Add a constraint on the query parameter to allow querying for projects with dots in their name.

changelogs/unreleased/dot-in-project-queries.yml

+---
+title: Allow API query to find projects with dots in their name
+merge_request:
+author: Bruno Melli

lib/api/projects.rb

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ module API
         use :sort_params
         use :pagination
       end
-      get "/search/:query" do
+      get "/search/:query", requirements: { query: /[^\/]+/ } do
         search_service = Search::GlobalService.new(current_user, search: params[:query]).execute
         projects = search_service.objects('projects', params[:page])
         projects = projects.reorder(params[:order_by] => params[:sort])

spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb

@@ -1041,32 +1041,37 @@ describe API::Projects, api: true  do
     let!(:unfound_internal) { create(:empty_project, :internal, name: 'unfound internal') }
     let!(:public)           { create(:empty_project, :public, name: "public #{query}") }
     let!(:unfound_public)   { create(:empty_project, :public, name: 'unfound public') }
+    let!(:one_dot_two)      { create(:empty_project, :public, name: "one.dot.two") }
 
     shared_examples_for 'project search response' do |args = {}|
       it 'returns project search responses' do
-        get api("/projects/search/#{query}", current_user)
+        get api("/projects/search/#{args[:query]}", current_user)
 
         expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
         expect(json_response).to be_an Array
         expect(json_response.size).to eq(args[:results])
-        json_response.each { |project| expect(project['name']).to match(args[:match_regex] || /.*query.*/) }
+        json_response.each { |project| expect(project['name']).to match(args[:match_regex] || /.*#{args[:query]}.*/) }
       end
     end
 
     context 'when unauthenticated' do
-      it_behaves_like 'project search response', results: 1 do
+      it_behaves_like 'project search response', query: 'query', results: 1 do
         let(:current_user) { nil }
       end
     end
 
     context 'when authenticated' do
-      it_behaves_like 'project search response', results: 6 do
+      it_behaves_like 'project search response', query: 'query', results: 6 do
         let(:current_user) { user }
       end
+      it_behaves_like 'project search response', query: 'one.dot.two', results: 1 do
+        let(:current_user) { user }
+      end
+      
     end
 
     context 'when authenticated as a different user' do
-      it_behaves_like 'project search response', results: 2, match_regex: /(internal|public) query/ do
+      it_behaves_like 'project search response', query: 'query', results: 2, match_regex: /(internal|public) query/ do
         let(:current_user) { user2 }
       end
     end