Allows default branch to be set through the API for repos generated from templates

Author: abheekda1

models/repo_generate.go

@@ -20,15 +20,16 @@ import (
 
 // GenerateRepoOptions contains the template units to generate
 type GenerateRepoOptions struct {
-	Name        string
-	Description string
-	Private     bool
-	GitContent  bool
-	Topics      bool
-	GitHooks    bool
-	Webhooks    bool
-	Avatar      bool
-	IssueLabels bool
+	Name          string
+	DefaultBranch string
+	Description   string
+	Private       bool
+	GitContent    bool
+	Topics        bool
+	GitHooks      bool
+	Webhooks      bool
+	Avatar        bool
+	IssueLabels   bool
 }
 
 // IsValid checks whether at least one option is chosen for generation

modules/repository/generate.go

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func GenerateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, templ
 		Name:          opts.Name,
 		LowerName:     strings.ToLower(opts.Name),
 		Description:   opts.Description,
-		DefaultBranch: templateRepo.DefaultBranch,
+		DefaultBranch: opts.DefaultBranch,
 		IsPrivate:     opts.Private,
 		IsEmpty:       !opts.GitContent || templateRepo.IsEmpty,
 		IsFsckEnabled: templateRepo.IsFsckEnabled,

modules/structs/repo.go

@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ type GenerateRepoOption struct {
 	// required: true
 	// unique: true
 	Name string `json:"name" binding:"Required;AlphaDashDot;MaxSize(100)"`
+	// Default branch of the new repository
+	DefaultBranch string `json:"default_branch"`
 	// Description of the repository to create
 	Description string `json:"description" binding:"MaxSize(255)"`
 	// Whether the repository is private

routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go

@@ -359,15 +359,16 @@ func Generate(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 
 	opts := models.GenerateRepoOptions{
-		Name:        form.Name,
-		Description: form.Description,
-		Private:     form.Private,
-		GitContent:  form.GitContent,
-		Topics:      form.Topics,
-		GitHooks:    form.GitHooks,
-		Webhooks:    form.Webhooks,
-		Avatar:      form.Avatar,
-		IssueLabels: form.Labels,
+		Name:          form.Name,
+		DefaultBranch: form.DefaultBranch,
+		Description:   form.Description,
+		Private:       form.Private,
+		GitContent:    form.GitContent,
+		Topics:        form.Topics,
+		GitHooks:      form.GitHooks,
+		Webhooks:      form.Webhooks,
+		Avatar:        form.Avatar,
+		IssueLabels:   form.Labels,
 	}
 
 	if !opts.IsValid() {