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Add mutation to create a merge request in GraphQL

Vasilii Iakliushin requested to merge 215619_add_mutation_to_create_mr into master

What does this MR do?

Issue: #215619 (closed)

GitLab has a REST API to create merge request, but the functionality is not currently available in GraphQL

This MR adds a mutation to GraphQL API that allows to create a new merge request.

Screenshots

Screenshot_2020-05-13_at_15.11.39

An example query for testing

mutation {
 mergeRequestCreate(input: {
    projectPath: "root/project", 
    sourceBranch: "new_branch", 
    targetBranch: "master",
    title: "New Merge Request",
    description: "My description"
  }) {
    mergeRequest {
      title
      createdAt
      description
    }
    errors
  } 
}

Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

Conformity

Availability and Testing

Security

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  • Label as security and @ mention @gitlab-com/gl-security/appsec
  • The MR includes necessary changes to maintain consistency between UI, API, email, or other methods
  • Security reports checked/validated by a reviewer from the AppSec team
Edited by Yorick Peterse

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