Fix IDE commit to use start_ref59023-fix-web-ide-creating-branches-off-new-commits

**Why?**
The branch HEAD could be changed since the
IDE was opened. This leads to user's unintentionally
creating commits that overwrite other changes.

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/59023

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/services/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/services/index.js
index ba33b6826d6..840761f68db 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/services/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/services/index.js
@@ -56,7 +56,13 @@ export default {
     return Api.branchSingle(projectId, currentBranchId);
   },
   commit(projectId, payload) {
-    return Api.commitMultiple(projectId, payload);
+    // Currently the `commit` endpoint does not support `start_sha` so we
+    // have to make the request in the FE. This is not ideal and will be
+    // resolved soon. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/59023
+    const { branch, start_sha: ref } = payload;
+    const branchPromise = ref ? Api.createBranch(projectId, { ref, branch }) : Promise.resolve();
+
+    return branchPromise.then(() => Api.commitMultiple(projectId, payload));
   },
   getFiles(projectUrl, branchId) {
     const url = `${projectUrl}/files/${branchId}`;