Change repository storage paths location for clarity

See merge request !8757

Make sure TraceReader uses Encoding.default_external

Closes #27052

See merge request !8801

Simplify wording in "adding an image" docs

See merge request !8819

Update repository check documentation

See merge request !8815

Fixed flexbox and wrap issues

See merge request !8745

Update two_factor_authentication.md

See merge request !8814

Added hint about the execution order of before_script and artifact restoration.

See merge request !8811

Add a system hook for when a project is updated.

See merge request !5711

make a note to highlight 2FA needs time sync'd

See merge request !8810

Remove "official merge window" from CONTRIBUTING.md [ci skip]

See merge request !8816

We should not discourage contributors from submitting merge requests
anytime they want. Our process for reviewing community contributions
no longer depends on the release schedule.

The documentation seemed to be out of date with
actual defaults in configuration and code. 

add an other ldap configuration example

See merge request !6773

I wanted to practice GFM markdown, so I picked this page more or
less at random. I flattened out the text a little. It's not as
interesting, but will be easier to translate. Use it if it looks
like an improvement. If not, at least I got some practice out of the deal!
Signed-off-by: Rémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me>

Added recommendation to install github-markdown

See merge request !8103

Gitlab from sources : proper utf8mb4 support for MySQL 5.5 to 5.7

See merge request !8508

Signed-off-by: Rémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me>

Fix typo in examples

See merge request !8530

Update enviroments.md API docs

The example for deleting an environment is missing the "s" in environments

See merge request !8485

This sends a project_update hook when a repo is updated.  This does not include
renaming or transferring a project.  Those are covered by project_rename and
project_transfer.  This will get called, however, when the visibility is
changed.

Ensure we have a project with a repo in GitlabMarkdownHelper specs

Closes #27285

See merge request !8806

Update CONTRIBUTING.md after merging "up-for-grabs" and "Accepting Merge Requests"

See merge request !8802

Use `:empty_project` where possible throughout spec/lib

See merge request !8767

Signed-off-by: Rémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me>

Fixed builds info link on project settings page

Closes #27178

See merge request !8762

don’t count tasks that are not defined as list items correctly

Closes #26068

See merge request !8526

Encoding.default_external was chosen over
Encoding.default_internal because File.read is
returning Encoding.default_external, therefore
we should align with it. Alternatively, we could
force both of them to be Encoding.default_internal.

However, ideally this should be determined by different
projects. For example, some projects might want to use
an encoding different to what GitLab is using.

This might not happen soon though.

Closes #27052

This reverts commit e9d8fc94.

Encoding.default_external was chosen over
Encoding.default_internal because File.read is
returning Encoding.default_external, therefore
we should align with it. Alternatively, we could
force both of them to be Encoding.default_internal.

However, ideally this should be determined by different
projects. For example, some projects might want to use
an encoding different to what GitLab is using.

This might not happen soon though.

Closes #27052

Factories with a project association use `:empty_project` by default

See merge request !8770

Use `:empty_project` where possible in helper specs

See merge request !8796

Use `:empty_project` where possible in controller specs

See merge request !8797

Use `:empty_project` where possible in finder specs

See merge request !8794

Use hashrocket for dasherized attribute

Closes #27203

See merge request !8775

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