API endpoint to configure default branch and protected branches is missing

[nblock]

• Gitea version: 1.2.3

Description

Gitea allows to configure the default branch and protected branches via GITEA_URL/org/repo/settings/branches but I could not find an API alternative in the local Swagger documentation.

[davidlt]

I am also looking for such API especially since 1.4.1 set random default branch on git push --mirror ( #3913 ). Thus I wanted to use API to reset it back to master.

[davidlt]

Looks like GitHub supports it at least since 2012: https://developer.github.com/changes/2012-10-24-set-default-branch/

It's done via PATCH /repos/:owner/:repo : https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/#edit

[jonasfranz]

Currently you cannot update repository at all.

[jonasfranz]

Getting the DefaultBranch is support.

[sankethpb]

any updates on this? Is this already supported in Gitea 1.5.x and above?

[lunny]

@sankethpb nobody are working on this.

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[davidsvantesson]

If wildcard protected branches (#2529) get implemented it is necessary to consider how this affect the API.

I would suggest two API endpoints:

• ...{repo}/branches(/{branch}) corresponds to actual branches and only gives some limited information on effective branch protection (e.g. if branch is protected, number of approvals required, name of effective branch protection)
• ...{repo}/branch_protections(/{branch}) where branch is a configured branch protection (specific branch or wildcard). To edit a branch protection this endpoint should be used.