Merge branch 'mr-origin-7855' into 'master'

Adds a default commit message when adding a README (#25167)

Closes #25167

See merge request !7903

app/helpers/projects_helper.rb

@@ -391,20 +391,6 @@ module ProjectsHelper
     end
   end
   
-  def new_readme_path
-    ref = @repository.root_ref if @repository
-    ref ||= 'master'
-
-    namespace_project_new_blob_path(@project.namespace, @project, tree_join(ref), file_name: 'README.md')
-  end
-
-  def new_license_path
-    ref = @repository.root_ref if @repository
-    ref ||= 'master'
-
-    namespace_project_new_blob_path(@project.namespace, @project, tree_join(ref), file_name: 'LICENSE')
-  end
-
   def readme_cache_key
     sha = @project.commit.try(:sha) || 'nil'
     [@project.path_with_namespace, sha, "readme"].join('-')

app/views/projects/_readme.html.haml

@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
         distributed with computer software, forming part of its documentation.
       %p
         We recommend you to
-        = link_to "add a README", new_readme_path, class: 'underlined-link'
+        = link_to "add a README", add_special_file_path(@project, file_name: 'README.md'), class: 'underlined-link'
         file to the repository and GitLab will render it here instead of this message.

app/views/projects/empty.html.haml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     %p
       Otherwise you can start with adding a
       = succeed ',' do
-        = link_to "README", new_readme_path, class: 'underlined-link'
+        = link_to "README", add_special_file_path(@project, file_name: 'README.md'), class: 'underlined-link'
       a
       = succeed ',' do
         = link_to "LICENSE", add_special_file_path(@project, file_name: 'LICENSE'), class: 'underlined-link'

changelogs/unreleased/mr-origin-7855.yml

+---
+title: Provides a sensible default message when adding a README to a project
+merge_request: 7903
+author: