From 216cf96cd4e085b38b5d7325885dccd98a9de4b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Giteabot <teabot@gitea.io>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:57:43 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fix bug the protected branch rule name is conflicted with
 renamed branch name (#36650) (#36661)

Backport #36650 by @lunny

Fix #36464

Co-authored-by: Lunny Xiao <xiaolunwen@gmail.com>
---
 models/git/branch.go      | 10 +++++++--
 models/git/branch_test.go | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/models/git/branch.go b/models/git/branch.go
index 7fef9f5ca3..d17d3a1182 100644
--- a/models/git/branch.go
+++ b/models/git/branch.go
@@ -397,10 +397,16 @@ func RenameBranch(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, from, to str
 
 		if protectedBranch != nil {
 			// there is a protect rule for this branch
-			protectedBranch.RuleName = to
-			if _, err = sess.ID(protectedBranch.ID).Cols("branch_name").Update(protectedBranch); err != nil {
+			existingRule, err := GetProtectedBranchRuleByName(ctx, repo.ID, to)
+			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			if existingRule == nil || existingRule.ID == protectedBranch.ID {
+				protectedBranch.RuleName = to
+				if _, err = sess.ID(protectedBranch.ID).Cols("branch_name").Update(protectedBranch); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
 		} else {
 			// some glob protect rules may match this branch
 			protected, err := IsBranchProtected(ctx, repo.ID, from)
diff --git a/models/git/branch_test.go b/models/git/branch_test.go
index 5be435172b..7b25d93e51 100644
--- a/models/git/branch_test.go
+++ b/models/git/branch_test.go
@@ -159,6 +159,53 @@ func TestRenameBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestRenameBranchProtectedRuleConflict(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+	repo1 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+	master := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &git_model.Branch{RepoID: repo1.ID, Name: "master"})
+
+	devBranch := &git_model.Branch{
+		RepoID:        repo1.ID,
+		Name:          "dev",
+		CommitID:      master.CommitID,
+		CommitMessage: master.CommitMessage,
+		CommitTime:    master.CommitTime,
+		PusherID:      master.PusherID,
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, db.Insert(t.Context(), devBranch))
+
+	pbDev := git_model.ProtectedBranch{
+		RepoID:   repo1.ID,
+		RuleName: "dev",
+		CanPush:  true,
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, git_model.UpdateProtectBranch(t.Context(), repo1, &pbDev, git_model.WhitelistOptions{}))
+
+	pbMain := git_model.ProtectedBranch{
+		RepoID:   repo1.ID,
+		RuleName: "main",
+		CanPush:  true,
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, git_model.UpdateProtectBranch(t.Context(), repo1, &pbMain, git_model.WhitelistOptions{}))
+
+	assert.NoError(t, git_model.RenameBranch(t.Context(), repo1, "dev", "main", func(ctx context.Context, isDefault bool) error {
+		return nil
+	}))
+
+	unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &git_model.Branch{RepoID: repo1.ID, Name: "dev"})
+	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &git_model.Branch{RepoID: repo1.ID, Name: "main"})
+
+	protectedDev, err := git_model.GetProtectedBranchRuleByName(t.Context(), repo1.ID, "dev")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, protectedDev)
+	assert.Equal(t, "dev", protectedDev.RuleName)
+
+	protectedMainByID, err := git_model.GetProtectedBranchRuleByID(t.Context(), repo1.ID, pbMain.ID)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, protectedMainByID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "main", protectedMainByID.RuleName)
+}
+
 func TestOnlyGetDeletedBranchOnCorrectRepo(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())