Return NilMenuItems instead of nil in project menu items

In this commit we change how creating menu items in the
project sidebar works.

Before, when the user couldn't see a menu item, we will
return `nil` and avoid displaying it, but this has a problem.

If we later want to reference it, in order to add another
menu item based on that item position, the menu item
won't exist.

In this commit we return a `NilMenuItem` instead of
a `nil` value, whenever the menu item can't be rendered.

ee/lib/ee/sidebars/projects/menus/analytics_menu.rb

@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ module EE
           private
 
           def insights_menu_item
-            return unless context.project.insights_available?
+            unless context.project.insights_available?
+              return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :insights)
+            end
 
             ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
               title: _('Insights'),
@@ -37,7 +39,9 @@ module EE
           end
 
           def code_review_analytics_menu_item
-            return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_code_review_analytics, context.project)
+            unless can?(context.current_user, :read_code_review_analytics, context.project)
+              return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :code_review)
+            end
 
             ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
               title: _('Code Review'),
@@ -48,9 +52,9 @@ module EE
           end
 
           def issues_analytics_menu_item
-            return unless ::Feature.enabled?(:project_level_issues_analytics, context.project, default_enabled: true)
-            return unless context.project.licensed_feature_available?(:issues_analytics)
-            return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_project, context.project)
+            unless show_issues_analytics?
+              return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :issues)
+            end
 
             ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
               title: _('Issue'),
@@ -60,8 +64,16 @@ module EE
             )
           end
 
+          def show_issues_analytics?
+            ::Feature.enabled?(:project_level_issues_analytics, context.project, default_enabled: true) &&
+              context.project.licensed_feature_available?(:issues_analytics) &&
+              can?(context.current_user, :read_project, context.project)
+          end
+
           def merge_request_analytics_menu_item
-            return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_project_merge_request_analytics, context.project)
+            unless can?(context.current_user, :read_project_merge_request_analytics, context.project)
+              return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :merge_requests)
+            end
 
             ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
               title: _('Merge Request'),

ee/lib/ee/sidebars/projects/menus/ci_cd_menu.rb

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ module EE
           private
 
           def test_cases_menu_item
-            return unless context.project.licensed_feature_available?(:quality_management)
-            return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_issue, context.project)
+            if !context.project.licensed_feature_available?(:quality_management) ||
+              !can?(context.current_user, :read_issue, context.project)
+              return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :test_cases)
+            end
 
             ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
               title: _('Test Cases'),

ee/lib/ee/sidebars/projects/menus/issues_menu.rb

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ module EE
           private
 
           def iterations_menu_item
-            return unless context.project.licensed_feature_available?(:iterations)
-            return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_iteration, context.project)
+            if !context.project.licensed_feature_available?(:iterations) ||
+              !can?(context.current_user, :read_iteration, context.project)
+              return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :iterations)
+            end
 
             ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
               title: _('Iterations'),

ee/lib/ee/sidebars/projects/menus/operations_menu.rb

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ module EE
           private
 
           def on_call_schedules_menu_item
-            return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_incident_management_oncall_schedule, context.project)
+            unless can?(context.current_user, :read_incident_management_oncall_schedule, context.project)
+              return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :on_call_schedules)
+            end
 
             ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
               title: _('On-call Schedules'),
@@ -31,7 +33,9 @@ module EE
           end
 
           def escalation_policies_menu_item
-            return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_incident_management_escalation_policy, context.project)
+            unless can?(context.current_user, :read_incident_management_escalation_policy, context.project)
+              return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :escalation_policies)
+            end
 
             ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
               title: _('Escalation policies'),

ee/lib/ee/sidebars/projects/menus/repository_menu.rb

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ module EE
           private
 
           def file_locks_menu_item
-            return unless context.project.licensed_feature_available?(:file_locks)
+            unless context.project.licensed_feature_available?(:file_locks)
+              return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :file_locks)
+            end
 
             ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
               title: _('Locked Files'),

ee/lib/ee/sidebars/projects/menus/security_compliance_menu.rb

@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ module EE
           override :link
           def link
             return project_security_discover_path(context.project) unless has_items?
-            return security_dashboard_menu_item.link if security_dashboard_menu_item
-            return audit_events_menu_item.link if audit_events_menu_item
-            return dependencies_menu_item.link if dependencies_menu_item
+            return security_dashboard_menu_item.link if security_dashboard_menu_item.render?
+            return audit_events_menu_item.link if audit_events_menu_item.render?
+            return dependencies_menu_item.link if dependencies_menu_item.render?
 
             renderable_items.first.link
           end
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ module EE
 
           def security_dashboard_menu_item
             strong_memoize(:security_dashboard_menu_item) do
-              next unless can?(context.current_user, :read_project_security_dashboard, context.project)
+              unless can?(context.current_user, :read_project_security_dashboard, context.project)
+                next ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :dashboard)
+              end
 
               ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
                 title: _('Security Dashboard'),
@@ -75,7 +77,9 @@ module EE
 
           def vulnerability_report_menu_item
             strong_memoize(:vulnerability_report_menu_item) do
-              next unless can?(context.current_user, :read_project_security_dashboard, context.project)
+              unless can?(context.current_user, :read_project_security_dashboard, context.project)
+                next ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :vulnerability_report)
+              end
 
               ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
                 title: _('Vulnerability Report'),
@@ -88,7 +92,9 @@ module EE
 
           def on_demand_scans_menu_item
             strong_memoize(:on_demand_scans_menu_item) do
-              next unless can?(context.current_user, :read_on_demand_scans, context.project)
+              unless can?(context.current_user, :read_on_demand_scans, context.project)
+                next ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :on_demand_scans)
+              end
 
               ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
                 title: s_('OnDemandScans|On-demand Scans'),
@@ -105,7 +111,9 @@ module EE
 
           def dependencies_menu_item
             strong_memoize(:dependencies_menu_item) do
-              next unless can?(context.current_user, :read_dependencies, context.project)
+              unless can?(context.current_user, :read_dependencies, context.project)
+                next ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :dependency_list)
+              end
 
               ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
                 title: _('Dependency List'),
@@ -118,7 +126,9 @@ module EE
 
           def license_compliance_menu_item
             strong_memoize(:license_compliance_menu_item) do
-              next unless can?(context.current_user, :read_licenses, context.project)
+              unless can?(context.current_user, :read_licenses, context.project)
+                next ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :license_compliance)
+              end
 
               ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
                 title: _('License Compliance'),
@@ -131,7 +141,9 @@ module EE
 
           def threat_monitoring_menu_item
             strong_memoize(:threat_monitoring_menu_item) do
-              next unless can?(context.current_user, :read_threat_monitoring, context.project)
+              unless can?(context.current_user, :read_threat_monitoring, context.project)
+                next ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :threat_monitoring)
+              end
 
               ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
                 title: _('Threat Monitoring'),
@@ -144,8 +156,10 @@ module EE
 
           def scan_policies_menu_item
             strong_memoize(:scan_policies_menu_item) do
-              next if ::Feature.disabled?(:security_orchestration_policies_configuration, context.project)
-              next unless can?(context.current_user, :security_orchestration_policies, context.project)
+              if ::Feature.disabled?(:security_orchestration_policies_configuration, context.project) ||
+                !can?(context.current_user, :security_orchestration_policies, context.project)
+                next ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :scan_policies)
+              end
 
               ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
                 title: _('Scan Policies'),
@@ -158,8 +172,9 @@ module EE
 
           def audit_events_menu_item
             strong_memoize(:audit_events_menu_item) do
-              next unless can?(context.current_user, :read_project_audit_events, context.project)
-              next unless context.project.licensed_feature_available?(:audit_events) || context.show_promotions
+              unless show_audit_events?
+                next ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :audit_events)
+              end
 
               ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
                 title: _('Audit Events'),
@@ -169,6 +184,11 @@ module EE
               )
             end
           end
+
+          def show_audit_events?
+            can?(context.current_user, :read_project_audit_events, context.project) &&
+              (context.project.licensed_feature_available?(:audit_events) || context.show_promotions)
+          end
         end
       end
     end

ee/lib/sidebars/projects/menus/requirements_menu.rb

@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ module Sidebars
         private
 
         def list_menu_item
-          return if Feature.enabled?(:sidebar_refactor, context.current_user)
+          if Feature.enabled?(:sidebar_refactor, context.current_user)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :requirements_list)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('List'),

lib/sidebars/projects/menus/analytics_menu.rb

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module Sidebars
 
         override :link
         def link
-          return cycle_analytics_menu_item.link if cycle_analytics_menu_item
+          return cycle_analytics_menu_item.link if cycle_analytics_menu_item.render?
 
           renderable_items.first.link
         end
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ module Sidebars
         private
 
         def ci_cd_analytics_menu_item
-          return if context.project.empty_repo?
-          return unless context.project.feature_available?(:builds, context.current_user)
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_build, context.project)
+          if !context.project.feature_available?(:builds, context.current_user) ||
+            !can?(context.current_user, :read_build, context.project) ||
+            context.project.empty_repo?
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :ci_cd_analytics)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('CI/CD'),
@@ -57,7 +59,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def repository_analytics_menu_item
-          return if context.project.empty_repo?
+          if context.project.empty_repo?
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :repository_analytics)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Repository'),
@@ -70,7 +74,9 @@ module Sidebars
 
         def cycle_analytics_menu_item
           strong_memoize(:cycle_analytics_menu_item) do
-            next unless can?(context.current_user, :read_cycle_analytics, context.project)
+            unless can?(context.current_user, :read_cycle_analytics, context.project)
+              next ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :cycle_analytics)
+            end
 
             ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
               title: _('Value Stream'),

lib/sidebars/projects/menus/ci_cd_menu.rb

@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def pipelines_editor_menu_item
-          return unless context.can_view_pipeline_editor
+          unless context.can_view_pipeline_editor
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :pipelines_editor)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: s_('Pipelines|Editor'),
@@ -86,7 +88,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def artifacts_menu_item
-          return unless Feature.enabled?(:artifacts_management_page, context.project)
+          unless Feature.enabled?(:artifacts_management_page, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :artifacts)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Artifacts'),

lib/sidebars/projects/menus/hidden_menu.rb

@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def graph_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :download_code, context.project)
-          return if context.project.empty_repo?
+          if !can?(context.current_user, :download_code, context.project) ||
+            context.project.empty_repo?
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :graph)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Graph'),
@@ -42,7 +44,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def new_issue_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_issue, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_issue, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :new_issue)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Create a new issue'),
@@ -54,7 +58,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def jobs_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_build, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_build, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :jobs)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Jobs'),
@@ -66,8 +72,10 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def commits_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :download_code, context.project)
-          return if context.project.empty_repo?
+          if !can?(context.current_user, :download_code, context.project) ||
+            context.project.empty_repo?
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :commits)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Commits'),
@@ -79,7 +87,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def issue_boards_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_issue, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_issue, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :issue_boards)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Issue Boards'),

lib/sidebars/projects/menus/infrastructure_menu.rb

@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ module Sidebars
         private
 
         def kubernetes_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_cluster, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_cluster, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :kubernetes)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Kubernetes clusters'),
@@ -67,7 +69,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def serverless_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_cluster, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_cluster, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :serverless)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Serverless platform'),
@@ -78,7 +82,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def terraform_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_terraform_state, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_terraform_state, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :terraform)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Terraform'),

lib/sidebars/projects/menus/operations_menu.rb

@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ module Sidebars
         private
 
         def metrics_dashboard_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :metrics_dashboard, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :metrics_dashboard, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :metrics)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Metrics'),
@@ -70,8 +72,10 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def logs_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_environment, context.project)
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_pod_logs, context.project)
+          if !can?(context.current_user, :read_environment, context.project) ||
+            !can?(context.current_user, :read_pod_logs, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :logs)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Logs'),
@@ -82,8 +86,10 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def tracing_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_environment, context.project)
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :admin_project, context.project)
+          if !can?(context.current_user, :read_environment, context.project) ||
+            !can?(context.current_user, :admin_project, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :tracing)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Tracing'),
@@ -94,7 +100,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def error_tracking_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_sentry_issue, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_sentry_issue, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :error_tracking)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Error Tracking'),
@@ -105,7 +113,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def alert_management_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_alert_management_alert, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_alert_management_alert, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :alert_management)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Alerts'),
@@ -116,7 +126,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def incidents_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_issue, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_issue, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :incidents)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Incidents'),
@@ -127,8 +139,10 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def serverless_menu_item
-          return if Feature.enabled?(:sidebar_refactor, context.current_user)
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_cluster, context.project)
+          if Feature.enabled?(:sidebar_refactor, context.current_user) ||
+            !can?(context.current_user, :read_cluster, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :serverless)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Serverless'),
@@ -139,8 +153,10 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def terraform_menu_item
-          return if Feature.enabled?(:sidebar_refactor, context.current_user)
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_terraform_state, context.project)
+          if Feature.enabled?(:sidebar_refactor, context.current_user) ||
+            !can?(context.current_user, :read_terraform_state, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :terraform)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Terraform'),
@@ -151,8 +167,10 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def kubernetes_menu_item
-          return if Feature.enabled?(:sidebar_refactor, context.current_user)
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_cluster, context.project)
+          if Feature.enabled?(:sidebar_refactor, context.current_user) ||
+            !can?(context.current_user, :read_cluster, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :kubernetes)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Kubernetes'),
@@ -178,7 +196,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def environments_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_environment, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_environment, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :environments)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Environments'),
@@ -190,7 +210,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def feature_flags_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_feature_flag, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_feature_flag, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :feature_flags)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Feature Flags'),
@@ -202,8 +224,10 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def product_analytics_menu_item
-          return if Feature.disabled?(:product_analytics, context.project)
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_product_analytics, context.project)
+          if Feature.disabled?(:product_analytics, context.project) ||
+            !can?(context.current_user, :read_product_analytics, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :product_analytics)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Product Analytics'),

lib/sidebars/projects/menus/packages_registries_menu.rb

@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ module Sidebars
         private
 
         def packages_registry_menu_item
-          return unless ::Gitlab.config.packages.enabled
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_package, context.project)
+          if !::Gitlab.config.packages.enabled || !can?(context.current_user, :read_package, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :packages_registry)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Package Registry'),
@@ -44,8 +45,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def container_registry_menu_item
-          return unless ::Gitlab.config.registry.enabled
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_container_image, context.project)
+          if !::Gitlab.config.registry.enabled || !can?(context.current_user, :read_container_image, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :container_registry)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Container Registry'),
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def infrastructure_registry_menu_item
-          return if Feature.disabled?(:infrastructure_registry_page, context.current_user)
+          if Feature.disabled?(:infrastructure_registry_page, context.current_user)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :infrastructure_registry)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Infrastructure Registry'),

lib/sidebars/projects/menus/project_information_menu.rb

@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def releases_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_release, context.project)
-          return if context.project.empty_repo?
+          if !can?(context.current_user, :read_release, context.project) || context.project.empty_repo?
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :releases)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Releases'),

lib/sidebars/projects/menus/security_compliance_menu.rb

@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ module Sidebars
 
         def configuration_menu_item
           strong_memoize(:configuration_menu_item) do
-            next unless render_configuration_menu_item?
+            unless render_configuration_menu_item?
+              next ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :configuration)
+            end
 
             ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
               title: _('Configuration'),

lib/sidebars/projects/menus/settings_menu.rb

@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def access_tokens_menu_item
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :read_resource_access_tokens, context.project)
+          unless can?(context.current_user, :read_resource_access_tokens, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :access_tokens)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Access Tokens'),
@@ -93,8 +95,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def ci_cd_menu_item
-          return if context.project.archived?
-          return unless context.project.feature_available?(:builds, context.current_user)
+          if context.project.archived? || !context.project.feature_available?(:builds, context.current_user)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :ci_cd)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('CI/CD'),
@@ -105,8 +108,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def operations_menu_item
-          return if context.project.archived?
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :admin_operations, context.project)
+          if context.project.archived? || !can?(context.current_user, :admin_operations, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :operations)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Operations'),
@@ -117,7 +121,9 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def pages_menu_item
-          return unless context.project.pages_available?
+          unless context.project.pages_available?
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :pages)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Pages'),
@@ -128,9 +134,11 @@ module Sidebars
         end
 
         def packages_and_registries_menu_item
-          return unless Gitlab.config.registry.enabled
-          return if Feature.disabled?(:sidebar_refactor, context.current_user)
-          return unless can?(context.current_user, :destroy_container_image, context.project)
+          if !Gitlab.config.registry.enabled ||
+            Feature.disabled?(:sidebar_refactor, context.current_user) ||
+            !can?(context.current_user, :destroy_container_image, context.project)
+            return ::Sidebars::NilMenuItem.new(item_id: :packages_and_registries)
+          end
 
           ::Sidebars::MenuItem.new(
             title: _('Packages & Registries'),

spec/lib/sidebars/projects/menus/analytics_menu_spec.rb

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ RSpec.describe Sidebars::Projects::Menus::AnalyticsMenu do
 
     context 'when Value Stream is not visible' do
       it 'returns link to the the first visible menu item' do
-        allow(subject).to receive(:cycle_analytics_menu_item).and_return(nil)
+        allow(subject).to receive(:cycle_analytics_menu_item).and_return(double(render?: false))
 
         expect(subject.link).to eq subject.renderable_items.first.link
       end