Release GitBucket 4.46.1 (#4008)

Co-authored-by: gitbucket-bot[bot] <256891351+gitbucket-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

.scalafmt.conf

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = "3.10.7"
+version = "3.11.0"
 project.git = true
 
 maxColumn = 120

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 All changes to the project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 4.46.1 - 18 Apr 2026
+- Fix NullPointerException that could happen in the commits page
+- Add options to improve pull request compare performance
+
 ## 4.46.0 - 7 Mar 2026
 - Add support for reverting pull request
 - Add markdown toolbar
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ db {
 ## 4.38.1 - 10 Sep 2022
 - Fix comment diff in Chrome 105
 - Fix Markdown table CSS
-- Fix HTML rendering of multiple asignees
+- Fix HTML rendering of multiple assignees
 
 ## 4.38.0 - 3 Sep 2022
 - Support multiple assignees for Issues and Pull requests

README.md

@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ Support
 - If you can't find same question and report, send it to our [Gitter chat room](https://gitter.im/gitbucket/gitbucket) before raising an issue.
 - The highest priority of GitBucket is the ease of installation and API compatibility with GitHub, so your feature request might be rejected if they go against those principles.
 
-What's New in 4.45.x
+What's New in 4.46.x
 -------------
+## 4.46.1 - 18 Apr 2026
+- Fix NullPointerException that could happen in the commits page
+- Add options to improve pull request compare performance
+
 ## 4.46.0 - 7 Mar 2026
 - Add support for reverting pull request
 - Add markdown toolbar

build.sbt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import com.jsuereth.sbtpgp.PgpKeys._
 
 val Organization = "io.github.gitbucket"
 val Name = "gitbucket"
-val GitBucketVersion = "4.46.0"
+val GitBucketVersion = "4.46.1"
 val ScalatraVersion = "3.1.2"
 val JettyVersion = "10.0.26"
 val JgitVersion = "6.10.1.202505221210-r"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ name := Name
 version := GitBucketVersion
 scalaVersion := "2.13.18"
 
-crossScalaVersions += "3.8.2"
+crossScalaVersions += "3.8.3"
 
 // scalafmtOnCompile := true
 
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "org.tukaani"               % "xz"                           % "1.12",
   "org.apache.commons"        % "commons-compress"             % "1.28.0",
   "org.apache.commons"        % "commons-email"                % "1.6.0",
-  "commons-net"               % "commons-net"                  % "3.12.0",
+  "commons-net"               % "commons-net"                  % "3.13.0",
   "org.apache.httpcomponents" % "httpclient"                   % "4.5.14",
   "org.apache.sshd"           % "apache-sshd"                  % "2.17.1" exclude ("org.slf4j", "slf4j-jdk14") exclude (
     "org.apache.sshd",
     "sshd-mina"
   ) exclude ("org.apache.sshd", "sshd-netty")
     exclude ("org.apache.sshd", "sshd-spring-sftp"),
-  "org.apache.tika"                 % "tika-core"                 % "3.2.3",
+  "org.apache.tika"                 % "tika-core"                 % "3.3.0",
   "com.github.takezoe"             %% "blocking-slick"            % "0.0.14",
   "com.novell.ldap"                 % "jldap"                     % "2009-10-07",
   "com.h2database"                  % "h2"                        % "2.4.240",
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "org.cache2k"                     % "cache2k-core"              % "2.6.1.Final",
   "net.coobird"                     % "thumbnailator"             % "0.4.21",
   "com.github.zafarkhaja"           % "java-semver"               % "0.10.2",
-  "com.nimbusds"                    % "oauth2-oidc-sdk"           % "11.33",
+  "com.nimbusds"                    % "oauth2-oidc-sdk"           % "11.37",
   "org.eclipse.jetty"               % "jetty-webapp"              % JettyVersion    % "provided",
   "javax.servlet"                   % "javax.servlet-api"         % "3.1.0"         % "provided",
   "junit"                           % "junit"                     % "4.13.2"        % "test",
   "org.scalatra"                   %% "scalatra-scalatest-javax"  % ScalatraVersion % "test",
-  "org.mockito"                     % "mockito-core"              % "5.22.0"        % "test",
-  "org.testcontainers"              % "testcontainers-mysql"      % "2.0.3"         % "test",
-  "org.testcontainers"              % "testcontainers-postgresql" % "2.0.3"         % "test",
+  "org.mockito"                     % "mockito-core"              % "5.23.0"        % "test",
+  "org.testcontainers"              % "testcontainers-mysql"      % "2.0.4"         % "test",
+  "org.testcontainers"              % "testcontainers-postgresql" % "2.0.4"         % "test",
   "net.i2p.crypto"                  % "eddsa"                     % "0.3.0",
   "is.tagomor.woothee"              % "woothee-java"              % "1.11.0",
   "org.ec4j.core"                   % "ec4j-core"                 % "1.2.0",

project/build.properties

@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.12.5
+sbt.version=1.12.9

project/plugins.sbt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 scalacOptions ++= Seq("-unchecked", "-deprecation", "-feature")
 
-addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"           % "sbt-scalafmt"       % "2.5.6")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"           % "sbt-scalafmt"       % "2.6.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.playframework.twirl" % "sbt-twirl"          % "2.0.9")
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n"            % "sbt-assembly"       % "2.3.1")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalatra.sbt"        % "sbt-scalatra"       % "1.0.4")

src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/GitBucketCoreModule.scala

@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ object GitBucketCoreModule
       new Version("4.43.0"),
       new Version("4.44.0", new LiquibaseMigration("update/gitbucket-core_4.44.xml")),
       new Version("4.45.0"),
-      new Version("4.46.0", new LiquibaseMigration("update/gitbucket-core_4.46.xml"))
+      new Version("4.46.0", new LiquibaseMigration("update/gitbucket-core_4.46.xml")),
+      new Version("4.46.1")
     ) {
   java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("liquibase").setLevel(Level.SEVERE)
 }

src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/PullRequestsController.scala

@@ -375,6 +375,11 @@ trait PullRequestsControllerBase extends ControllerBase {
 
   get("/:owner/:repository/compare")(referrersOnly { forkedRepository =>
     val headBranch = params.get("head")
+    val quickLoad = params
+      .get("quick")
+      .map(_.equalsIgnoreCase("true"))
+      .getOrElse(context.settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault)
+    val quickQuery = if (quickLoad) "?quick=true" else ""
     (forkedRepository.repository.originUserName, forkedRepository.repository.originRepositoryName) match {
       case (Some(originUserName), Some(originRepositoryName)) =>
         getRepository(originUserName, originRepositoryName).map { originRepository =>
@@ -388,7 +393,7 @@ trait PullRequestsControllerBase extends ControllerBase {
               .getOrElse(JGitUtil.getDefaultBranch(oldGit, originRepository).get._2)
 
             redirect(
-              s"/${forkedRepository.owner}/${forkedRepository.name}/compare/$originUserName:$oldBranch...$newBranch"
+              s"/${forkedRepository.owner}/${forkedRepository.name}/compare/${originUserName}:${oldBranch}...${newBranch}${quickQuery}"
             )
           }
         } getOrElse NotFound()
@@ -396,7 +401,7 @@ trait PullRequestsControllerBase extends ControllerBase {
         Using.resource(Git.open(getRepositoryDir(forkedRepository.owner, forkedRepository.name))) { git =>
           JGitUtil.getDefaultBranch(git, forkedRepository).map { case (_, defaultBranch) =>
             redirect(
-              s"/${forkedRepository.owner}/${forkedRepository.name}/compare/$defaultBranch...${headBranch.getOrElse(defaultBranch)}"
+              s"/${forkedRepository.owner}/${forkedRepository.name}/compare/${defaultBranch}...${headBranch.getOrElse(defaultBranch)}${quickQuery}"
             )
           } getOrElse {
             redirect(s"/${forkedRepository.owner}/${forkedRepository.name}")
@@ -436,76 +441,112 @@ trait PullRequestsControllerBase extends ControllerBase {
     val Seq(origin, forked) = multiParams("splat")
     val (originOwner, originId) = parseCompareIdentifier(origin, forkedRepository.owner)
     val (forkedOwner, forkedId) = parseCompareIdentifier(forked, forkedRepository.owner)
+    val requestedCheck = params.get("check").contains("true")
+    val quickLoad = params
+      .get("quick")
+      .map(_.equalsIgnoreCase("true"))
+      .getOrElse(!requestedCheck && context.settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault)
 
     (for (
       originRepositoryName <- getOriginRepositoryName(originOwner, forkedOwner, forkedRepository);
       originRepository <- getRepository(originOwner, originRepositoryName)
     ) yield {
-      val (oldId, newId) =
-        getPullRequestCommitFromTo(originRepository, forkedRepository, originId, forkedId)
+      val members =
+        ((forkedRepository.repository.originUserName, forkedRepository.repository.originRepositoryName) match {
+          case (Some(userName), Some(repositoryName)) =>
+            getRepository(userName, repositoryName) match {
+              case Some(x) => x.repository :: getForkedRepositories(userName, repositoryName)
+              case None    => getForkedRepositories(userName, repositoryName)
+            }
+          case _ =>
+            forkedRepository.repository :: getForkedRepositories(forkedRepository.owner, forkedRepository.name)
+        }).map { repository =>
+          (repository.userName, repository.repositoryName, repository.defaultBranch)
+        }
 
-      (oldId, newId) match {
-        case (Some(oldId), Some(newId)) =>
-          val (commits, diffs) = getRequestCompareInfo(
-            originRepository.owner,
-            originRepository.name,
-            oldId.getName,
-            forkedRepository.owner,
-            forkedRepository.name,
-            newId.getName,
-            context.settings
-          )
+      val text = forkedId.replaceAll("[\\-_]", " ")
+      val fallbackTitle = text.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase + text.substring(1)
 
-          val title = if (commits.flatten.length == 1) {
-            commits.flatten.head.shortMessage
-          } else {
-            val text = forkedId.replaceAll("[\\-_]", " ")
-            text.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase + text.substring(1)
-          }
+      if (quickLoad) {
+        html.compare(
+          fallbackTitle,
+          Seq.empty,
+          Seq.empty,
+          members,
+          List.empty,
+          originId,
+          forkedId,
+          "",
+          "",
+          getContentTemplate(originRepository, "PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE"),
+          forkedRepository,
+          originRepository,
+          forkedRepository,
+          hasDeveloperRole(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name, context.loginAccount),
+          getAssignableUserNames(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
+          getMilestones(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
+          getPriorities(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
+          getDefaultPriority(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
+          getLabels(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
+          getCustomFields(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name).filter(_.enableForPullRequests),
+          quickLoad
+        )
+      } else {
+        val (oldId, newId) =
+          getPullRequestCommitFromTo(originRepository, forkedRepository, originId, forkedId)
 
-          html.compare(
-            title,
-            commits,
-            diffs,
-            ((forkedRepository.repository.originUserName, forkedRepository.repository.originRepositoryName) match {
-              case (Some(userName), Some(repositoryName)) =>
-                getRepository(userName, repositoryName) match {
-                  case Some(x) => x.repository :: getForkedRepositories(userName, repositoryName)
-                  case None    => getForkedRepositories(userName, repositoryName)
-                }
-              case _ =>
-                forkedRepository.repository :: getForkedRepositories(forkedRepository.owner, forkedRepository.name)
-            }).map { repository =>
-              (repository.userName, repository.repositoryName, repository.defaultBranch)
-            },
-            commits.flatten
-              .flatMap(commit =>
-                getCommitComments(forkedRepository.owner, forkedRepository.name, commit.id, includePullRequest = false)
-              )
-              .toList,
-            originId,
-            forkedId,
-            oldId.getName,
-            newId.getName,
-            getContentTemplate(originRepository, "PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE"),
-            forkedRepository,
-            originRepository,
-            forkedRepository,
-            hasDeveloperRole(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name, context.loginAccount),
-            getAssignableUserNames(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
-            getMilestones(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
-            getPriorities(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
-            getDefaultPriority(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
-            getLabels(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
-            getCustomFields(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name).filter(_.enableForPullRequests)
-          )
-        case (oldId, newId) =>
-          redirect(
-            s"/${forkedRepository.owner}/${forkedRepository.name}/compare/" +
-              s"$originOwner:${oldId.map(_ => originId).getOrElse(originRepository.repository.defaultBranch)}..." +
-              s"$forkedOwner:${newId.map(_ => forkedId).getOrElse(forkedRepository.repository.defaultBranch)}"
-          )
+        (oldId, newId) match {
+          case (Some(oldId), Some(newId)) =>
+            val (commits, diffs) = getRequestCompareInfo(
+              originRepository.owner,
+              originRepository.name,
+              oldId.getName,
+              forkedRepository.owner,
+              forkedRepository.name,
+              newId.getName,
+              context.settings
+            )
 
+            val title = if (commits.flatten.length == 1) {
+              commits.flatten.head.shortMessage
+            } else {
+              fallbackTitle
+            }
+
+            val commitComments = commits.flatten
+              .flatMap(commit => getCommitComments(forkedRepository.owner, forkedRepository.name, commit.id, false))
+              .toList
+
+            html.compare(
+              title,
+              commits,
+              diffs,
+              members,
+              commitComments,
+              originId,
+              forkedId,
+              oldId.getName,
+              newId.getName,
+              getContentTemplate(originRepository, "PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE"),
+              forkedRepository,
+              originRepository,
+              forkedRepository,
+              hasDeveloperRole(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name, context.loginAccount),
+              getAssignableUserNames(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
+              getMilestones(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
+              getPriorities(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
+              getDefaultPriority(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
+              getLabels(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name),
+              getCustomFields(originRepository.owner, originRepository.name).filter(_.enableForPullRequests),
+              quickLoad
+            )
+          case (oldId, newId) =>
+            redirect(
+              s"/${forkedRepository.owner}/${forkedRepository.name}/compare/" +
+                s"${originOwner}:${oldId.map(_ => originId).getOrElse(originRepository.repository.defaultBranch)}..." +
+                s"${forkedOwner}:${newId.map(_ => forkedId).getOrElse(forkedRepository.repository.defaultBranch)}"
+            )
+        }
       }
     }) getOrElse NotFound()
   })

src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/SystemSettingsController.scala

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ trait SystemSettingsControllerBase extends AccountManagementControllerBase {
       "gravatar" -> trim(label("Gravatar", boolean())),
       "notification" -> trim(label("Notification", boolean())),
       "limitVisibleRepositories" -> trim(label("limitVisibleRepositories", boolean())),
+      "compareNoCheckByDefault" -> trim(label("Default compare mode", boolean())),
     )(BasicBehavior.apply),
     "ssh" -> mapping(
       "enabled" -> trim(label("SSH access", boolean())),

src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/SystemSettingsService.scala

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ trait SystemSettingsService {
     props.setProperty(Gravatar, settings.basicBehavior.gravatar.toString)
     props.setProperty(Notification, settings.basicBehavior.notification.toString)
     props.setProperty(LimitVisibleRepositories, settings.basicBehavior.limitVisibleRepositories.toString)
+    props.setProperty(CompareNoCheckByDefault, settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault.toString)
     props.setProperty(SshEnabled, settings.ssh.enabled.toString)
     settings.ssh.bindAddress.foreach { bindAddress =>
       props.setProperty(SshBindAddressHost, bindAddress.host.trim())
@@ -128,7 +129,8 @@ trait SystemSettingsService {
         ),
         getValue(props, Gravatar, false),
         getValue(props, Notification, false),
-        getValue(props, LimitVisibleRepositories, false)
+        getValue(props, LimitVisibleRepositories, false),
+        getValue(props, CompareNoCheckByDefault, false)
       ),
       Ssh(
         enabled = getValue(props, SshEnabled, false),
@@ -281,6 +283,7 @@ object SystemSettingsService {
     gravatar: Boolean,
     notification: Boolean,
     limitVisibleRepositories: Boolean,
+    compareNoCheckByDefault: Boolean,
   )
 
   case class RepositoryOperation(
@@ -413,6 +416,7 @@ object SystemSettingsService {
   private val Gravatar = "gravatar"
   private val Notification = "notification"
   private val LimitVisibleRepositories = "limitVisibleRepositories"
+  private val CompareNoCheckByDefault = "compare_no_check_by_default"
   private val SshEnabled = "ssh"
   private val SshHost = "ssh.host"
   private val SshPort = "ssh.port"

src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/util/JGitUtil.scala

@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ object JGitUtil {
       count: Int,
       logs: List[CommitInfo]
     ): (List[CommitInfo], Boolean) =
-      if (i.hasNext && limit <= 0 || logs.size < limit) {
+      if (i.hasNext && (limit <= 0 || logs.size < limit)) {
         val commit = i.next
         getCommitLog(
           i,

src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/admin/settings_system.scala.html

@@ -240,6 +240,21 @@
   </label>
 </fieldset>
 <!--====================================================================-->
+<!-- Compare default mode -->
+<!--====================================================================-->
+<hr>
+<label class="strong">Pull request compare default mode</label>
+<fieldset>
+  <label class="radio">
+    <input type="radio" name="basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault" value="true"@if(context.settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault){ checked}>
+    <span class="strong">No check (fast)</span> <span class="normal">- Open compare quickly and run checks only when clicking Check mergeability.</span>
+  </label>
+  <label class="radio">
+    <input type="radio" name="basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault" value="false"@if(!context.settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault){ checked}>
+    <span class="strong">Check by default</span> <span class="normal">- Load full compare and mergeability behavior by default.</span>
+  </label>
+</fieldset>
+<!--====================================================================-->
 <!-- Show mail address -->
 <!--====================================================================-->
 <hr>

src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/issues/list.scala.html

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
           <a class="btn btn-success" href="@helpers.url(repository)/issues/new">New issue</a>
         }
         @if(target == "pulls"){
-          <a class="btn btn-success" href="@helpers.url(repository)/compare">New pull request</a>
+          <a class="btn btn-success" href="@helpers.url(repository)/compare@if(context.settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault){?quick=true}">New pull request</a>
         }
       }
     </form>

src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/issues/listparts.scala.html

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
               @if(target == "issues"){
                 <a href="@helpers.url(repository.get)/issues/new">Create a new issue.</a>
               } else {
-                <a href="@helpers.url(repository.get)/compare">Create a new pull request.</a>
+                <a href="@helpers.url(repository.get)/compare@if(context.settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault){?quick=true}">Create a new pull request.</a>
               }
             }
           @*

src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/pulls/compare.scala.html

@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
   priorities: List[gitbucket.core.model.Priority],
   defaultPriority: Option[gitbucket.core.model.Priority],
   labels: List[gitbucket.core.model.Label],
-  customFields: List[gitbucket.core.model.CustomField])(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
+  customFields: List[gitbucket.core.model.CustomField],
+  quickLoad: Boolean)(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
 @import gitbucket.core.view.helpers
 @gitbucket.core.html.main(s"Pull requests - ${repository.owner}/${repository.name}", Some(repository)){
   @gitbucket.core.html.menu("pulls", repository){
-    <form method="POST" action="@context.path/@originRepository.owner/@originRepository.name/pulls/new" validate="true">
       <div class="pullreq-info">
         <div id="compare-edit">
           @gitbucket.core.helper.html.dropdown(originRepository.owner + "/" + originRepository.name, "base fork", filter=("origin_repo", "Find Repository...")) {
@@ -54,14 +54,25 @@
           }
           <span class="error" id="error-requestBranch"></span>
         </div>
-        @if(originRepository.branchList.contains(originId) && forkedRepository.branchList.contains(forkedId)){
-          <div class="check-conflict" style="display: none;">
-            <img src="@helpers.assets("/common/images/indicator.gif")"/> Checking...
-          </div>
-        }
       </div>
-      @if(commits.nonEmpty && context.loginAccount.isDefined && originRepository.branchList.contains(originId) && forkedRepository.branchList.contains(forkedId)){
-        <div id="pull-request-form" style="margin-bottom: 20px;">
+      @if(originRepository.branchList.contains(originId) && forkedRepository.branchList.contains(forkedId)){
+        <div style="margin-top: 8px;">
+          <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" id="check-conflict-button">Check mergeability</button>
+        </div>
+        <div class="check-conflict" style="display: none;">
+          <img src="@helpers.assets("/common/images/indicator.gif")"/> Checking...
+        </div>
+      }
+      <div id="compare-state"
+           data-quick-load="@quickLoad"
+           data-has-valid-branches="@(originRepository.branchList.contains(originId) && forkedRepository.branchList.contains(forkedId))"
+         data-default-no-check="@context.settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault"
+           data-can-auto-mergecheck="@(context.loginAccount.isDefined && originRepository.branchList.contains(originId) && forkedRepository.branchList.contains(forkedId))"
+           style="display: none;"></div>
+    </div>
+    @if(commits.nonEmpty && context.loginAccount.isDefined && originRepository.branchList.contains(originId) && forkedRepository.branchList.contains(forkedId)){
+      <div id="pull-request-form" style="margin-bottom: 20px;">
+        <form method="POST" action="@context.path/@originRepository.owner/@originRepository.name/pulls/new" validate="true">
           <div class="row">
             <div class="col-md-9">
               <span class="error" id="error-title"></span>
@@ -115,10 +126,15 @@
               )
             </div>
           </div>
-        </div>
-      }
-    </form>
-    @if(commits.isEmpty){
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    }
+    @if(quickLoad){
+      <div class="panel panel-default" style="padding: 20px; background-color: #eee; text-align: center;">
+        <h4>Comparison is ready to load.</h4>
+        <span class="muted">Click <span class="strong">Check mergeability</span> to compute changes and show merge status.</span>
+      </div>
+    } else if(commits.isEmpty){
       <div class="panel panel-default" style="padding: 20px; background-color: #eee; text-align: center;">
         <h4>There isn't anything to compare.</h4>
         <span class="strong">@originRepository.owner:@originId</span> and <span class="strong">@forkedRepository.owner:@forkedId</span> are identical.
@@ -194,6 +210,17 @@ $(function(){
 
 
 $(function(){
+  var compareState = $('#compare-state');
+  var isQuickLoad = compareState.data('quick-load') === true || compareState.data('quick-load') === 'true';
+  var defaultNoCheck = compareState.data('default-no-check') === true || compareState.data('default-no-check') === 'true';
+  var autoMergecheck =
+    /(?:\?|&)check=true(?:&|$)/.test(window.location.search) || (!isQuickLoad && !defaultNoCheck);
+  var hasValidBranches =
+    compareState.data('has-valid-branches') === true || compareState.data('has-valid-branches') === 'true';
+  var canAutoMergecheck =
+    compareState.data('can-auto-mergecheck') === true || compareState.data('can-auto-mergecheck') === 'true';
+  var compareQuery = (defaultNoCheck || isQuickLoad) ? '?quick=true' : '';
+
   function updateSelector(e){
     e.parents('ul').find('i').attr('class', 'octicon');
     e.find('i').addClass('octicon-check');
@@ -209,7 +236,7 @@ $(function(){
       $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-owner' ).data('owner')) + ':' +
       $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-owner' ).data('default-branch')) + '...' +
       $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-owner' ).data('owner')) + ':' +
-      $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-branch').data('branch'));
+        $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-branch').data('branch')) + compareQuery;
   });
 
   $('a.forked-owner').click(function(){
@@ -221,7 +248,7 @@ $(function(){
       $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-owner' ).data('owner')) + ':' +
       $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-branch').data('branch')) + '...' +
       $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-owner' ).data('owner')) + ':' +
-      $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-owner' ).data('default-branch'));
+      $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-owner' ).data('default-branch')) + compareQuery;
   });
 
   $('a.origin-branch, a.forked-branch').click(function(){
@@ -233,22 +260,44 @@ $(function(){
       $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-owner' ).data('owner')) + ':' +
       $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-branch').data('branch')) + '...' +
       $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-owner' ).data('owner')) + ':' +
-      $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-branch').data('branch'));
+      $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-branch').data('branch')) + compareQuery;
   });
 
-  @if(context.loginAccount.isDefined && originRepository.branchList.contains(originId) && forkedRepository.branchList.contains(forkedId)){
+  if (isQuickLoad && hasValidBranches) {
+    $('#check-conflict-button').click(function(){
+      location.href = '@helpers.url(forkedRepository)/compare/' +
+        $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-owner' ).data('owner')) + ':' +
+        $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-branch').data('branch')) + '...' +
+        $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-owner' ).data('owner')) + ':' +
+        $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-branch').data('branch')) + '?check=true';
+    });
+  } else if (canAutoMergecheck) {
     function checkConflict(from, to){
+      var button = $('#check-conflict-button');
+      button.attr('disabled', 'disabled');
       $('.check-conflict').show();
+      $('.check-conflict').html('<img src="' + '@helpers.assets("/common/images/indicator.gif")' + '"/> Checking...');
       $.get('@helpers.url(forkedRepository)/compare/' + from + '...' + to + '/mergecheck',
-        function(data){ $('.check-conflict').html(data); });
+        function(data){ $('.check-conflict').html(data); }
+      ).fail(function(){
+        $('.check-conflict').html('<span class="strong" style="color: #bd2c00;">Failed to check mergeability.</span>');
+      }).always(function(){
+        button.removeAttr('disabled');
+      });
     }
 
-    checkConflict(
-      $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-owner' ).data('owner')) + ":" +
-      $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-branch').data('branch')),
-      $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-owner' ).data('owner')) + ":" +
-      $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-branch').data('branch'))
-    );
+    $('#check-conflict-button').click(function(){
+      checkConflict(
+        $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-owner' ).data('owner')) + ":" +
+        $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.origin-branch').data('branch')),
+        $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-owner' ).data('owner')) + ":" +
+        $.trim($('i.octicon-check').parents('a.forked-branch').data('branch'))
+      );
+    });
+
+    if (autoMergecheck) {
+      $('#check-conflict-button').click();
+    }
   }
 });
 </script>

src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/pulls/menu.scala.html

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
             <a class="btn btn-default" href="#" id="edit">Edit</a>
           }
           @if(context.loginAccount.isDefined) {
-            <a class="btn btn-success" href="@helpers.url(repository)/compare">New pull request</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-success" href="@helpers.url(repository)/compare@if(context.settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault){?quick=true}">New pull request</a>
           }
         </div>
         <div class="edit-title pull-right" style="display: none;">

src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/pulls/proposals.scala.html

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <div class="box-content" style="line-height: 20pt; margin-bottom: 6px; padding: 10px 6px 10px 10px; background-color: #fff9ea">
       <strong><i class="menu-icon octicon octicon-git-branch"></i><span class="muted">@branch</span></strong>
       <a class="pull-right btn btn-success" style="position: relative; top: -4px;"
-         href="@helpers.url(repository)/compare/@{parent.owner}:@{helpers.encodeRefName(parent.repository.defaultBranch)}...@{repository.owner}:@{helpers.encodeRefName(branch)}">Compare & pull request</a>
+         href="@helpers.url(repository)/compare/@{parent.owner}:@{helpers.encodeRefName(parent.repository.defaultBranch)}...@{repository.owner}:@{helpers.encodeRefName(branch)}@if(context.settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault){?quick=true}">Compare & pull request</a>
     </div>
   }
 }

src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/repo/branches.scala.html

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                       helpers.urlEncode(parent) + ":" + helpers.encodeRefName(repository.repository.defaultBranch)
                     }.getOrElse {
                       helpers.encodeRefName(repository.repository.defaultBranch)
-                    }}...@{helpers.encodeRefName(branch.name)}" class="btn btn-default btn-sm">@if(context.loginAccount.isDefined){Create pull request} else {Compare}</a>
+                    }}...@{helpers.encodeRefName(branch.name)}@if(context.settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault){?quick=true}" class="btn btn-default btn-sm">@if(context.loginAccount.isDefined){Create pull request} else {Compare}</a>
                   }
                   @if(hasWritePermission){
                     <span style="margin-left: 8px;">

src/test/resources/logback-test.xml

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   -->
 
   <logger name="gitbucket" level="DEBUG"/>
+  <logger name="gitbucket.core.util.JGitUtil" level="WARN"/>
   <root level="WARN">
     <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
   </root>

src/test/scala/gitbucket/core/service/ServiceSpecBase.scala

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ trait ServiceSpecBase {
         gravatar = false,
         notification = false,
         limitVisibleRepositories = false,
+        compareNoCheckByDefault = false,
       ),
       ssh = Ssh(
         enabled = false,

src/test/scala/gitbucket/core/service/SystemSettingsServiceSpec.scala

@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@ class SystemSettingsServiceSpec extends AnyWordSpecLike with Matchers {
       settings.ssh.bindAddress shouldNot be(empty)
       settings.ssh.publicAddress shouldNot be(empty)
     }
+    "default compare_no_check_by_default to false if not specified" in new SystemSettingsService {
+      val props = new Properties()
+
+      val settings = loadSystemSettings(props)
+      settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault shouldBe false
+    }
+    "read compare_no_check_by_default configuration when true" in new SystemSettingsService {
+      val props = new Properties()
+      props.setProperty("compare_no_check_by_default", "true")
+
+      val settings = loadSystemSettings(props)
+      settings.basicBehavior.compareNoCheckByDefault shouldBe true
+    }
   }
 
   "SshAddress" can {

src/test/scala/gitbucket/core/view/AvatarImageProviderSpec.scala

@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ class AvatarImageProviderSpec extends AnyFunSpec {
         ),
         gravatar = useGravatar,
         notification = false,
-        limitVisibleRepositories = false
+        limitVisibleRepositories = false,
+        compareNoCheckByDefault = false
       ),
       ssh = Ssh(
         enabled = false,