fix: resolve merge conflicts in ticket_whitelist, add retry logic for port 5001 in bug_report, and implement live GitLab issue deduplication in logger

utils/gitlab_client.py

@@ -63,6 +63,35 @@ class GitLabClient:
                 gitlab_internal_logger.error(f"❌ Error connecting to GitLab API: {e}")
                 return None
 
+    async def find_issue_by_title(self, title: str, state: str = "opened") -> Optional[dict]:
+        """
+        Searches for an issue by its exact title and state.
+        """
+        if not self.token or not self.project_id:
+            return None
+
+        headers = {"PRIVATE-TOKEN": self.token}
+        params = {
+            "search": title,
+            "state": state
+        }
+
+        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+            try:
+                # search param is fuzzy on GitLab, so we must double-check for exact match
+                async with session.get(self.api_url, headers=headers, params=params) as response:
+                    if response.status == 200:
+                        issues = await response.json()
+                        for issue in issues:
+                            if issue.get("title") == title:
+                                return issue
+                        return None
+                    else:
+                        return None
+            except Exception as e:
+                gitlab_internal_logger.error(f"❌ Error searching GitLab issues: {e}")
+                return None
+
     async def get_closed_issues(self) -> List[dict]:
         """
         Fetches recently closed issues.