Allow unauthenticated users to compare (#11240)

* routers: make /compare route available to unauthenticated users

Remove some bits of the compare interface if the user isn't signed in.
Notably, they don't need to see the "New Pull Request" button box nor the
hidden form that would fail to submit due to the POST request continuing to
require proper privileges.

Follow-up commits will improve the UI a bit around this, removing some
"Pull Request" verbiage in favor of "Compare."

* ui: home: show "compare" button for unauthenticated users

This change requires pulling in the BaseRepo unconditionally and
recording if the pull request is in-fact not allowed
(.PullRequestCtx.Allowed). If the user isn't allowed to create a pull
request, either because this isn't a fork or same-fork branch PRs aren't
allowed, then we'll name the button "Compare" instead of "Pull Request."

* ui: branch list: use the new Compare language when available

When viewing the branch listing as an unauthenticated user, you'll get
"Pull Request" buttons. use the new "Compare" verbiage instead, which
matches GitHub behavior when you can't issue a pull request from the
branches.

Co-authored-by: zeripath <art27@cantab.net>
Co-authored-by: guillep2k <18600385+guillep2k@users.noreply.github.com>

modules/context/repo.go

@@ -547,23 +547,27 @@ func RepoAssignment() macaron.Handler {
 		ctx.Data["CommitID"] = ctx.Repo.CommitID
 
 		// People who have push access or have forked repository can propose a new pull request.
-		if ctx.Repo.CanWrite(models.UnitTypeCode) || (ctx.IsSigned && ctx.User.HasForkedRepo(ctx.Repo.Repository.ID)) {
+		canPush := ctx.Repo.CanWrite(models.UnitTypeCode) || (ctx.IsSigned && ctx.User.HasForkedRepo(ctx.Repo.Repository.ID))
+		canCompare := false
+
 		// Pull request is allowed if this is a fork repository
 		// and base repository accepts pull requests.
 		if repo.BaseRepo != nil && repo.BaseRepo.AllowsPulls() {
+			canCompare = true
 			ctx.Data["BaseRepo"] = repo.BaseRepo
 			ctx.Repo.PullRequest.BaseRepo = repo.BaseRepo
-				ctx.Repo.PullRequest.Allowed = true
+			ctx.Repo.PullRequest.Allowed = canPush
 			ctx.Repo.PullRequest.HeadInfo = ctx.Repo.Owner.Name + ":" + ctx.Repo.BranchName
 		} else if repo.AllowsPulls() {
 			// Or, this is repository accepts pull requests between branches.
+			canCompare = true
 			ctx.Data["BaseRepo"] = repo
 			ctx.Repo.PullRequest.BaseRepo = repo
-				ctx.Repo.PullRequest.Allowed = true
+			ctx.Repo.PullRequest.Allowed = canPush
 			ctx.Repo.PullRequest.SameRepo = true
 			ctx.Repo.PullRequest.HeadInfo = ctx.Repo.BranchName
 		}
-		}
+		ctx.Data["CanCompareOrPull"] = canCompare
 		ctx.Data["PullRequestCtx"] = ctx.Repo.PullRequest
 
 		if ctx.Query("go-get") == "1" {

options/locale/locale_en-US.ini

@@ -2270,6 +2270,7 @@ transfer_repo = transferred repository <code>%s</code> to <a href="%s">%s</a>
 push_tag = pushed tag <a href="%s/src/tag/%s">%[2]s</a> to <a href="%[1]s">%[3]s</a>
 delete_tag = deleted tag %[2]s from <a href="%[1]s">%[3]s</a>
 delete_branch = deleted branch %[2]s from <a href="%[1]s">%[3]s</a>
+compare_branch = Compare
 compare_commits = Compare %d commits
 compare_commits_general = Compare commits
 mirror_sync_push = synced commits to <a href="%[1]s/src/%[2]s">%[3]s</a> at <a href="%[1]s">%[4]s</a> from mirror

routers/repo/branch.go

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func Branches(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["AllowsPulls"] = ctx.Repo.Repository.AllowsPulls()
 	ctx.Data["IsWriter"] = ctx.Repo.CanWrite(models.UnitTypeCode)
 	ctx.Data["IsMirror"] = ctx.Repo.Repository.IsMirror
+	ctx.Data["CanPull"] = ctx.Repo.CanWrite(models.UnitTypeCode) || (ctx.IsSigned && ctx.User.HasForkedRepo(ctx.Repo.Repository.ID))
 	ctx.Data["PageIsViewCode"] = true
 	ctx.Data["PageIsBranches"] = true
 

routers/routes/routes.go

@@ -709,6 +709,9 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 		m.Group("/milestone", func() {
 			m.Get("/:id", repo.MilestoneIssuesAndPulls)
 		}, reqRepoIssuesOrPullsReader, context.RepoRef())
+		m.Combo("/compare/*", repo.MustBeNotEmpty, reqRepoCodeReader, repo.SetEditorconfigIfExists).
+			Get(repo.SetDiffViewStyle, repo.CompareDiff).
+			Post(reqSignIn, context.RepoMustNotBeArchived(), reqRepoPullsReader, repo.MustAllowPulls, bindIgnErr(auth.CreateIssueForm{}), repo.CompareAndPullRequestPost)
 	}, context.RepoAssignment(), context.UnitTypes())
 
 	// Grouping for those endpoints that do require authentication
@@ -769,9 +772,6 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 			m.Post("/:id/:action", repo.ChangeMilestonStatus)
 			m.Post("/delete", repo.DeleteMilestone)
 		}, context.RepoMustNotBeArchived(), reqRepoIssuesOrPullsWriter, context.RepoRef())
-		m.Combo("/compare/*", repo.MustBeNotEmpty, reqRepoCodeReader, repo.SetEditorconfigIfExists).
-			Get(repo.SetDiffViewStyle, repo.CompareDiff).
-			Post(context.RepoMustNotBeArchived(), reqRepoPullsReader, repo.MustAllowPulls, bindIgnErr(auth.CreateIssueForm{}), repo.CompareAndPullRequestPost)
 		m.Group("/pull", func() {
 			m.Post("/:index/target_branch", repo.UpdatePullRequestTarget)
 		}, context.RepoMustNotBeArchived())

templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl

@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@
 												</a>
 											{{else if and (not .IsDeleted) $.AllowsPulls (gt .CommitsAhead 0)}}
 											<a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{$.DefaultBranch | EscapePound}}...{{if ne $.Repository.Owner.Name $.Owner.Name}}{{$.Owner.Name}}:{{end}}{{.Name | EscapePound}}">
-												<button id="new-pull-request" class="ui compact basic button">{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.compare_changes"}}</button>
+												<button id="new-pull-request" class="ui compact basic button">{{if $.CanPull}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.compare_changes"}}{{else}}{{$.i18n.Tr "action.compare_branch"}}{{end}}</button>
 											</a>
 											{{end}}
 										{{else if and .LatestPullRequest.HasMerged .MergeMovedOn}}
 											{{if and (not .IsDeleted) $.AllowsPulls (gt .CommitsAhead 0)}}
 											<a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{$.DefaultBranch | EscapePound}}...{{if ne $.Repository.Owner.Name $.Owner.Name}}{{$.Owner.Name}}:{{end}}{{.Name | EscapePound}}">
-												<button id="new-pull-request" class="ui compact basic button">{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.compare_changes"}}</button>
+												<button id="new-pull-request" class="ui compact basic button">{{if $.CanPull}}{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.compare_changes"}}{{else}}{{$.i18n.Tr "action.compare_branch"}}{{end}}</button>
 											</a>
 											{{end}}
 										{{else}}

templates/repo/diff/compare.tmpl

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	{{if .PageIsComparePull}}
 		<h2 class="ui header">
-			{{if not .Repository.IsArchived}}
+			{{if and $.IsSigned (not .Repository.IsArchived)}}
 				{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.compare_changes"}}
 				<div class="sub header">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.compare_changes_desc"}}</div>
 			{{ else }}
@@ -65,18 +65,20 @@
         		{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.has_pull_request" $.RepoLink $.RepoRelPath .PullRequest.Index | Safe}}
         	</div>
 		{{else}}
-        	{{if not .Repository.IsArchived}}
+			{{if and $.IsSigned (not .Repository.IsArchived)}}
 				<div class="ui info message show-form-container">
 					<button class="ui button green show-form">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.new"}}</button>
 				</div>
-        	{{ else }}
+			{{else if .Repository.IsArchived}}
 				<div class="ui warning message">
 					{{.i18n.Tr "repo.archive.title"}}
 				</div>
-        	{{ end }}
+			{{end}}
+			{{if $.IsSigned}}
 				<div class="pullrequest-form" style="display: none">
 					{{template "repo/issue/new_form" .}}
 				</div>
+			{{end}}
 			{{template "repo/commits_table" .}}
 			{{template "repo/diff/box" .}}
 		{{end}}

templates/repo/home.tmpl

@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@
 			{{ $l := Subtract $n 1}}
 			<!-- If home page, show new PR. If not, show breadcrumb -->
 			{{if eq $n 0}}
-				{{if and .PullRequestCtx.Allowed .IsViewBranch (not .Repository.IsArchived)}}
+				{{if and .CanCompareOrPull .IsViewBranch (not .Repository.IsArchived)}}
 					<div class="fitted item">
 						<a href="{{.BaseRepo.Link}}/compare/{{.BaseRepo.DefaultBranch | EscapePound}}...{{if ne .Repository.Owner.Name .BaseRepo.Owner.Name}}{{.Repository.Owner.Name}}:{{end}}{{.BranchName | EscapePound}}">
-							<button id="new-pull-request" class="ui compact basic button">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.compare_changes"}}</button>
+							<button id="new-pull-request" class="ui compact basic button">{{if .PullRequestCtx.Allowed}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.compare_changes"}}{{else}}{{.i18n.Tr "action.compare_branch"}}{{end}}</button>
 						</a>
 					</div>
 				{{end}}