gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/app/finders/notes_finder.rb

class NotesFinder
  FETCH_OVERLAP = 5.seconds

  def execute(project, current_user, params)
    target_type = params[:target_type]
    target_id   = params[:target_id]
    # Default to 0 to remain compatible with old clients
    last_fetched_at = Time.at(params.fetch(:last_fetched_at, 0).to_i)

    notes = case target_type
    when "commit"
      project.notes.for_commit_id(target_id).not_inline.fresh
    when "issue"
      project.issues.find(target_id).notes.inc_author.fresh
    when "merge_request"
      project.merge_requests.find(target_id).mr_and_commit_notes.inc_author.fresh
    when "snippet"
      project.snippets.find(target_id).notes.fresh
    else
      raise 'invalid target_type'
    end

    # Use overlapping intervals to avoid worrying about race conditions
    notes.where('updated_at > ?', last_fetched_at - FETCH_OVERLAP)
  end
end