Clean up MR refresh service somewhat.

app/services/merge_requests/refresh_service.rb

@@ -5,17 +5,15 @@ module MergeRequests
 
       @oldrev, @newrev = oldrev, newrev
       @branch_name = Gitlab::Git.ref_name(ref)
-      @fork_merge_requests = @project.fork_merge_requests.opened
-      @commits = []
 
+      find_new_commits
       reload_merge_requests
 
-      # Leave a system note if a branch were deleted/added
-      if Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(oldrev) || Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(newrev)
+      # Leave a system note if a branch was deleted/added
+      if branch_added? || branch_removed?
         comment_mr_branch_presence_changed
-        comment_mr_with_commits if @commits.present?
+        comment_mr_with_commits
       else
-        @commits = @project.repository.commits_between(oldrev, newrev)
         comment_mr_with_commits
         close_merge_requests
       end
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ module MergeRequests
     # Note: we should update merge requests from forks too
     def reload_merge_requests
       merge_requests = @project.merge_requests.opened.by_branch(@branch_name).to_a
-      merge_requests += @fork_merge_requests.by_branch(@branch_name).to_a
+      merge_requests += fork_merge_requests.by_branch(@branch_name).to_a
       merge_requests = filter_merge_requests(merge_requests)
 
       merge_requests.each do |merge_request|
@@ -78,15 +76,15 @@ module MergeRequests
       end
     end
 
-    # Add comment about branches being deleted or added to merge requests
-    def comment_mr_branch_presence_changed
-      presence = Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(@oldrev) ? :add : :delete
+    def find_new_commits
+      if branch_added?
+        @commits = []
+
+        merge_request = merge_requests_for_source_branch.first
+        return unless merge_request
 
-      merge_requests_for_source_branch.each do |merge_request|
         last_commit = merge_request.last_commit
 
-        # Only look at changed commits in restore branch case
-        unless Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(@newrev)
         begin
           # Since any number of commits could have been made to the restored branch,
           # find the common root to see what has been added.
@@ -96,11 +94,19 @@ module MergeRequests
           @commits = @project.repository.commits_between(common_ref, @newrev) if common_ref
         rescue
         end
-
-          # Prevent system notes from seeing a blank SHA
-          @oldrev = nil
+      elsif branch_removed?
+        # No commits for a deleted branch.
+        @commits = []
+      else
+        @commits = @project.repository.commits_between(@oldrev, @newrev)
+      end
     end
 
+    # Add comment about branches being deleted or added to merge requests
+    def comment_mr_branch_presence_changed
+      presence = branch_added? ? :add : :delete
+
+      merge_requests_for_source_branch.each do |merge_request|
         SystemNoteService.change_branch_presence(
             merge_request, merge_request.project, @current_user,
             :source, @branch_name, presence)
@@ -109,6 +115,8 @@ module MergeRequests
 
     # Add comment about pushing new commits to merge requests
     def comment_mr_with_commits
+      return unless @commits.present?
+
       merge_requests_for_source_branch.each do |merge_request|
         mr_commit_ids = Set.new(merge_request.commits.map(&:id))
 
@@ -136,9 +144,21 @@ module MergeRequests
     def merge_requests_for_source_branch
       @source_merge_requests ||= begin
         merge_requests = @project.origin_merge_requests.opened.where(source_branch: @branch_name).to_a
-        merge_requests += @fork_merge_requests.where(source_branch: @branch_name).to_a
+        merge_requests += fork_merge_requests.where(source_branch: @branch_name).to_a
         filter_merge_requests(merge_requests)
       end
     end
+
+    def fork_merge_requests
+      @fork_merge_requests ||= @project.fork_merge_requests.opened
+    end
+
+    def branch_added?
+      Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(@oldrev)
+    end
+
+    def branch_removed?
+      Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(@newrev)
+    end
   end
 end

app/services/system_note_service.rb

@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class SystemNoteService
     commit_ids = if count == 1
                    existing_commits.first.short_id
                  else
-                   if oldrev
+                   if oldrev && !Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(oldrev)
                      "#{Commit.truncate_sha(oldrev)}...#{existing_commits.last.short_id}"
                    else
                      "#{existing_commits.first.short_id}..#{existing_commits.last.short_id}"