feat: Implement Read Comments and Suggestions Feature

[sferich888]

This commit introduces functionality to read comments and suggestions from Google Docs using the existing DocsService. The implementation leverages the already present getComments and getSuggestions methods within the service.

Fixes: #200

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request significantly enhances the DocsService by introducing capabilities to read both suggestions and comments from Google Docs, providing a more comprehensive interaction with document review features. It also streamlines document creation by removing an unnecessary HTML sanitization step and clarifies API limitations regarding tab management, guiding users towards supported methods for content manipulation.

Highlights

• New Feature: Read Suggestions: Implemented a new getSuggestions method within DocsService to retrieve inline suggestions (insertions, deletions, and style changes) from Google Docs. This includes a private helper _extractSuggestions to parse the document's body content for these suggestions.
• New Feature: Read Comments: Added a getComments method to DocsService that leverages the Google Drive API to fetch and list comments associated with a specific Google Doc.
• Removed HTML Sanitization: The DOMPurify library and its associated purify property have been removed from DocsService. HTML content generated from markdown is now used directly without explicit sanitization during document creation.
• Refactored Text Replacement Logic: The replaceTextInDoc method has been refactored to simplify the generation of replacement requests. It now consolidates logic for a single tab, defaulting to the main document body if no specific tab ID is provided.
• Clarified Tab Management Limitations: Introduced placeholder methods (createTab, updateTab, deleteTab) that return informative error messages. These messages clarify that direct manipulation of 'tabs' as distinct user-managed content areas is not directly supported by the Google Docs API, offering guidance on alternative approaches.

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Changelog

• workspace-server/src/services/DocsService.ts
  • Removed purify property and its initialization from the constructor.
  • Added public getSuggestions method to retrieve inline suggestions from a Google Doc.
  • Implemented private _extractSuggestions helper method to parse document body content for various suggestion types.
  • Added public getComments method to fetch comments for a Google Doc using the Drive API.
  • Removed the this.purify.sanitize call in the create method, directly using unsafeHtml.
  • Updated comments in getTabsContent for clarity regarding tabId handling and default behavior.
  • Refactored replaceTextInDoc to centralize request generation for a single tab, defaulting to the first tab if none is specified.
  • Introduced createTab, updateTab, and deleteTab methods that provide error messages explaining Google Docs API limitations for direct tab manipulation.

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[gemini-code-assist]

Code Review

This pull request introduces new functionality to read comments and suggestions from Google Docs, leveraging existing service methods. It also refactors the replaceText logic for better handling of tab-specific operations and clarifies that direct tab management (create, update, delete) is not supported by the Google Docs API. A significant change is the removal of HTML sanitization during document creation from markdown, which introduces a potential security vulnerability. Additionally, there are opportunities to improve type safety and error handling in the new getSuggestions and getComments methods.

[gemini-code-assist]

Returning JSON.stringify(suggestions, null, 2) directly as a string in the content.text field might be inefficient for very large suggestion lists. It also forces the consumer to parse the string back into an object. Consider returning the raw suggestions object directly if the API consumer expects a structured JSON response, or a more compact string if space is a concern.

[sferich888]

type: 'json' is not a valid MCP content type. The MCP SDK ContentBlock union only supports text, image, audio, resource_link, and resource — using type: 'json' would fail schema validation at runtime. The type: 'text' with JSON.stringify approach is correct and consistent with every other method in this service (create, find, getText, insertText, etc.).

[gemini-code-assist]

Similar to getSuggestions, returning JSON.stringify(comments, null, 2) directly as a string in the content.text field might be inefficient for very large comment lists and forces the consumer to parse it. Consider returning the raw comments object directly if the API consumer expects a structured JSON response.

[sferich888]

type: 'json' is not a valid MCP content type. The MCP SDK ContentBlock union only supports text, image, audio, resource_link, and resource — using type: 'json' would fail schema validation at runtime. The type: 'text' with JSON.stringify approach is correct and consistent with every other method in this service (create, find, getText, insertText, etc.).

[allenhutchison]

Please address the critical issues highlighted by the code review bot. In particular the removal of dompurify.

Please add unit tests as well.

[sferich888]

I have added unit tests for the changes. The pull request is now updated with the latest commits, including the new tests. Please review.

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[allenhutchison]

/gemini review

[gemini-code-assist]

Code Review

This pull request introduces new features to read comments and suggestions from Google Docs, which is great. However, there are a few critical issues that need to be addressed. Most importantly, a large number of existing tests for DocsService have been removed, which poses a significant risk of regression. These tests must be restored. Additionally, the new tests for the getSuggestions feature are not correctly implemented and will not fail even if the feature is broken.

I've also left some comments regarding a breaking change in the replaceText method's behavior, some type safety regressions, and inconsistencies in the API response format and code styling. Please review the detailed comments.

[gemini-code-assist]

For consistency with getComments, which returns a json type, it would be better for getSuggestions to also return a json object directly instead of a stringified JSON. This improves the API's usability and predictability.

This change would also simplify the corresponding tests, as they would no longer need to parse a JSON string.

            type: 'json' as const,
            json: suggestions,

[sferich888]

type: 'json' is not a valid MCP content type. The MCP SDK ContentBlock union only supports text, image, audio, resource_link, and resource — using type: 'json' would fail schema validation at runtime. The type: 'text' with JSON.stringify approach is correct and consistent with every other method in this service (create, find, getText, insertText, etc.).

[allenhutchison]

Thanks for working on this! Comments and suggestions support would be a great addition. I found several issues that need to be addressed before we can merge.

Critical

New methods aren't wired up as tools. getSuggestions, getComments, createTab, updateTab, and deleteTab are implemented in DocsService but never registered in index.ts. They're unreachable dead code — users can't actually call them.

getComments returns type: 'json' which isn't a valid MCP content type. MCP CallToolResult content blocks support text, image, and resource — not json. This will cause runtime errors. Use type: 'text' with JSON.stringify() like the other methods do.

Tests don't actually assert anything. The getSuggestions tests check if (result.content[0].type === 'json') but the implementation returns type: 'text' — so the if block is never entered and the expectations are silently skipped. These tests pass but verify nothing.

Test Coverage Regression

810 lines of existing tests deleted. All tests for create, insertText, find, move, getText, appendText, and replaceText have been removed and replaced with ~100 lines covering only the two new methods. Please restore the existing tests and add new ones alongside them.

Silent Breaking Change

replaceText now only operates on the first tab when no tabId is provided. Previously it iterated over all tabs. This is a behavioral change that isn't mentioned in the PR description and is a regression. Please revert this — the existing multi-tab behavior is intentional.

Tab Support Already Exists

The createTab, updateTab, and deleteTab stub methods should be removed. We already have full tab support — getText, insertText, appendText, and replaceText all accept a tabId parameter, and getText returns all tabs as JSON when multiple exist. Adding stubs that only return "not supported" errors adds confusion.

Scope

The genuinely new and valuable parts of this PR are getSuggestions and getComments. I'd suggest scoping the PR down to just those two features: implement the methods, register them as tools in index.ts, add tests alongside (not replacing) the existing ones, and leave the rest of DocsService untouched.

Minor

• Formatting: getComments, createTab, updateTab, deleteTab have inconsistent indentation (extra 4+ spaces). ~10 blank lines before _generateReplacementRequests.
• Type regression: private purify changed from proper type to any.
• Missing newline at end of test file.

[sferich888]

/gemini review

[gemini-code-assist]

Code Review

This pull request adds new features to read comments and suggestions from Google Docs, along with corresponding tests. The implementation for reading comments and registering the new tools is solid. However, there is a critical bug in the logic for extracting paragraph style suggestions in _extractSuggestions, which causes it to fail to detect these suggestions correctly. Additionally, the associated test case validates this buggy behavior instead of testing for the correct implementation. I've provided a detailed comment with a suggested fix for the _extractSuggestions method and another comment on how the test should be updated.

[sferich888]

/gemini review

[gemini-code-assist]

Code Review

This pull request introduces new functionality to read comments and suggestions from Google Docs. The changes include adding getSuggestions and getComments methods to DocsService, registering them as tools in index.ts, and providing comprehensive unit tests for the new features. The implementation is solid and well-tested. I have one suggestion to refactor a small part of the suggestion extraction logic to reduce code duplication and improve maintainability.

[sferich888]

/gemini review

[gemini-code-assist]

Code Review

This pull request introduces new features to fetch comments and suggestions from Google Docs, which are exposed as new tools docs.getComments and docs.getSuggestions. The implementation in DocsService is well-structured, with good error handling and comprehensive new tests to cover the functionality. The changes look solid. I've added one suggestion to refactor a helper method for better conciseness and readability.