Snippets

Reusable code blobs. Each snippet is its own Git repository with one or more files; users can share them as gists.

Source

Concern	Location
Models	app/models/snippet.rb, personal_snippet.rb, project_snippet.rb
Services	app/services/snippets/, app/services/spam/spam_action_service.rb (spam check)
Controllers	app/controllers/snippets_controller.rb, app/controllers/projects/snippets_controller.rb
API	lib/api/snippets.rb, lib/api/project_snippets.rb
GraphQL	app/graphql/types/snippet_type.rb, app/graphql/mutations/snippets/
Gitaly access	lib/gitlab/git_access_snippet.rb, lib/gitlab/user_access_snippet.rb
Frontend	app/assets/javascripts/snippets/

Storage

Like wikis, snippets are real Git repositories. The repo has one or more files; users can git clone and push.

Visibility

A snippet has the visibility levels:

• private — only the author.
• internal — any logged-in user.
• public — everyone.

Project snippets inherit the project's visibility constraints.

Spam protection

SpamActionService (app/services/spam/) integrates with Akismet and the gitlab-spamcheck service to flag suspicious snippets.

API

REST endpoints support full CRUD plus GET /raw for the snippet content.

Related

• Source code management — snippets share the Git infrastructure.