Allow creation of files and directories with spaces in web UI

changelogs/unreleased/23162-allow-creation-of-files-and-dirs-with-spaces-in-web-ui.yml

+---
+title: Allow creation of files and directories with spaces through Web UI
+merge_request: 12608
+author:

features/steps/project/source/browse_files.rb

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectSourceBrowseFiles < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   end
 
   step 'I fill the new file name with an illegal name' do
-    fill_in :file_name, with: 'Spaces Not Allowed'
+    fill_in :file_name, with: 'Filename/Slash'
   end
 
   step 'I fill the new file name with a new directory' do

lib/gitlab/regex.rb

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module Gitlab
     end
 
     def file_name_regex
-      @file_name_regex ||= /\A[[[:alnum:]]_\-\.\@\+]*\z/.freeze
+      @file_name_regex ||= /\A[^\/\0]*\z/.freeze
     end
 
     def file_name_regex_message

spec/lib/gitlab/git/index_spec.rb

@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ describe Gitlab::Git::Index, seed_helper: true do
         expect(entry).not_to be_nil
         expect(repository.lookup(entry[:oid]).content).to eq(options[:content])
       end
+
+      it 'creates the file if file_path has spaces in between words' do
+        options[:file_path] = 'new file.txt'
+
+        index.create(options)
+        entry = index.get(options[:file_path])
+
+        expect(entry).not_to be_nil
+        expect(repository.lookup(entry[:oid]).content).to eq(options[:content])
+      end
     end
 
     context 'when a file at that path exists' do
@@ -81,6 +91,15 @@ describe Gitlab::Git::Index, seed_helper: true do
 
         expect(entry).not_to be_nil
       end
+
+      it 'creates the dir if it has spaces in between words' do
+        options[:file_path] = 'new dir'
+
+        index.create_dir(options)
+        entry = index.get(options[:file_path] + '/.gitkeep')
+
+        expect(entry).not_to be_nil
+      end
     end
 
     context 'when a file at that path exists' do

spec/models/repository_spec.rb

@@ -347,6 +347,16 @@ describe Repository, models: true do
       expect(blob.data).to eq('Changelog!')
     end
 
+    it 'creates new file with spaces in between successfully' do
+      expect do
+        repository.create_file(user, 'NEW FILE', 'File!',
+                               message: 'Create NEW FILE',
+                               branch_name: 'master')
+      end.to change { repository.commits('master').count }.by(1)
+
+      expect(repository.blob_at('master', 'NEW FILE').data).to eq('File!')
+    end
+
     it 'respects the autocrlf setting' do
       repository.create_file(user, 'hello.txt', "Hello,\r\nWorld",
                              message: 'Add hello world',