Preserve branch protection status when importing from GitHub
Problem to solve
As described by @KOLANICH:
When a one imports a repo from GitHub, its master
branch automatically gets protection, even if on GitHub it was not protected.
It causes some problems. For example if I like to rewrite history now I have to walk all therepos and unprotect their master
branches.
Proposal
Branch protection status should be cloned from GitHub.
We decided to always use the strictest set of rules and ensure that the logic isn't about "default" vs. "non-default" (see discussion).
Calculated GitLab branch protection rule | State of existing branch in GitHub | Result |
---|---|---|
Unprotected | Unprotected | Unprotected |
Protected | Unprotected | Protected |
Unprotected | Protected | Protected |
Protected | Protected | Protected with the strictest protection rules |
References
Edited by Magdalena Frankiewicz