Method: Gitlab::GitRefValidator#validate

Defined in:
lib/gitlab/git_ref_validator.rb

#validate(ref_name, skip_head_ref_check: false) ⇒ Object

Validates a given name against the git reference specification

Returns true for a valid reference name, false otherwise



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# File 'lib/gitlab/git_ref_validator.rb', line 15

def validate(ref_name, skip_head_ref_check: false)
  return false if ref_name.to_s.empty? # #blank? raises an ArgumentError for invalid encodings
  return false if ref_name.start_with?(*(EXPANDED_PREFIXES + DISALLOWED_PREFIXES))
  return false if ref_name == 'HEAD' && !skip_head_ref_check

  begin
    Rugged::Reference.valid_name?("refs/heads/#{ref_name}")
  rescue ArgumentError
    false
  end
end