Fix for #24832, naming a project "shared" will not open the "Shared Projects" tab

app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils.js

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export const getPagePath = (index = 0) => {
   return page.split(':')[index];
 };
 
+export const getDashPath = (path = window.location.pathname) => path.split('/-/')[1] || null;
+
 export const isInGroupsPage = () => getPagePath() === 'groups';
 
 export const isInProjectPage = () => getPagePath() === 'projects';

app/assets/javascripts/pages/groups/shared/group_details.js

 /* eslint-disable no-new */
 
-import { getPagePath } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
+import { getPagePath, getDashPath } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
 import { ACTIVE_TAB_SHARED, ACTIVE_TAB_ARCHIVED } from '~/groups/constants';
 import NewGroupChild from '~/groups/new_group_child';
 import notificationsDropdown from '~/notifications_dropdown';
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ import GroupTabs from './group_tabs';
 export default function initGroupDetails(actionName = 'show') {
   const newGroupChildWrapper = document.querySelector('.js-new-project-subgroup');
   const loadableActions = [ACTIVE_TAB_SHARED, ACTIVE_TAB_ARCHIVED];
-  const paths = window.location.pathname.split('/');
-  const subpath = paths[paths.length - 1];
-  let action = loadableActions.includes(subpath) ? subpath : getPagePath(1);
+  const dashPath = getDashPath();
+  let action = loadableActions.includes(dashPath) ? dashPath : getPagePath(1);
   if (actionName && action === actionName) {
     action = 'show'; // 'show' resets GroupTabs to default action through base class
   }

changelogs/unreleased/53041-groups-named-shared.yml

+---
+title: Naming a project "shared" will no longer automatically open the "Shared Projects" tab.
+merge_request: 16847
+author: Jesse Hall @jessehall3
+type: fixed

spec/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils_spec.js

@@ -943,4 +943,14 @@ describe('common_utils', () => {
       expect(commonUtils.isScopedLabel({ title: 'foobar' })).toBe(false);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('getDashPath', () => {
+    it('returns the path following /-/', () => {
+      expect(commonUtils.getDashPath('/some/-/url-with-dashes-/')).toEqual('url-with-dashes-/');
+    });
+
+    it('returns null when no path follows /-/', () => {
+      expect(commonUtils.getDashPath('/some/url')).toEqual(null);
+    });
+  });
 });