About full repository analysis and incremental code reviews

There are three different kinds of code reviews that CodeGuru Reviewer can do to provide recommendations.

• Incremental code reviews are created automatically when you create a pull request from your repository context on an associated repository. These code reviews scan the changed code in a pull request.

• Full repository analysis code reviews are done when you create a full repository analysis code review in the CodeGuru Reviewer console. These code reviews scan all the code in a specified branch.

  Note

  Your first full repository analysis is created for you when you associate your repository.

• Full repository analysis code reviews for CI/CD workflows scan all the source code in your CI/CD workflow. For more information, see Create code reviews with GitHub Actions.

You can receive recommendations in code reviews by creating a full repository analysis or submitting a pull request. After you associate a repository, CodeGuru Reviewer automatically creates a full repository analysis code review, and every pull request in that repository creates an incremental code review. You can also choose to create additional full repository analysis code reviews.

Type of code review	Is the review automatic after I associate the repository?	Where can I see recommendations?	What code is reviewed?
Full repository analysis	Your first full repository analysis is done automatically when you associate your repository. After that, you must request a full repository analysis in the CodeGuru Reviewer console or by using the AWS CLI or AWS SDK.	In the CodeGuru Reviewer console, or by using the AWS CLI or AWS SDK.	All the code in the branch is reviewed.
Incremental code review	Yes. After associating the repository, every time you do a pull request there is a code review.	In the CodeGuru Reviewer console, in the AWS CLI or AWS SDK, or in pull request comments in the repository source provider.	The code that is changed in the pull request is reviewed.
GitHub Actions code review in a CI/CD workflow	Yes. After enabling CodeGuru Reviewer on your GitHub repository, for every push, pull, or scheduled repository scan there is a code review.	In the GitHub Security tab.	The code that is changed in the push, pull, or scheduled repository scan.