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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module Chat
+    module Responder
+      # Returns an instance of the responder to use for generating chat
+      # responses.
+      #
+      # This method will return `nil` if no formatter is available for the given
+      # build.
+      #
+      # build - A `Ci::Build` that executed a chat command.
+      def self.responder_for(build)
+        service = build.pipeline.chat_data&.chat_name&.service
+
+        if (responder = service.try(:chat_responder))
+          responder.new(build)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end