Description
This PR adds a branch_count field to the repository API response.
Currently, clients have to fetch all branches via /branches just to
determine the total number of branches. This addition brings Gitea
closer to parity with GitLab's API and improves efficiency for UI/CLI
clients that need this metric.
Linked Issue
Fixes#35351
Changes
API Structs: Added BranchCount field to Repository struct in
modules/structs/repo.go.
Database Logic: Implemented CountBranches in models/git/branch.go using
XORM for efficient counting.
Service Layer: Updated the ToRepo conversion logic in
services/convert/repository.go to populate the new field during API
serialisation.
Tests: Added a new unit test TestCountBranches in
models/git/branch_test.go to verify counts (including handling of
deleted branches).
Screenshots
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Testing
Manually verified the output using curl against a local Gitea instance.
Verified that adding a branch increments the count and deleting a branch
(soft-delete) decrements it.
Ran backend linting: make lint-backend (Passed).
Ran specific unit test: go test -v -tags "sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify"
./models/git -run TestCountBranches (Passed).
Co-authored-by: silverwind <me@silverwind.io>