fix: allow leading underscore in branch names (valid per git-check-ref-format) (#1486)

Branch names starting with an underscore (e.g. _release/v1.2.3) are valid
per git check-ref-format but were rejected by validateBranchName's
first-character whitelist. Since setupBranch validates a PR's baseRefName
after checkout, the action failed on every open PR targeting such a
branch. A leading underscore carries no option-injection risk (only a
leading dash does, which is still rejected separately).

Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Riley Mete
2026-07-15 20:27:12 -07:00
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co-authored by Claude Fable 5
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commit 5bfa96a5b0
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@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ describe("validateBranchName", () => {
expect(() => validateBranchName("@hotfix/login-timeout")).not.toThrow();
expect(() => validateBranchName("agent/task@abc123")).not.toThrow();
});
it("should accept branch names starting with underscore (git-valid, common for release branches)", () => {
// Leading underscores are valid per git check-ref-format and a common
// convention for release/internal branches. Rejecting them broke the
// action on any open PR whose base branch was e.g. "_release/v1.2.3",
// since setupBranch validates the PR's baseRefName after checkout.
expect(() => validateBranchName("_release/v1.2.3")).not.toThrow();
expect(() => validateBranchName("_internal")).not.toThrow();
expect(() => validateBranchName("_wip/feature-x")).not.toThrow();
});
});
describe("command injection attempts", () => {