Merge branch 'fix_link_to_member_for_nil' into 'master'

Fix exception when epic has no author

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!79252

app/helpers/projects_helper.rb

@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ module ProjectsHelper
     default_opts = { avatar: true, name: true, title: ":name" }
     opts = default_opts.merge(opts)
 
+    return "(deleted)" unless author
+
     data_attrs = {
       user_id: author.id,
       username: author.username,
       name: author.name
     }
 
-    return "(deleted)" unless author
-
     author_html = []
 
     # Build avatar image tag

spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb

@@ -345,6 +345,14 @@ RSpec.describe ProjectsHelper do
         expect(link).not_to include(user.name)
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when user is nil' do
+      it 'returns "(deleted)"' do
+        link = helper.link_to_member(project, nil)
+
+        expect(link).to eq("(deleted)")
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'default_clone_protocol' do