Repository Rules public beta updates

We are introducing a number of enhancements, bug fixes and a breaking API change to repository rules.

1. UI Updates
* Added a repository picker to target select repositories for organization rulesets.
* Improvements to rule violations in the WebUI and git client.

2. Ruleset Bypass updates

• Bypass can be limited to pull request exemptions only.
• Single UI for bypass, collapsing bypass mode, and bypass list into one experience.
• Support for using repository roles as a bypass type
• Integrations (bots/apps) are now bypassable at the org.
  

3. API Enhancements

• Add fields for created and updated date
• Permission changes so all repo contributors can query the API for relevant rules enforced on branches.

4. Bug fixes

• Linear merge history could block bypass
• Branches could not always be created when using commit metadata rules
• Tag protections were failing for apps

5. API Changes

• GraphQL changes will be delayed by 24-72 hours.
• Breaking Change Remove bypass_mode from the Ruleset object and input
• Breaking Change Add bypass_mode as a required field for bypass actors to indicate if an actor can “always” bypass a ruleset or can only bypass for a “pull_request”
• Breaking Change for GraphQL Change bypass_actor_ids to a new bypass_actors object on the create and update mutations that can accept repository roles and organization admins
• Add repository_role_database_id, repository_role_name, and organization_admin fields to RepositoryRulesetBypassActor to indicate when the bypass actor is a role or org admin bypass
• “get rules for a branch” REST API endpoint now returns ruleset source info for each rule.
• “get a repo ruleset” REST API endpoint now has a current_user_can_bypass field that indicates whether the user making the request can bypass the ruleset.
• source field for rulesets returned via the REST API will now properly contain the repo in owner/name syntax when the ruleset is configured on a repository, rather than just the repository’s name.

We want to hear from you on how we can improve repository rules! Join the conversation in the repository rules public beta discussion.