Merge branch 'api_branches_head' into 'master'

Add branch existence check to the APIv4 branches via HEAD request

Closes #37159

See merge request !13979

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb
index b1e011de604..cc794fad3a7 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,22 @@ describe API::Branches do
     let(:route) { "/projects/#{project_id}/repository/branches/#{branch_name}" }
 
     shared_examples_for 'repository branch' do
+      context 'HEAD request' do
+        it 'returns 204 No Content' do
+          head api(route, user)
+
+          expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(204)
+          expect(response.body).to be_empty
+        end
+
+        it 'returns 404 Not Found' do
+          head api("/projects/#{project_id}/repository/branches/unknown", user)
+
+          expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(404)
+          expect(response.body).to be_empty
+        end
+      end
+
       it 'returns the repository branch' do
         get api(route, current_user)