Make it possible to edit wiki through CI

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Description

I have a project which create documentation (markdown) during the CI process. I want to be able to push the generate documentation directly from the CI. The goal is to have an up to date documentation when I accept a merge request on my master branch

It's the same issue as #21541. This issue is close but he didn't resolve the problem, he just get around.

Note that #30769 (closed) is the issue for just allowing CI to push to repositories. This issue is for making the wiki editable via pushes.

Proposal

I want to be abble to write this in the .gitlab-ci.yml :

update-doc:
  stage: update-doc
  script:
     - git clone https://gitlab-ci-token:${CI_BUILD_TOKEN}@domain.com/user/project.wiki.git
     - cd project.wiki.git
     - echo "test add text" > home.md
     - git add home.md
     - git commit -m "test update home.md"
     - git push https://gitlab-ci-token:${CI_BUILD_TOKEN}@domain.com/user/project.wiki.git

Links / references

~"feature proposal" CI gitlab-ce3081826

Issue was refined in #237798 (closed).

Permissions and Security

Involve AppSec for the authentication changes.

Documentation

Yes:

• Update screenshots and scope descriptions on https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/deploy_tokens/.
• Maybe mention the feature on https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/wiki/.

Availability & Testing

• Unit tests around authentication classes.
• API request specs using deploy tokens for read and write actions on a wiki repository.
• Maybe feature specs for the new scopes in the project and group settings forms.

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