Do not show 500 error when default branch doesn't exist (#34096)

Fix #34090

Author: wxiaoguang

options/locale/locale_en-US.ini

@@ -2733,6 +2733,7 @@ branch.restore_success = Branch "%s" has been restored.
 branch.restore_failed = Failed to restore branch "%s".
 branch.protected_deletion_failed = Branch "%s" is protected. It cannot be deleted.
 branch.default_deletion_failed = Branch "%s" is the default branch. It cannot be deleted.
+branch.default_branch_not_exist = Default branch "%s" does not exist.
 branch.restore = Restore Branch "%s"
 branch.download = Download Branch "%s"
 branch.rename = Rename Branch "%s"

routers/web/repo/actions/actions.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package actions
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	stdCtx "context"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
@@ -67,7 +68,11 @@ func List(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["PageIsActions"] = true
 
 	commit, err := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetBranchCommit(ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
+		ctx.Data["NotFoundPrompt"] = ctx.Tr("repo.branch.default_branch_not_exist", ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch)
+		ctx.NotFound(nil)
+		return
+	} else if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetBranchCommit", err)
 		return
 	}

routers/web/repo/activity.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	activities_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/activities"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unit"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/templates"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
@@ -52,12 +53,26 @@ func Activity(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["DateUntil"] = timeUntil
 	ctx.Data["PeriodText"] = ctx.Tr("repo.activity.period." + ctx.Data["Period"].(string))
 
+	canReadCode := ctx.Repo.CanRead(unit.TypeCode)
+	if canReadCode {
+		// GetActivityStats needs to read the default branch to get some information
+		branchExist, _ := git.IsBranchExist(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch)
+		if !branchExist {
+			ctx.Data["NotFoundPrompt"] = ctx.Tr("repo.branch.default_branch_not_exist", ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch)
+			ctx.NotFound(nil)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	var err error
-	if ctx.Data["Activity"], err = activities_model.GetActivityStats(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, timeFrom,
+	// TODO: refactor these arguments to a struct
+	ctx.Data["Activity"], err = activities_model.GetActivityStats(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, timeFrom,
 		ctx.Repo.CanRead(unit.TypeReleases),
 		ctx.Repo.CanRead(unit.TypeIssues),
 		ctx.Repo.CanRead(unit.TypePullRequests),
-		ctx.Repo.CanRead(unit.TypeCode)); err != nil {
+		canReadCode,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetActivityStats", err)
 		return
 	}

services/context/context_response.go

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (ctx *Context) notFoundInternal(logMsg string, logErr error) {
 
 	ctx.Data["IsRepo"] = ctx.Repo.Repository != nil
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = "Page Not Found"
-	ctx.HTML(http.StatusNotFound, templates.TplName("status/404"))
+	ctx.HTML(http.StatusNotFound, "status/404")
 }
 
 // ServerError displays a 500 (Internal Server Error) page and prints the given error, if any.

tests/integration/repo_activity_test.go

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -61,5 +63,14 @@ func TestRepoActivity(t *testing.T) {
 		// Should be 3 new issues
 		list = htmlDoc.doc.Find("#new-issues").Next().Find("p.desc")
 		assert.Len(t, list.Nodes, 3)
+
+		// Non-existing default branch
+		repo1 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{Name: "repo1"})
+		repo1.DefaultBranch = "no-such-branch"
+		_, _ = db.GetEngine(t.Context()).Cols("default_branch").Update(repo1)
+		req = NewRequest(t, "GET", "/user2/repo1/activity")
+		req.Header.Add("Accept", "text/html")
+		resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
+		assert.Contains(t, resp.Body.String(), `Default branch "no-such-branch" does not exist.`)
 	})
 }