}[Original]({{.Original}}){{end}}{{if .Current}}, [Current]({{.Current}}){{end}}{{if .Preview}}, [Preview]({{.Preview}}){{end}}|
-{{- end}}
-
-Click the preview links above to view how your changes will look and compare them with the original and current versions.`
-
-type commentFile struct {
 	Filename string
 	Path     string
 	Action   string
@@ -503,13 +497,27 @@ type commentFile struct {
 	Original string
 	Current  string
 	Preview  string
+	Data     []byte
 }
 
 // onPullRequestEvent is called when a pull request event is received
 // If the pull request is opened, reponed or synchronize, we read the files changed.
 func (r *githubRepository) onPullRequestEvent(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, event *github.PullRequestEvent, factory FileReplicatorFactory) error {
 	action := event.GetAction()
-	r.logger.InfoContext(ctx, "processing pull request event", "number", event.GetNumber(), "action", action)
+	logger = logger.With("pull_request", event.GetNumber(), "action", action, "nnumber", event.GetNumber())
+	logger.InfoContext(
+		ctx,
+		"processing pull request event",
+		"linter",
+		r.Config().Spec.GitHub.PullRequestLinter,
+		"previews",
+		r.Config().Spec.GitHub.GenerateDashboardPreviews,
+	)
+
+	if !r.Config().Spec.GitHub.PullRequestLinter && !r.Config().Spec.GitHub.GenerateDashboardPreviews {
+		logger.DebugContext(ctx, "no action required on pull request event")
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	if event.GetRepo() == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("missing repository in pull request event")
@@ -530,7 +538,7 @@ func (r *githubRepository) onPullRequestEvent(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.
 		return fmt.Errorf("list pull request files: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	rows := make([]commentFile, 0)
+	changedResources := make([]changedResource, 0)
 
 	baseBranch := event.GetPullRequest().GetBase().GetRef()
 	mainBranch := r.config.Spec.GitHub.Branch
@@ -542,9 +550,8 @@ func (r *githubRepository) onPullRequestEvent(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.
 
 	prURL := event.GetPullRequest().GetHTMLURL()
 
-	// TODO: implement the real handling of the files
 	for _, file := range files {
-		row := commentFile{
+		resource := changedResource{
 			Filename: path.Base(file.GetFilename()),
 			Path:     file.GetFilename(),
 			Action:   file.GetStatus(),
@@ -558,23 +565,23 @@ func (r *githubRepository) onPullRequestEvent(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.
 		// reference: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/commits/commits?apiVersion=2022-11-28#get-a-commit
 		switch file.GetStatus() {
 		case "added":
-			row.Preview = r.previewURL(ref, path, prURL)
+			resource.Preview = r.previewURL(ref, path, prURL)
 		case "modified":
-			row.Original = r.previewURL(baseBranch, path, prURL)
+			resource.Original = r.previewURL(baseBranch, path, prURL)
-			row.Current = r.previewURL(mainBranch, path, prURL)
+			resource.Current = r.previewURL(mainBranch, path, prURL)
-			row.Preview = r.previewURL(ref, path, prURL)
+			resource.Preview = r.previewURL(ref, path, prURL)
 		case "removed":
-			row.Original = r.previewURL(baseBranch, path, prURL)
+			resource.Original = r.previewURL(baseBranch, path, prURL)
-			row.Current = r.previewURL(mainBranch, path, prURL)
+			resource.Current = r.previewURL(mainBranch, path, prURL)
 			ref = baseBranch
 		case "renamed":
-			row.Original = r.previewURL(baseBranch, file.GetPreviousFilename(), prURL)
+			resource.Original = r.previewURL(baseBranch, file.GetPreviousFilename(), prURL)
-			row.Current = r.previewURL(mainBranch, file.GetPreviousFilename(), prURL)
+			resource.Current = r.previewURL(mainBranch, file.GetPreviousFilename(), prURL)
-			row.Preview = r.previewURL(ref, path, prURL)
+			resource.Preview = r.previewURL(ref, path, prURL)
 		case "changed":
-			row.Original = r.previewURL(baseBranch, path, prURL)
+			resource.Original = r.previewURL(baseBranch, path, prURL)
-			row.Current = r.previewURL(mainBranch, path, prURL)
+			resource.Current = r.previewURL(mainBranch, path, prURL)
-			row.Preview = r.previewURL(ref, path, prURL)
+			resource.Preview = r.previewURL(ref, path, prURL)
 		case "unchanged":
 			logger.InfoContext(ctx, "ignore unchanged file")
 			continue
@@ -589,6 +596,7 @@ func (r *githubRepository) onPullRequestEvent(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// TODO: how does this validation works vs linting?
 		ok, err := replicator.Validate(ctx, f)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.ErrorContext(ctx, "failed to validate file", "error", err)
@@ -599,34 +607,133 @@ func (r *githubRepository) onPullRequestEvent(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.
 			continue
 		}
 
+		resource.Data = f.Data
 		logger.InfoContext(ctx, "resource changed")
-		rows = append(rows, row)
+		changedResources = append(changedResources, resource)
 	}
 
-	if len(rows) == 0 {
+	if err := r.previewPullRequest(ctx, event.GetNumber(), changedResources); err != nil {
+		logger.ErrorContext(ctx, "failed to comment previews", "error", err)
+	}
+
+	headSha := event.GetPullRequest().GetHead().GetSHA()
+	if err := r.lintPullRequest(ctx, logger, event.GetNumber(), headSha, changedResources); err != nil {
+		logger.ErrorContext(ctx, "failed to lint pull request resources", "error", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+var lintDashboardIssuesTemplate = `Hey there! 👋
+Grafana found some linting issues in this dashboard you may want to check:
+{{ range .}}
+{{ if eq .Severity 4 }}❌{{ else if eq .Severity 3 }}⚠️ {{ end }} [dashboard-linter/{{ .Rule }}](https://github.com/grafana/dashboard-linter/blob/main/docs/rules/{{ .Rule }}.md): {{ .Message }}.
+{{- end }}
+`
+
+// lintPullRequest lints the files changed in the pull request and comments the issues found.
+// The linter is disabled if the configuration does not have PullRequestLinter enabled.
+// The only supported type of file to lint is a dashboard.
+func (r *githubRepository) lintPullRequest(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, prNumber int, ref string, resources []changedResource) error {
+	if !r.Config().Spec.GitHub.PullRequestLinter {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	tmpl, err := template.New("comment").Parse(commentTemplate)
+	logger.InfoContext(ctx, "lint pull request")
+
+	// Clear all previous comments because we don't know if the files have changed
+	if err := r.gh.ClearAllPullRequestFileComments(ctx, r.config.Spec.GitHub.Owner, r.config.Spec.GitHub.Repository, prNumber); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("clear pull request comments: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, resource := range resources {
+		if resource.Action == "removed" || resource.Type != "dashboard" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		logger := logger.With("file", resource.Path)
+		if err := r.lintPullRequestFile(ctx, logger, prNumber, ref, resource); err != nil {
+			logger.ErrorContext(ctx, "failed to lint file", "error", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// lintPullRequestFile lints a file and comments the issues found.
+func (r *githubRepository) lintPullRequestFile(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, prNumber int, ref string, resource changedResource) error {
+	issues, err := r.linter.Lint(ctx, resource.Data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("lint file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(issues) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// FIXME: we should not be compiling this all the time
+	tmpl, err := template.New("comment").Parse(lintDashboardIssuesTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("parse lint comment template: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := tmpl.Execute(&buf, issues); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("execute lint comment template: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	comment := pgh.FileComment{
+		Content:  buf.String(),
+		Path:     resource.Path,
+		Position: 1, // create a top-level comment
+		Ref:      ref,
+	}
+
+	// FIXME: comment with Grafana Logo
+	// FIXME: comment author should be written by Grafana and not the user
+	if err := r.gh.CreatePullRequestFileComment(ctx, r.config.Spec.GitHub.Owner, r.config.Spec.GitHub.Repository, prNumber, comment); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create pull request comment: %w", err)
+	}
+	logger.InfoContext(ctx, "lint comment created", "issues", len(issues))
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+const previewsCommentTemplate = `Hey there! 🎉
+Grafana spotted some changes for your resources in this pull request:
+
+| File Name | Type | Path | Action | Links |
+|-----------|------|------|--------|-------|
+{{- range .}}
+| {{.Filename}} | {{.Type}} | {{.Path}} | {{.Action}} | {{if .Original}}[Original]({{.Original}}){{end}}{{if .Current}}, [Current]({{.Current}}){{end}}{{if .Preview}}, [Preview]({{.Preview}}){{end}}|
+{{- end}}
+
+Click the preview links above to view how your changes will look and compare them with the original and current versions.`
+
+func (r *githubRepository) previewPullRequest(ctx context.Context, prNumber int, resources []changedResource) error {
+	if !r.Config().Spec.GitHub.GenerateDashboardPreviews || len(resources) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// FIXME: we should not be compiling this all the time
+	tmpl, err := template.New("comment").Parse(previewsCommentTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("parse comment template: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	if err := tmpl.Execute(&buf, rows); err != nil {
+	if err := tmpl.Execute(&buf, resources); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("execute comment template: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	comment := buf.String()
 
-	// TODO: comment with Grafana Logo
+	// FIXME: comment with Grafana Logo
-	// TODO: comment author should be written by Grafana and not the user
+	// FIXME: comment author should be written by Grafana and not the user
-	if err := r.gh.CreatePullRequestComment(ctx, r.config.Spec.GitHub.Owner, r.config.Spec.GitHub.Repository, event.GetNumber(), comment); err != nil {
+	if err := r.gh.CreatePullRequestComment(ctx, r.config.Spec.GitHub.Owner, r.config.Spec.GitHub.Repository, prNumber, comment); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create pull request comment: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	r.logger.InfoContext(ctx, "comment created", "pull_request", event.GetNumber(), "num_changes", len(rows))
-
 	return nil
 }
 

pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github/client.go

@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ type Client interface {
 
 	ListPullRequestFiles(ctx context.Context, owner, repository string, number int) ([]CommitFile, error)
 	CreatePullRequestComment(ctx context.Context, owner, repository string, number int, body string) error
+	CreatePullRequestFileComment(ctx context.Context, owner, repository string, number int, comment FileComment) error
+	ClearAllPullRequestFileComments(ctx context.Context, owner, repository string, number int) error
 }
 
 type RepositoryContent interface {
@@ -106,6 +108,13 @@ type CommitFile interface {
 	GetStatus() string
 }
 
+type FileComment struct {
+	Content  string
+	Path     string
+	Position int
+	Ref      string
+}
+
 type CreateFileOptions struct {
 	// The message of the commit. May be empty, in which case a default value is entered.
 	Message string

pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github/client_mock.go

@@ -41,6 +41,24 @@ func (_m *MockClient) BranchExists(ctx context.Context, owner string, repository
 	return r0, r1
 }
 
+// ClearAllPullRequestFileComments provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, owner, repository, number
+func (_m *MockClient) ClearAllPullRequestFileComments(ctx context.Context, owner string, repository string, number int) error {
+	ret := _m.Called(ctx, owner, repository, number)
+
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for ClearAllPullRequestFileComments")
+	}
+
+	var r0 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string, string, int) error); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, owner, repository, number)
+	} else {
+		r0 = ret.Error(0)
+	}
+
+	return r0
+}
+
 // CreateBranch provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, owner, repository, sourceBranch, branchName
 func (_m *MockClient) CreateBranch(ctx context.Context, owner string, repository string, sourceBranch string, branchName string) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(ctx, owner, repository, sourceBranch, branchName)
@@ -95,6 +113,24 @@ func (_m *MockClient) CreatePullRequestComment(ctx context.Context, owner string
 	return r0
 }
 
+// CreatePullRequestFileComment provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, owner, repository, number, comment
+func (_m *MockClient) CreatePullRequestFileComment(ctx context.Context, owner string, repository string, number int, comment FileComment) error {
+	ret := _m.Called(ctx, owner, repository, number, comment)
+
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for CreatePullRequestFileComment")
+	}
+
+	var r0 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string, string, int, FileComment) error); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, owner, repository, number, comment)
+	} else {
+		r0 = ret.Error(0)
+	}
+
+	return r0
+}
+
 // CreateWebhook provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, owner, repository, cfg
 func (_m *MockClient) CreateWebhook(ctx context.Context, owner string, repository string, cfg WebhookConfig) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(ctx, owner, repository, cfg)

pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/repository/github/real.go

@@ -344,6 +344,55 @@ func (r *realImpl) CreatePullRequestComment(ctx context.Context, owner, reposito
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (r *realImpl) CreatePullRequestFileComment(ctx context.Context, owner, repository string, number int, comment FileComment) error {
+	commentRequest := &github.PullRequestComment{
+		Body:     &comment.Content,
+		CommitID: &comment.Ref,
+		Path:     &comment.Path,
+		Position: &comment.Position,
+	}
+
+	if _, _, err := r.gh.PullRequests.CreateComment(ctx, owner, repository, number, commentRequest); err != nil {
+		var ghErr *github.ErrorResponse
+		if errors.As(err, &ghErr) && ghErr.Response.StatusCode == http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
+			return ErrServiceUnavailable
+		}
+
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *realImpl) ClearAllPullRequestFileComments(ctx context.Context, owner, repository string, number int) error {
+	comments, _, err := r.gh.PullRequests.ListComments(ctx, owner, repository, number, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		var ghErr *github.ErrorResponse
+		if errors.As(err, &ghErr) && ghErr.Response.StatusCode == http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
+			return ErrServiceUnavailable
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	userLogin, _, err := r.gh.Users.Get(ctx, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get user: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range comments {
+		// skip if comments were not created by us
+		if c.User.GetLogin() != userLogin.GetLogin() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if _, err := r.gh.PullRequests.DeleteComment(ctx, owner, repository, c.GetID()); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("delete comment: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type realRepositoryContent struct {
 	real *github.RepositoryContent
 }

pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/provisioning_test.go

@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ func TestIntegrationProvisioning(t *testing.T) {
 					"branchWorkflow": true,
 					"generateDashboardPreviews": true,
 					"owner": "grafana",
+					"pullRequestLinter": true,
 					"repository": "git-ui-sync-demo",
 					"token": "github_pat_dummy",
 					"webhookSecret": "dummyWebhookSecret",

pkg/tests/apis/provisioning/testdata/github-example.yaml

@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ spec:
     branch: dummy-branch
     branchWorkflow: true
     generateDashboardPreviews: true
+    pullRequestLinter: true
     token: "github_pat_dummy"
     webhookSecret: "dummyWebhookSecret"