Add Epics dropdown to Issue sidebar

Add support for populating and selecting group epics
from Issue sidebar.

app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_sidebar.js

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
   components: {
     AssigneeTitle,
     Assignees,
+    SidebarEpicsSelect: () =>
+      import('ee_component/sidebar/components/sidebar_item_epics_select.vue'),
     RemoveBtn,
     Subscriptions,
     TimeTracker,

app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils.js

@@ -731,6 +731,66 @@ export const NavigationType = {
   TYPE_RESERVED: 255,
 };
 
+/**
+ * Method to perform case-insensitive search for a string
+ * within multiple properties and return object containing
+ * properties in case there are multiple matches or `null`
+ * if there's no match.
+ *
+ * Eg; Suppose we want to allow user to search using for a string
+ *     within `iid`, `title`, `url` or `reference` props of a target object;
+ *
+ *     const objectToSearch = {
+ *       "iid": 1,
+ *       "title": "Error omnis quos consequatur ullam a vitae sed omnis libero cupiditate. &3",
+ *       "url": "/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/1",
+ *       "reference": "&1",
+ *     };
+ *
+ *    Following is how we call searchBy and the return values it will yield;
+ *
+ *    -  `searchBy('omnis', objectToSearch);`: This will return `{ title: ... }` as our
+ *        query was found within title prop we only return that.
+ *    -  `searchBy('1', objectToSearch);`: This will return `{ "iid": ..., "reference": ..., "url": ... }`.
+ *    -  `searchBy('https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/1', objectToSearch);`:
+ *        This will return `{ "url": ... }`.
+ *    -  `searchBy('foo', objectToSearch);`: This will return `null` as no property value
+ *        matched with our query.
+ *
+ *    You can learn more about behaviour of this method by referring to tests
+ *    within `spec/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils_spec.js`.
+ *
+ * @param {string} query String to search for
+ * @param {object} searchSpace Object containing properties to search in for `query`
+ */
+export const searchBy = (query = '', searchSpace = {}) => {
+  const targetKeys = searchSpace !== null ? Object.keys(searchSpace) : [];
+
+  if (!query || !targetKeys.length) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const normalizedQuery = query.toLowerCase();
+  const matches = targetKeys
+    .filter(item => {
+      const searchItem = `${searchSpace[item]}`.toLowerCase();
+
+      return (
+        searchItem.indexOf(normalizedQuery) > -1 ||
+        normalizedQuery.indexOf(searchItem) > -1 ||
+        normalizedQuery === searchItem
+      );
+    })
+    .reduce((acc, prop) => {
+      const match = acc;
+      match[prop] = searchSpace[prop];
+
+      return acc;
+    }, {});
+
+  return Object.keys(matches).length ? matches : null;
+};
+
 /**
  * Checks if the given Label has a special syntax `::` in
  * it's title.

ee/app/assets/javascripts/api.js

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export default {
   ldapGroupsPath: '/api/:version/ldap/:provider/groups.json',
   subscriptionPath: '/api/:version/namespaces/:id/gitlab_subscription',
   childEpicPath: '/api/:version/groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid/epics',
+  groupEpicsPath: '/api/:version/groups/:id/epics',
+  epicIssuePath: '/api/:version/groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid/issues/:issue_id',
 
   approverUsers(search, options, callback = () => {}) {
     const url = Api.buildUrl('/autocomplete/users.json');
@@ -59,4 +61,28 @@ export default {
       title,
     });
   },
+
+  groupEpics({ groupId }) {
+    const url = Api.buildUrl(this.groupEpicsPath).replace(':id', groupId);
+
+    return axios.get(url);
+  },
+
+  addEpicIssue({ groupId, epicIid, issueId }) {
+    const url = Api.buildUrl(this.epicIssuePath)
+      .replace(':id', groupId)
+      .replace(':epic_iid', epicIid)
+      .replace(':issue_id', issueId);
+
+    return axios.post(url);
+  },
+
+  removeEpicIssue({ groupId, epicIid, epicIssueId }) {
+    const url = Api.buildUrl(this.epicIssuePath)
+      .replace(':id', groupId)
+      .replace(':epic_iid', epicIid)
+      .replace(':issue_id', epicIssueId);
+
+    return axios.delete(url);
+  },
 };

ee/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/sidebar_item_epics_select.vue

+<script>
+import { convertObjectPropsToCamelCase } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
+import { noneEpic } from 'ee/vue_shared/constants';
+import EpicsSelect from 'ee/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/base.vue';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    EpicsSelect,
+  },
+  props: {
+    canEdit: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    sidebarStore: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    groupId: {
+      type: Number,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    issueId: {
+      type: Number,
+      required: false,
+      default: 0,
+    },
+    epicIssueId: {
+      type: Number,
+      required: true,
+      default: 0,
+    },
+    initialEpic: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: false,
+      default: () => null,
+    },
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      initialEpicLoading: this.getInitialEpicLoading(),
+      epic: this.getEpic(),
+    };
+  },
+  watch: {
+    /**
+     * sidebarStore is updated async while in Issue Boards
+     * hence we need a _deep watch_ to update `initialEpicLoading`
+     * and `epic` props.
+     */
+    sidebarStore: {
+      handler() {
+        this.initialEpicLoading = this.getInitialEpicLoading();
+        this.epic = convertObjectPropsToCamelCase(this.getEpic());
+      },
+      deep: true,
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    getInitialEpicLoading() {
+      if (this.initialEpic) {
+        return false;
+      } else if (this.sidebarStore.isFetching) {
+        return this.sidebarStore.isFetching.epic;
+      }
+      return false;
+    },
+    getEpic() {
+      if (this.initialEpic) {
+        return this.initialEpic;
+      } else if (this.sidebarStore.epic && this.sidebarStore.epic.id) {
+        return this.sidebarStore.epic;
+      }
+      return noneEpic;
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <epics-select
+    :group-id="groupId"
+    :issue-id="issueId"
+    :epic-issue-id="epicIssueId"
+    :can-edit="canEdit"
+    :initial-epic="epic"
+    :initial-epic-loading="initialEpicLoading"
+    :block-title="__('Epic')"
+  >
+    {{ __('None') }}
+  </epics-select>
+</template>

ee/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/mount_sidebar.js

 import Vue from 'vue';
+import Cookies from 'js-cookie';
 import * as CEMountSidebar from '~/sidebar/mount_sidebar';
+import { parseBoolean } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
+
 import sidebarWeight from './components/weight/sidebar_weight.vue';
+
 import SidebarItemEpic from './components/sidebar_item_epic.vue';
+import SidebarItemEpicsSelect from './components/sidebar_item_epics_select.vue';
+import SidebarStore from './stores/sidebar_store';
 
-function mountWeightComponent(mediator) {
+const mountWeightComponent = mediator => {
   const el = document.querySelector('.js-sidebar-weight-entry-point');
 
-  if (!el) return;
+  if (!el) return false;
 
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-new
-  new Vue({
+  return new Vue({
     el,
     components: {
       sidebarWeight,
@@ -21,25 +26,54 @@ function mountWeightComponent(mediator) {
         },
       }),
   });
-}
+};
 
-function mountEpic() {
+const mountEpic = () => {
   const el = document.querySelector('#js-vue-sidebar-item-epic');
 
-  if (!el) return;
+  if (!el) return false;
 
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-new
-  new Vue({
+  return new Vue({
     el,
     components: {
       SidebarItemEpic,
     },
     render: createElement => createElement('sidebar-item-epic', {}),
   });
-}
+};
+
+const mountEpicsSelect = () => {
+  const el = document.querySelector('#js-vue-sidebar-item-epics-select');
+
+  if (!el) return false;
+
+  const { groupId, issueId, epicIssueId, canEdit } = el.dataset;
+  const sidebarStore = new SidebarStore();
+
+  return new Vue({
+    el,
+    components: {
+      SidebarItemEpicsSelect,
+    },
+    render: createElement =>
+      createElement('sidebar-item-epics-select', {
+        props: {
+          sidebarStore,
+          groupId: Number(groupId),
+          issueId: Number(issueId),
+          epicIssueId: Number(epicIssueId),
+          canEdit: parseBoolean(canEdit),
+        },
+      }),
+  });
+};
 
 export default function mountSidebar(mediator) {
   CEMountSidebar.mountSidebar(mediator);
   mountWeightComponent(mediator);
+  if (parseBoolean(Cookies.get('epics_select_dropdown'))) {
+    mountEpicsSelect();
+  } else {
     mountEpic();
+  }
 }

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/base.vue

+<script>
+import $ from 'jquery';
+import { GlLoadingIcon } from '@gitlab/ui';
+
+import createFlash from '~/flash';
+import { s__ } from '~/locale';
+import { noneEpic } from 'ee/vue_shared/constants';
+
+import EpicsSelectService from './service/epics_select_service';
+import EpicsSelectStore from './store/epics_select_store';
+
+import DropdownTitle from './dropdown_title.vue';
+import DropdownValue from './dropdown_value.vue';
+import DropdownValueCollapsed from './dropdown_value_collapsed.vue';
+
+import DropdownButton from './dropdown_button.vue';
+import DropdownHeader from './dropdown_header.vue';
+import DropdownSearchInput from './dropdown_search_input.vue';
+import DropdownContents from './dropdown_contents.vue';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    GlLoadingIcon,
+    DropdownTitle,
+    DropdownValue,
+    DropdownValueCollapsed,
+    DropdownButton,
+    DropdownHeader,
+    DropdownSearchInput,
+    DropdownContents,
+  },
+  props: {
+    groupId: {
+      type: Number,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    issueId: {
+      type: Number,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    epicIssueId: {
+      type: Number,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    canEdit: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    blockTitle: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    initialEpic: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    initialEpicLoading: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: true,
+    },
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      service: new EpicsSelectService({
+        groupId: this.groupId,
+      }),
+      store: new EpicsSelectStore({
+        selectedEpic: this.initialEpic,
+        groupId: this.groupId,
+        selectedEpicIssueId: this.epicIssueId,
+      }),
+      showDropdown: false,
+      isEpicSelectLoading: false,
+      isEpicsLoading: false,
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    epics() {
+      return this.store.getEpics();
+    },
+    selectedEpic() {
+      return this.store.getSelectedEpic();
+    },
+  },
+  watch: {
+    /**
+     * Initial Epic is loaded via separate Sidebar store
+     * So we need to watch for updates before updating local store.
+     */
+    initialEpicLoading() {
+      this.store.setSelectedEpic(this.initialEpic);
+    },
+  },
+  mounted() {
+    $(this.$refs.dropdown).on('shown.bs.dropdown', this.handleDropdownShown);
+    $(this.$refs.dropdown).on('hidden.bs.dropdown', this.handleDropdownHidden);
+  },
+  methods: {
+    fetchGroupEpics() {
+      this.isEpicsLoading = true;
+      return this.service
+        .getGroupEpics()
+        .then(({ data }) => {
+          this.isEpicsLoading = false;
+          this.store.setEpics(data);
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          this.isEpicsLoading = false;
+          createFlash(s__('Epics|Something went wrong while fetching group epics.'));
+        });
+    },
+    handleSelectSuccess({ data, epic, originalSelectedEpic }) {
+      // Verify if attachment was successful
+      this.isEpicSelectLoading = false;
+      if (data.epic.id === epic.id && data.issue.id === this.issueId) {
+        this.store.setSelectedEpicIssueId(data.id);
+      } else {
+        // Revert back to originally selected epic.
+        this.store.setSelectedEpic(originalSelectedEpic);
+      }
+    },
+    handleSelectFailure(errorMessage, originalSelectedEpic) {
+      this.isEpicSelectLoading = false;
+      // Revert back to originally selected epic in case of failure.
+      this.store.setSelectedEpic(originalSelectedEpic);
+      createFlash(errorMessage);
+    },
+    assignIssueToEpic(epic) {
+      const originalSelectedEpic = this.store.getSelectedEpic();
+      this.isEpicSelectLoading = true;
+
+      this.store.setSelectedEpic(epic);
+      return this.service
+        .assignIssueToEpic(this.issueId, epic)
+        .then(({ data }) => {
+          this.handleSelectSuccess({ data, epic, originalSelectedEpic });
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          this.handleSelectFailure(
+            s__('Epics|Something went wrong while assigning issue to epic.'),
+            originalSelectedEpic,
+          );
+        });
+    },
+    removeIssueFromEpic(epic) {
+      const originalSelectedEpic = this.store.getSelectedEpic();
+      this.isEpicSelectLoading = true;
+
+      this.store.setSelectedEpic(noneEpic);
+      return this.service
+        .removeIssueFromEpic(this.store.getSelectedEpicIssueId(), epic)
+        .then(({ data }) => {
+          this.handleSelectSuccess({ data, epic, originalSelectedEpic });
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          this.handleSelectFailure(
+            s__('Epics|Something went wrong while removing issue from epic.'),
+            originalSelectedEpic,
+          );
+        });
+    },
+    handleEditClick() {
+      this.showDropdown = true;
+
+      // Wait for component to render dropdown container
+      this.$nextTick(() => {
+        // We're not calling $.dropdown('show') to open
+        // dropdown and instead triggerring click on button
+        // so that clicking outside can make dropdown close
+        // additionally, this approach requires event trigger
+        // to be deferred so that it doesn't close
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          $(this.$refs.dropdownButton.$el).trigger('click');
+        });
+      });
+    },
+    handleDropdownShown() {
+      if (this.epics.length === 0) this.fetchGroupEpics();
+    },
+    handleDropdownHidden() {
+      this.showDropdown = false;
+    },
+    handleItemSelect(epic) {
+      if (epic.id === noneEpic.id && epic.title === noneEpic.title) {
+        this.removeIssueFromEpic(this.selectedEpic);
+      } else {
+        this.assignIssueToEpic(epic);
+      }
+    },
+    handleSearchInput(query) {
+      this.store.filterEpics(query);
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="block epic js-epic-block">
+    <dropdown-value-collapsed :epic="selectedEpic" />
+    <dropdown-title
+      :can-edit="canEdit"
+      :block-title="blockTitle"
+      :is-loading="initialEpicLoading || isEpicSelectLoading"
+      @onClickEdit="handleEditClick"
+    />
+    <dropdown-value v-show="!showDropdown" :epic="selectedEpic">
+      <slot></slot>
+    </dropdown-value>
+    <div v-if="canEdit" v-show="showDropdown" class="epic-dropdown-container">
+      <div ref="dropdown" class="dropdown">
+        <dropdown-button ref="dropdownButton" />
+        <div
+          class="dropdown-menu dropdown-select
+dropdown-menu-epics dropdown-menu-selectable"
+        >
+          <dropdown-header />
+          <dropdown-search-input @onSearchInput="handleSearchInput" />
+          <dropdown-contents
+            v-if="!isEpicsLoading"
+            :epics="epics"
+            :selected-epic="selectedEpic"
+            @onItemSelect="handleItemSelect"
+          />
+          <gl-loading-icon v-if="isEpicsLoading" class="dropdown-contents-loading" size="md" />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_button.vue

+<script>
+import Icon from '~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    Icon,
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <button
+    type="button"
+    class="dropdown-menu-toggle js-epic-select js-extra-options"
+    data-display="static"
+    data-toggle="dropdown"
+  >
+    <span class="dropdown-toggle-text">{{ __('Epic') }}</span>
+    <icon name="chevron-down" />
+  </button>
+</template>

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_contents.vue

+<script>
+import { GlLink } from '@gitlab/ui';
+import Icon from '~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue';
+import { noneEpic } from 'ee/vue_shared/constants';
+
+export default {
+  noneEpic,
+  components: {
+    GlLink,
+    Icon,
+  },
+  props: {
+    epics: {
+      type: Array,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    selectedEpic: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: false,
+      default: () => null,
+    },
+  },
+  computed: {
+    isNoEpic() {
+      return (
+        this.selectedEpic.id === this.$options.noneEpic.id &&
+        this.selectedEpic.title === this.$options.noneEpic.title
+      );
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    isSelected(epic) {
+      return this.selectedEpic.id === epic.id;
+    },
+    handleItemClick(epic) {
+      if (epic.id !== this.selectedEpic.id) {
+        this.$emit('onItemSelect', epic);
+      } else if (epic.id !== noneEpic.id) {
+        this.$emit('onItemSelect', noneEpic);
+      }
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="dropdown-content">
+    <ul>
+      <li data-epic-id="None">
+        <gl-link
+          :class="{ 'is-active': isNoEpic }"
+          @click.prevent="handleItemClick($options.noneEpic)"
+          >{{ __('No Epic') }}</gl-link
+        >
+      </li>
+      <li class="divider"></li>
+      <li v-for="epic in epics" :key="epic.id">
+        <gl-link
+          :class="{ 'is-active': isSelected(epic) }"
+          @click.prevent="handleItemClick(epic)"
+          >{{ epic.title }}</gl-link
+        >
+      </li>
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+</template>

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_header.vue

+<script>
+import { GlButton } from '@gitlab/ui';
+
+import Icon from '~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    GlButton,
+    Icon,
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="dropdown-title">
+    <span>{{ __('Assign epic') }}</span>
+    <gl-button
+      :aria-label="__('Close')"
+      variant="link"
+      class="dropdown-title-button dropdown-menu-close"
+    >
+      <icon name="close" />
+    </gl-button>
+  </div>
+</template>

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_search_input.vue

+<script>
+import { GlButton } from '@gitlab/ui';
+
+import Icon from '~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue';
+import autofocusonshow from '~/vue_shared/directives/autofocusonshow';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    GlButton,
+    Icon,
+  },
+  directives: {
+    autofocusonshow,
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      query: '',
+    };
+  },
+  methods: {
+    handleKeyUp() {
+      this.$emit('onSearchInput', this.query);
+    },
+    handleInputClear() {
+      this.query = '';
+      this.handleKeyUp();
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div :class="{ 'has-value': query }" class="dropdown-input">
+    <input
+      v-model.trim="query"
+      v-autofocusonshow
+      :placeholder="__('Search')"
+      autocomplete="off"
+      class="dropdown-input-field"
+      type="search"
+      @keyup="handleKeyUp"
+    />
+    <icon v-show="!query" name="search" />
+    <gl-button
+      variant="link"
+      class="fa fa-times dropdown-input-clear js-dropdown-input-clear"
+      data-hidden="true"
+      @click.stop="handleInputClear"
+    />
+  </div>
+</template>

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_title.vue

+<script>
+import { GlLoadingIcon, GlLink } from '@gitlab/ui';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    GlLoadingIcon,
+    GlLink,
+  },
+  props: {
+    canEdit: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    blockTitle: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    isLoading: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: false,
+      default: false,
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="title hide-collapsed align-items-center append-bottom-10">
+    <div class="flex-grow-1">
+      <span :class="{ 'align-text-top': isLoading }">{{ blockTitle }}</span>
+      <gl-loading-icon v-show="isLoading" inline />
+    </div>
+    <template v-if="canEdit">
+      <gl-link
+        class="btn btn-blank float-right sidebar-dropdown-toggle"
+        @click="$emit('onClickEdit', $event)"
+        >{{ __('Edit') }}</gl-link
+      >
+    </template>
+  </div>
+</template>

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_value.vue

+<script>
+import { GlLink } from '@gitlab/ui';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    GlLink,
+  },
+  props: {
+    epic: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: true,
+    },
+  },
+  computed: {
+    hasEpic() {
+      return this.epic ? Boolean(this.epic.title && this.epic.url) : false;
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="value js-epic-label hide-collapsed">
+    <gl-link v-if="hasEpic" :href="epic.url" class="bold">{{ epic.title }}</gl-link>
+    <span v-else class="no-value">
+      <slot></slot>
+    </span>
+  </div>
+</template>

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_value_collapsed.vue

+<script>
+import { GlTooltipDirective } from '@gitlab/ui';
+import Icon from '~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    Icon,
+  },
+  directives: {
+    GlTooltip: GlTooltipDirective,
+  },
+  props: {
+    epic: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: true,
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div
+    v-gl-tooltip="{ boundary: 'viewport', placement: 'left' }"
+    :title="epic.title"
+    class="sidebar-collapsed-icon"
+  >
+    <icon name="epic" />
+    <span class="collapse-truncated-title mt-1">{{ epic.title }}</span>
+  </div>
+</template>

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/service/epics_select_service.js

+import Api from 'ee/api';
+
+export default class EpicsSelectService {
+  constructor({ groupId }) {
+    this.groupId = groupId;
+  }
+
+  getGroupEpics() {
+    return Api.groupEpics({
+      groupId: this.groupId,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
+  assignIssueToEpic(issueId, epic) {
+    return Api.addEpicIssue({
+      issueId,
+      groupId: epic.groupId,
+      epicIid: epic.iid,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
+  removeIssueFromEpic(epicIssueId, epic) {
+    return Api.removeEpicIssue({
+      epicIssueId,
+      groupId: epic.groupId,
+      epicIid: epic.iid,
+    });
+  }
+}

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/store/epics_select_store.js

+import { convertObjectPropsToCamelCase, searchBy } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
+
+export default class EpicsSelectStore {
+  constructor({ groupId, selectedEpic, selectedEpicIssueId }) {
+    this.groupId = groupId;
+
+    this.state = {};
+    this.state.epics = [];
+    this.state.allEpics = [];
+
+    this.state.selectedEpic = selectedEpic;
+    this.state.selectedEpicIssueId = selectedEpicIssueId;
+  }
+
+  setEpics(rawEpics) {
+    // Cache all Epics so that
+    // during search, we only work with `state.epics`
+    this.state.allEpics = rawEpics
+      .filter(epic => epic.group_id === this.groupId)
+      .map(epic =>
+        convertObjectPropsToCamelCase(Object.assign(epic, { url: epic.web_edit_url }), {
+          dropKeys: ['web_edit_url'],
+        }),
+      );
+
+    this.state.epics = this.state.allEpics;
+  }
+
+  getEpics() {
+    return this.state.epics;
+  }
+
+  filterEpics(query) {
+    if (query) {
+      this.state.epics = this.state.allEpics.filter(epic => {
+        const { title, reference, url, iid } = epic;
+
+        // In case user has just pasted ID
+        // We need to be specific with the search
+        if (Number(query)) {
+          return query.includes(iid);
+        }
+
+        return searchBy(query, {
+          title,
+          reference,
+          url,
+        });
+      });
+    } else {
+      this.state.epics = this.state.allEpics;
+    }
+  }
+
+  setSelectedEpic(selectedEpic) {
+    this.state.selectedEpic = selectedEpic;
+  }
+
+  setSelectedEpicIssueId(selectedEpicIssueId) {
+    this.state.selectedEpicIssueId = selectedEpicIssueId;
+  }
+
+  getSelectedEpic() {
+    return this.state.selectedEpic;
+  }
+
+  getSelectedEpicIssueId() {
+    return this.state.selectedEpicIssueId;
+  }
+}

ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/constants.js

+// eslint-disable-next-line import/prefer-default-export
+export const noneEpic = {
+  id: 0,
+  title: 'none',
+};

ee/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issuable.scss

@@ -7,6 +7,28 @@
       align-items: center;
     }
   }
+
+  &.epic {
+    .title {
+      display: flex;
+    }
+
+    .dropdown-contents-loading {
+      position: absolute;
+      top: 0;
+      right: 0;
+      bottom: 0;
+      left: 0;
+      z-index: 9;
+      padding-top: 45px;
+      background-color: $dropdown-loading-bg;
+    }
+
+    .sidebar-dropdown-toggle:hover {
+      text-decoration: underline;
+      color: $blue-800;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .add-issuable-form-input-wrapper {
@@ -60,3 +82,12 @@
     @include fixed-width-container;
   }
 }
+
+// This override is needed because `display: flex`
+// on `.epic` above causes hiding logic in global
+// stylesheet is of lower specificity.
+.right-sidebar.right-sidebar-collapsed {
+  .block.epic .hide-collapsed {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}

ee/app/views/shared/boards/components/sidebar/_epic.html.haml

 - return unless @group&.feature_available?(:epics) || @project&.group&.feature_available?(:epics)
 
-.block.epic
+- if cookies[:epics_select_dropdown] == 'true'
+  %sidebar-epics-select{ ":sidebar-store" => "issue",
+    ":group-id": "#{@project&.group&.id}",
+    ":issue-id": "issue.id",
+    ":epic-issue-id": "(issue.epic && issue.epic.epic_issue_id) || 0",
+    ":can-edit": can_admin_issue? }
+- else
+  .block.epic
     .title
       Epic
       %span.js-epic-label-loading{ "v-if" => "issue.isFetching && issue.isFetching.epic" }
         = icon('spinner spin', class: 'loading-icon')
     .value.js-epic-label{ "v-if" => "issue.isFetching && !issue.isFetching.epic" }
-    %a.bold{ "v-if" => "issue.epic", ":href" => "issue.epic.url" }
+      %a.bold{ "v-if" => "issue.epic && issue.epic.epic_issue_id", ":href" => "issue.epic.url" }
         {{ issue.epic.title }}
-    .no-value{ "v-if" => "!issue.epic" }
+      .no-value{ "v-if" => "!(issue.epic && issue.epic.epic_issue_id)" }
         None

ee/spec/features/issues/epic_in_issue_sidebar_spec.rb

@@ -3,19 +3,69 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe 'Epic in issue sidebar', :js do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
   let(:group) { create(:group, :public) }
-  let(:epic) { create(:epic, group: group) }
+  let(:epic1) { create(:epic, group: group, title: 'Foo') }
+  let!(:epic2) { create(:epic, group: group, title: 'Bar') }
+  let!(:epic3) { create(:epic, group: group, title: 'Baz') }
   let(:project) { create(:project, :public, group: group) }
   let(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project) }
-  let!(:epic_issue) { create(:epic_issue, epic: epic, issue: issue) }
+  let!(:epic_issue) { create(:epic_issue, epic: epic1, issue: issue) }
 
   shared_examples 'epic in issue sidebar' do
-    it 'shows epic in issue sidebar for projects with group' do
+    context 'projects within a group' do
+      before do
+        group.add_owner(user)
+        set_cookie('epics_select_dropdown', 'true')
         visit project_issue_path(project, issue)
+      end
+
+      it 'shows epic in issue sidebar' do
+        expect(page.find('.js-epic-block .value')).to have_content(epic1.title)
+      end
 
-      expect(page.find('.block.epic .value')).to have_content(epic.title)
+      it 'shows edit button in issue sidebar' do
+        expect(page.find('.js-epic-block .sidebar-dropdown-toggle')).to have_content('Edit')
       end
 
-    it 'does not show epic in issue sidebar for personal projects' do
+      it 'shows epics select dropdown' do
+        page.within(find('.js-epic-block')) do
+          page.find('.sidebar-dropdown-toggle').click
+
+          wait_for_requests
+
+          expect(page).to have_selector('.js-epic-select', visible: true)
+          expect(page.all('.dropdown-content li a').length).to eq(4) # `No Epic` + 3 epics
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'supports searching for an epic' do
+        page.within(find('.js-epic-block')) do
+          page.find('.sidebar-dropdown-toggle').click
+
+          wait_for_requests
+
+          page.find('.dropdown-input-field').send_keys('Foo')
+
+          expect(page.all('.dropdown-content li a').length).to eq(2) # `No Epic` + 1 matching epic
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'select an epic from the dropdown' do
+        page.within(find('.js-epic-block')) do
+          page.find('.sidebar-dropdown-toggle').click
+
+          wait_for_requests
+
+          click_link epic2.title
+
+          wait_for_requests
+
+          expect(page.find('.value')).to have_content(epic2.title)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'personal projects' do
+      it 'does not show epic in issue sidebar' do
         personal_project = create(:project, :public)
         other_issue = create(:issue, project: personal_project)
 
@@ -24,6 +74,7 @@ describe 'Epic in issue sidebar', :js do
         expect_no_epic
       end
     end
+  end
 
   context 'when epics available' do
     before do

ee/spec/frontend/api_spec.js

@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ describe('Api', () => {
     api_version: dummyApiVersion,
     relative_url_root: dummyUrlRoot,
   };
+  const mockEpics = [
+    {
+      id: 1,
+      iid: 10,
+      group_id: 2,
+      title: 'foo',
+    },
+    {
+      id: 2,
+      iid: 11,
+      group_id: 2,
+      title: 'bar',
+    },
+  ];
 
   let originalGon;
   let mock;
@@ -70,4 +84,82 @@ describe('Api', () => {
         .catch(done.fail);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('groupEpics', () => {
+    it('calls `axios.get` using param `groupId`', done => {
+      const groupId = 2;
+      const expectedUrl = `${dummyUrlRoot}/api/${dummyApiVersion}/groups/${groupId}/epics`;
+
+      mock.onGet(expectedUrl).reply(200, mockEpics);
+
+      Api.groupEpics({ groupId })
+        .then(({ data }) => {
+          data.forEach((epic, index) => {
+            expect(epic.id).toBe(mockEpics[index].id);
+            expect(epic.iid).toBe(mockEpics[index].iid);
+            expect(epic.group_id).toBe(mockEpics[index].group_id);
+            expect(epic.title).toBe(mockEpics[index].title);
+          });
+        })
+        .then(done)
+        .catch(done.fail);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('addEpicIssue', () => {
+    it('calls `axios.post` using params `groupId`, `epicIid` and `issueId`', done => {
+      const groupId = 2;
+      const mockIssue = {
+        id: 20,
+      };
+      const expectedUrl = `${dummyUrlRoot}/api/${dummyApiVersion}/groups/${groupId}/epics/${mockEpics[0].iid}/issues/${mockIssue.id}`;
+      const expectedRes = {
+        id: 30,
+        epic: mockEpics[0],
+        issue: mockIssue,
+      };
+
+      mock.onPost(expectedUrl).reply(200, expectedRes);
+
+      Api.addEpicIssue({ groupId, epicIid: mockEpics[0].iid, issueId: mockIssue.id })
+        .then(({ data }) => {
+          expect(data.id).toBe(expectedRes.id);
+          expect(data.epic).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ ...expectedRes.epic }));
+          expect(data.issue).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ ...expectedRes.issue }));
+        })
+        .then(done)
+        .catch(done.fail);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('removeEpicIssue', () => {
+    it('calls `axios.delete` using params `groupId`, `epicIid` and `epicIssueId`', done => {
+      const groupId = 2;
+      const mockIssue = {
+        id: 20,
+        epic_issue_id: 40,
+      };
+      const expectedUrl = `${dummyUrlRoot}/api/${dummyApiVersion}/groups/${groupId}/epics/${mockEpics[0].iid}/issues/${mockIssue.epic_issue_id}`;
+      const expectedRes = {
+        id: 30,
+        epic: mockEpics[0],
+        issue: mockIssue,
+      };
+
+      mock.onDelete(expectedUrl).reply(200, expectedRes);
+
+      Api.removeEpicIssue({
+        groupId,
+        epicIid: mockEpics[0].iid,
+        epicIssueId: mockIssue.epic_issue_id,
+      })
+        .then(({ data }) => {
+          expect(data.id).toBe(expectedRes.id);
+          expect(data.epic).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ ...expectedRes.epic }));
+          expect(data.issue).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ ...expectedRes.issue }));
+        })
+        .then(done)
+        .catch(done.fail);
+    });
+  });
 });

ee/spec/frontend/sidebar/components/sidebar_item_epics_select_spec.js

+import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+
+import SidebarItemEpicsSelect from 'ee/sidebar/components/sidebar_item_epics_select.vue';
+
+import { mockSidebarStore, mockEpic1, mockIssue } from '../mock_data';
+
+describe('SidebarItemEpicsSelect', () => {
+  let wrapper;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    wrapper = shallowMount(SidebarItemEpicsSelect, {
+      stubs: {
+        'epics-select': true,
+      },
+      propsData: {
+        canEdit: true,
+        sidebarStore: mockSidebarStore,
+        epicIssueId: mockSidebarStore.epic_issue_id,
+        groupId: mockEpic1.group_id,
+        issueId: mockIssue.id,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    wrapper.destroy();
+  });
+
+  describe('methods', () => {
+    describe('getInitialEpicLoading', () => {
+      it('should return `false` when `initialEpic` prop is provided', done => {
+        wrapper.setProps({
+          initialEpic: mockEpic1,
+        });
+
+        wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.getInitialEpicLoading()).toBe(false);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should return value of `sidebarStore.isFetching.epic` when `initialEpic` prop is null and `isFetching` is available', done => {
+        wrapper.setProps({
+          sidebarStore: { isFetching: { epic: true } },
+        });
+
+        wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.getInitialEpicLoading()).toBe(true);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should return `false` when both `initialEpic` and `sidebarStore.isFetching` are unavailable', done => {
+        wrapper.setProps({
+          initialEpic: null,
+          sidebarStore: { isFetching: null },
+        });
+
+        wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.getInitialEpicLoading()).toBe(false);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('getEpic', () => {
+      it('should return value of `initialEpic` as it is when it is available', done => {
+        wrapper.setProps({
+          initialEpic: mockEpic1,
+        });
+
+        wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.getEpic()).toBe(mockEpic1);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should return value of `sidebarStore.epic` as it is when it is available', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.vm.getEpic()).toBe(mockEpic1);
+      });
+
+      it('should return No Epic object as it is when both `initialEpic` & `sidebarStore.epic` are unavailable', done => {
+        wrapper.setProps({
+          initialEpic: null,
+          sidebarStore: { epic: null },
+        });
+
+        wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.getEpic()).toEqual(
+            expect.objectContaining({
+              id: 0,
+              title: 'none',
+            }),
+          );
+
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('template', () => {
+    it('should render epics-select component', () => {
+      expect(wrapper.is('epics-select-stub')).toBe(true);
+      expect(wrapper.attributes('blocktitle')).toBe('Epic');
+      expect(wrapper.text()).toBe('None');
+    });
+  });
+});

ee/spec/frontend/sidebar/mock_data.js

+export const mockEpic1 = {
+  group_id: 2,
+  id: 15,
+  iid: 1,
+  reference: '&1',
+  title: 'Error omnis quos consequatur ullam a vitae sed omnis libero cupiditate.',
+  url: '/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/1',
+  web_edit_url: '/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/1',
+};
+
+export const mockEpic2 = {
+  group_id: 2,
+  id: 16,
+  iid: 2,
+  reference: '&2',
+  title: 'Enim reiciendis illo modi non voluptas molestiae error est quas.',
+  url: '/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2',
+  web_edit_url: '/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2',
+};
+
+export const mockIssue = {
+  id: 11,
+  epic_issue_id: 10,
+};
+
+export const mockSidebarStore = {
+  isFetching: {
+    epic: false,
+  },
+  epic_issue_id: 10,
+  epic: mockEpic1,
+};
+
+export const mockAssignRemoveRes = {
+  id: 22,
+  epic: mockEpic1,
+  issue: mockIssue,
+};
+
+export const noneEpic = {
+  id: 0,
+  title: 'none',
+};
+
+export const mockEpics = [mockEpic1, mockEpic2];

ee/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_button_spec.js

+import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+
+import Icon from '~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue';
+
+import DropdownButton from 'ee/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_button.vue';
+
+describe('EpicsSelect', () => {
+  describe('DropdownButton', () => {
+    let wrapper;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = shallowMount(DropdownButton);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      wrapper.destroy();
+    });
+
+    describe('template', () => {
+      it('should render button element', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.is('button')).toBe(true);
+        expect(wrapper.classes()).toEqual(
+          expect.arrayContaining(['dropdown-menu-toggle', 'js-epic-select', 'js-extra-options']),
+        );
+        expect(wrapper.attributes('data-display')).toBe('static');
+        expect(wrapper.attributes('data-toggle')).toBe('dropdown');
+      });
+
+      it('should render button title', () => {
+        const titleEl = wrapper.find('.dropdown-toggle-text');
+
+        expect(titleEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(titleEl.text()).toBe('Epic');
+      });
+
+      it('should render Icon component', () => {
+        const iconEl = wrapper.find(Icon);
+
+        expect(iconEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(iconEl.attributes('name')).toBe('chevron-down');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});

ee/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_contents_spec.js

+import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+import { GlLink } from '@gitlab/ui';
+
+import { convertObjectPropsToCamelCase } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
+import DropdownContents from 'ee/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_contents.vue';
+
+import { mockEpic1, mockEpic2, mockEpics, noneEpic } from '../../../../sidebar/mock_data';
+
+const epics = mockEpics.map(epic => convertObjectPropsToCamelCase(epic));
+
+describe('EpicsSelect', () => {
+  describe('DropdownContents', () => {
+    let wrapper;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = shallowMount(DropdownContents, {
+        propsData: {
+          epics,
+          selectedEpic: mockEpic1,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      wrapper.destroy();
+    });
+
+    describe('computed', () => {
+      describe('isNoEpic', () => {
+        it('should return true when `selectedEpic` is of type `No Epic`', done => {
+          wrapper.setProps({
+            selectedEpic: noneEpic,
+          });
+
+          wrapper.vm.$nextTick(() => {
+            expect(wrapper.vm.isNoEpic).toBe(true);
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+
+        it('should return false when `selectedEpic` is an epic', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.isNoEpic).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('methods', () => {
+      describe('isSelected', () => {
+        it('should return true when passed `epic` param ID is same as `selectedEpic` prop', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.isSelected(mockEpic1)).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should return false when passed `epic` param ID is different from `selectedEpic` prop', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.isSelected(mockEpic2)).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('handleItemClick', () => {
+        it('should emit `onItemSelect` event with `epic` param when passed `epic` param is different from already selected epic', () => {
+          jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm, '$emit');
+
+          wrapper.vm.handleItemClick(mockEpic2);
+
+          expect(wrapper.vm.$emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('onItemSelect', mockEpic2);
+        });
+
+        it('should emit `onItemSelect` event with `No Epic` param when passed `epic` param is same as already selected epic', () => {
+          jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm, '$emit');
+
+          wrapper.vm.handleItemClick(mockEpic1);
+
+          expect(wrapper.vm.$emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('onItemSelect', noneEpic);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('template', () => {
+      it('should render container element', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.classes()).toContain('dropdown-content');
+      });
+
+      it('should render `No Epic` as first item within list', () => {
+        const noneEl = wrapper.find('ul > li');
+
+        expect(noneEl.attributes('data-epic-id')).toBe('None');
+        expect(noneEl.find(GlLink).exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(noneEl.find(GlLink).text()).toBe('No Epic');
+      });
+
+      it('should render epics list for all provided epics', () => {
+        const epicsEl = wrapper.findAll('ul > li');
+
+        expect(epicsEl.length).toBe(epics.length + 2); // includes divider & No Epic` <li>.
+        expect(epicsEl.at(1).classes()).toContain('divider');
+        expect(
+          epicsEl
+            .at(2)
+            .find(GlLink)
+            .text(),
+        ).toBe(epics[0].title);
+        expect(
+          epicsEl
+            .at(3)
+            .find(GlLink)
+            .text(),
+        ).toBe(epics[1].title);
+        expect(
+          epicsEl
+            .at(2)
+            .find(GlLink)
+            .classes(),
+        ).toContain('is-active');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});

ee/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_header_spec.js

+import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+
+import { GlButton } from '@gitlab/ui';
+import Icon from '~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue';
+
+import DropdownHeader from 'ee/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_header.vue';
+
+describe('EpicsSelect', () => {
+  describe('DropdownHeader', () => {
+    let wrapper;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = shallowMount(DropdownHeader);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      wrapper.destroy();
+    });
+
+    describe('template', () => {
+      it('should render container element', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.classes()).toContain('dropdown-title');
+      });
+
+      it('should render title', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.find('span').text()).toBe('Assign epic');
+      });
+
+      it('should render close button', () => {
+        const buttonEl = wrapper.find(GlButton);
+
+        expect(buttonEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(buttonEl.attributes('aria-label')).toBe('Close');
+        expect(buttonEl.classes()).toEqual(
+          expect.arrayContaining(['dropdown-title-button', 'dropdown-menu-close']),
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should render close button icon', () => {
+        const iconEl = wrapper.find(GlButton).find(Icon);
+
+        expect(iconEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(iconEl.attributes('name')).toBe('close');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});

ee/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_search_input_spec.js

+import { createLocalVue, shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+
+import { GlButton } from '@gitlab/ui';
+import Icon from '~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue';
+
+import DropdownSearchInput from 'ee/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_search_input.vue';
+
+const createComponent = () => {
+  const localVue = createLocalVue();
+
+  return shallowMount(DropdownSearchInput, {
+    localVue,
+    directives: {
+      /**
+       * We don't want any observers
+       * initialized during tests that this
+       * directive does.
+       */
+      autofocusonshow: {},
+    },
+  });
+};
+
+describe('EpicsSelect', () => {
+  describe('DropdownSearchInput', () => {
+    let wrapper;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = createComponent();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      wrapper.destroy();
+    });
+
+    describe('methods', () => {
+      describe('handleKeyUp', () => {
+        it('should emit `onSearchInput` on component with `query` param', () => {
+          jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm, '$emit');
+          wrapper.setData({
+            query: 'foo',
+          });
+
+          wrapper.vm.handleKeyUp();
+
+          expect(wrapper.vm.$emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('onSearchInput', 'foo');
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('handleInputClear', () => {
+        it('should set `query` prop to empty string and calls `handleKeyUp`', () => {
+          jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm, 'handleKeyUp');
+          wrapper.setData({
+            query: 'foo',
+          });
+
+          wrapper.vm.handleInputClear();
+
+          expect(wrapper.vm.query).toBe('');
+          expect(wrapper.vm.handleKeyUp).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('template', () => {
+      it('should render component container', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.classes()).toContain('dropdown-input');
+        expect(wrapper.classes()).not.toContain('has-value');
+      });
+
+      it('should add `has-value` class to container when `query` prop is not empty', () => {
+        wrapper.setData({
+          query: 'foo',
+        });
+
+        expect(wrapper.classes()).toContain('has-value');
+      });
+
+      it('should render input element', () => {
+        const inputEl = wrapper.find('input');
+
+        expect(inputEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(inputEl.classes()).toContain('dropdown-input-field');
+        expect(inputEl.attributes('placeholder')).toBe('Search');
+        expect(inputEl.attributes('type')).toBe('search');
+        expect(inputEl.attributes('autocomplete')).toBe('off');
+      });
+
+      it('should render Icon component', () => {
+        wrapper.setData({
+          query: 'foo',
+        });
+        const iconEl = wrapper.find(Icon);
+
+        expect(iconEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(iconEl.attributes('name')).toBe('search');
+      });
+
+      it('should render input clear button', () => {
+        const clearButtonEl = wrapper.find(GlButton);
+
+        expect(clearButtonEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(clearButtonEl.classes()).toEqual(
+          expect.arrayContaining([
+            'fa',
+            'fa-times',
+            'dropdown-input-clear',
+            'js-dropdown-input-clear',
+          ]),
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});

ee/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_title_spec.js

+import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+
+import { GlLoadingIcon, GlLink } from '@gitlab/ui';
+
+import DropdownTitle from 'ee/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_title.vue';
+
+describe('EpicsSelect', () => {
+  describe('DropdownTitle', () => {
+    let wrapper;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = shallowMount(DropdownTitle, {
+        propsData: {
+          canEdit: false,
+          blockTitle: 'Epic',
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      wrapper.destroy();
+    });
+
+    describe('template', () => {
+      it('should render component container', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.classes()).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['title', 'hide-collapsed']));
+      });
+
+      it('should render title element', () => {
+        wrapper.setProps({
+          isLoading: true,
+        });
+
+        const titleEl = wrapper.find('.flex-grow-1');
+
+        expect(titleEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(titleEl.find('span').classes()).toContain('align-text-top');
+        expect(titleEl.find('span').text()).toBe('Epic');
+      });
+
+      it('should render loading icon when `isLoading` prop is true', () => {
+        wrapper.setProps({
+          isLoading: true,
+        });
+
+        expect(wrapper.find(GlLoadingIcon).exists()).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('should render edit link when `canEdit` prop is true', () => {
+        wrapper.setProps({
+          canEdit: true,
+        });
+
+        const editEl = wrapper.find(GlLink);
+
+        expect(editEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(editEl.classes()).toContain('sidebar-dropdown-toggle');
+        expect(editEl.text()).toBe('Edit');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});

ee/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_value_collapsed_spec.js

+import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+
+import Icon from '~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue';
+
+import DropdownValueCollapsed from 'ee/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_value_collapsed.vue';
+
+import { mockEpic1 } from '../../../../sidebar/mock_data';
+
+describe('EpicsSelect', () => {
+  describe('DropdownValueCollapsed', () => {
+    let wrapper;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = shallowMount(DropdownValueCollapsed, {
+        directives: {
+          GlTooltip: {},
+        },
+        propsData: {
+          epic: mockEpic1,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      wrapper.destroy();
+    });
+
+    describe('template', () => {
+      it('should render component container', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.classes()).toContain('sidebar-collapsed-icon');
+        expect(wrapper.attributes('title')).toBe(mockEpic1.title);
+      });
+
+      it('should render Icon component', () => {
+        const iconEl = wrapper.find(Icon);
+
+        expect(iconEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(iconEl.attributes('name')).toBe('epic');
+      });
+
+      it('should render epic title element', () => {
+        const titleEl = wrapper.find('.collapse-truncated-title');
+
+        expect(titleEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(titleEl.text()).toBe(mockEpic1.title);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});

ee/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_value_spec.js

+import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+
+import { GlLink } from '@gitlab/ui';
+
+import DropdownValue from 'ee/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/dropdown_value.vue';
+
+import { mockEpic1 } from '../../../../sidebar/mock_data';
+
+describe('EpicsSelect', () => {
+  describe('DropdownValue', () => {
+    let wrapper;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = shallowMount(DropdownValue, {
+        propsData: {
+          epic: mockEpic1,
+        },
+        slots: {
+          default: 'None',
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      wrapper.destroy();
+    });
+
+    describe('computed', () => {
+      describe('hasEpic', () => {
+        it('should return `true` when provided `epic` prop is a valid Epic object with title and url', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.hasEpic).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should return `false` when provided `epic` prop is an invalid Epic object', () => {
+          wrapper.setProps({
+            epic: {},
+          });
+
+          expect(wrapper.vm.hasEpic).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('template', () => {
+      it('should render component container', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.classes()).toEqual(
+          expect.arrayContaining(['value', 'js-epic-label', 'hide-collapsed']),
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should render epic title link element when `hasEpic` is true', () => {
+        const titleEl = wrapper.find(GlLink);
+
+        expect(titleEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(titleEl.attributes('href')).toBe(mockEpic1.url);
+        expect(titleEl.text()).toBe(mockEpic1.title);
+      });
+
+      it('should render no value element with slot contents when `hasEpic` is false', () => {
+        wrapper.setProps({
+          epic: {},
+        });
+        const noValueEl = wrapper.find('span.no-value');
+
+        expect(noValueEl.exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(noValueEl.text()).toBe('None');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});

ee/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/service/epic_select_service_spec.js

+import Api from 'ee/api';
+
+import EpicsSelectService from 'ee/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/service/epics_select_service';
+
+import {
+  mockEpic1,
+  mockIssue,
+  mockEpics,
+  mockAssignRemoveRes,
+} from '../../../../../sidebar/mock_data';
+
+describe('EpicsSelect', () => {
+  describe('Service', () => {
+    const service = new EpicsSelectService({ groupId: mockEpic1.group_id });
+
+    describe('getGroupEpics', () => {
+      it('calls `Api.groupEpics` with `groupId`', () => {
+        jest.spyOn(Api, 'groupEpics').mockResolvedValue({ data: mockEpics });
+
+        service.getGroupEpics();
+
+        expect(Api.groupEpics).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            groupId: mockEpic1.group_id,
+          }),
+        );
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('assignIssueToEpic', () => {
+      it('calls `Api.addEpicIssue` with `issueId`, `groupId` & `epicIid`', () => {
+        jest.spyOn(Api, 'addEpicIssue').mockResolvedValue({ data: mockAssignRemoveRes });
+
+        service.assignIssueToEpic(mockIssue.id, {
+          groupId: mockEpic1.group_id,
+          iid: mockEpic1.iid,
+        });
+
+        expect(Api.addEpicIssue).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            issueId: mockIssue.id,
+            groupId: mockEpic1.group_id,
+            epicIid: mockEpic1.iid,
+          }),
+        );
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('removeIssueFromEpic', () => {
+      it('calls `Api.removeEpicIssue` with `epicIssueId`, `groupId` & `epicIid`', () => {
+        jest.spyOn(Api, 'removeEpicIssue').mockResolvedValue({ data: mockAssignRemoveRes });
+
+        service.removeIssueFromEpic(mockIssue.epic_issue_id, {
+          groupId: mockEpic1.group_id,
+          iid: mockEpic1.iid,
+        });
+
+        expect(Api.removeEpicIssue).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            epicIssueId: mockIssue.epic_issue_id,
+            groupId: mockEpic1.group_id,
+            epicIid: mockEpic1.iid,
+          }),
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});

ee/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/store/epic_select_store_spec.js

+import { convertObjectPropsToCamelCase } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
+
+import EpicsSelectStore from 'ee/vue_shared/components/sidebar/epics_select/store/epics_select_store';
+
+import { mockIssue, mockEpics } from '../../../../../sidebar/mock_data';
+
+describe('EpicsSelect', () => {
+  describe('Store', () => {
+    const normalizedEpics = mockEpics.map(epic =>
+      convertObjectPropsToCamelCase(Object.assign(epic, { url: epic.web_edit_url }), {
+        dropKeys: ['web_edit_url'],
+      }),
+    );
+    let store;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      store = new EpicsSelectStore({
+        groupId: normalizedEpics[0].groupId,
+        selectedEpic: normalizedEpics[0],
+        selectedEpicIssueId: mockIssue.epic_issue_id,
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('constructor', () => {
+      it('should initialize `state` with all the required properties', () => {
+        expect(store.groupId).toBe(normalizedEpics[0].groupId);
+        expect(store.state).toEqual(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            epics: [],
+            allEpics: [],
+            selectedEpic: normalizedEpics[0],
+            selectedEpicIssueId: mockIssue.epic_issue_id,
+          }),
+        );
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('setEpics', () => {
+      it('should set passed `rawEpics` into the store state by normalizing it', () => {
+        store.setEpics(mockEpics);
+
+        expect(store.state.epics.length).toBe(mockEpics.length);
+        expect(store.state.allEpics.length).toBe(mockEpics.length);
+        expect(store.state.epics[0]).toEqual(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            ...normalizedEpics[0],
+          }),
+        );
+        expect(store.state.allEpics[0]).toEqual(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            ...normalizedEpics[0],
+          }),
+        );
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('getEpics', () => {
+      it('should return value of `state.epics`', () => {
+        store.setEpics(mockEpics);
+
+        const epics = store.getEpics();
+
+        expect(epics.length).toBe(mockEpics.length);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('filterEpics', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        store.setEpics(mockEpics);
+      });
+
+      it('should return `state.epics` filtered Epic Title', () => {
+        store.filterEpics('consequatur');
+
+        const epics = store.getEpics();
+
+        expect(epics.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(epics[0]).toEqual(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            ...normalizedEpics[0],
+          }),
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should return `state.epics` filtered Epic Reference', () => {
+        store.filterEpics('gitlab-org&1');
+
+        const epics = store.getEpics();
+
+        expect(epics.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(epics[0]).toEqual(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            ...normalizedEpics[0],
+          }),
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should return `state.epics` filtered Epic URL', () => {
+        store.filterEpics('http://gitlab.example.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2');
+
+        const epics = store.getEpics();
+
+        expect(epics.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(epics[0]).toEqual(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            ...normalizedEpics[1],
+          }),
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should return `state.epics` filtered Epic Iid', () => {
+        store.filterEpics('2');
+
+        const epics = store.getEpics();
+
+        expect(epics.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(epics[0]).toEqual(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            ...normalizedEpics[1],
+          }),
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should return `state.epics` without any filters when query is empty', () => {
+        store.filterEpics('');
+
+        const epics = store.getEpics();
+
+        expect(epics.length).toBe(normalizedEpics.length);
+        epics.forEach((epic, index) => {
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            ...normalizedEpics[index],
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('setSelectedEpic', () => {
+      it('should set provided `selectedEpic` param to store state', () => {
+        store.setSelectedEpic(normalizedEpics[1]);
+
+        expect(store.state.selectedEpic).toBe(normalizedEpics[1]);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('setSelectedEpicIssueId', () => {
+      it('should set provided `selectedEpicIssueId` param to store state', () => {
+        store.setSelectedEpicIssueId(7);
+
+        expect(store.state.selectedEpicIssueId).toBe(7);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('getSelectedEpic', () => {
+      it('should return value of `selectedEpic` from store state', () => {
+        store.setSelectedEpic(normalizedEpics[1]);
+
+        expect(store.getSelectedEpic()).toBe(normalizedEpics[1]);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('getSelectedEpicIssueId', () => {
+      it('should return value of `selectedEpicIssueId` from store state', () => {
+        store.setSelectedEpicIssueId(7);
+
+        expect(store.getSelectedEpicIssueId()).toBe(7);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});

locale/gitlab.pot

@@ -1830,6 +1830,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Assign custom color like #FF0000"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Assign epic"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Assign labels"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -5689,12 +5692,21 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Epics|Show more"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Epics|Something went wrong while assigning issue to epic."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Epics|Something went wrong while creating child epics."
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Epics|Something went wrong while fetching child epics."
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Epics|Something went wrong while fetching group epics."
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Epics|Something went wrong while removing issue from epic."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Epics|These dates affect how your epics appear in the roadmap. Dates from milestones come from the milestones assigned to issues in the epic. You can also set fixed dates or remove them entirely."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -9902,6 +9914,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "No %{providerTitle} repositories available to import"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "No Epic"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "No Label"
 msgstr ""
 

spec/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils_spec.js

@@ -895,6 +895,45 @@ describe('common_utils', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('searchBy', () => {
+    const searchSpace = {
+      iid: 1,
+      reference: '&1',
+      title: 'Error omnis quos consequatur ullam a vitae sed omnis libero cupiditate.',
+      url: '/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/1',
+    };
+
+    it('returns null when `query` or `searchSpace` params are empty/undefined', () => {
+      expect(commonUtils.searchBy('omnis', null)).toBeNull();
+      expect(commonUtils.searchBy('', searchSpace)).toBeNull();
+      expect(commonUtils.searchBy()).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('returns object with matching props based on `query` & `searchSpace` params', () => {
+      // String `omnis` is found only in `title` prop so return just that
+      expect(commonUtils.searchBy('omnis', searchSpace)).toEqual(
+        jasmine.objectContaining({
+          title: searchSpace.title,
+        }),
+      );
+
+      // String `1` is found in both `iid` and `reference` props so return both
+      expect(commonUtils.searchBy('1', searchSpace)).toEqual(
+        jasmine.objectContaining({
+          iid: searchSpace.iid,
+          reference: searchSpace.reference,
+        }),
+      );
+
+      // String `/epics/1` is found in `url` prop so return just that
+      expect(commonUtils.searchBy('/epics/1', searchSpace)).toEqual(
+        jasmine.objectContaining({
+          url: searchSpace.url,
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('isScopedLabel', () => {
     it('returns true when `::` is present in title', () => {
       expect(commonUtils.isScopedLabel({ title: 'foo::bar' })).toBe(true);