* master:
  Backport changes from EE squash
  replace `find_with_namespace` with `find_by_full_path`
  PlantUML support for Markdown
  Update api docs and minor changes
  Force new password after password reset via API
  Fixed protected branches dropdown
  Fixed up tests
  Fixed the active branch selected indicator
  Changed how the data is returned - we only care about the branch/tag name
  Uses take rather than Kaminari
  Use cloneNode instead of createElement
  Improved ref switcher dropdown performance

Move Empty state to vue component

Improved ref switcher dropdown performance

Closes #18202

See merge request !7239

PlantUML support for Markdown

Closes #4048

See merge request !8588

Backport changes from EE squash

See merge request !8912

replace `find_with_namespace` with `find_by_full_path`

See merge request !8949

Force new password after password reset via API

Closes #24606

See merge request !8933

Backport changes from the EE-only squash implementation, which would
otherwise conflict when merge CE into EE.

<https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/1024>

Document and remove unused code

Declare components in a consistent way;
Use " instead of ' to improve consistency;
Update documentation;
Fix commit author verification to match the use cases;

Adds tests for the added components

Fix paths in pagination spec

Adds tests to pipelines table used in merge requests and commits

Use same resource interceptor

Fix eslint error

Remove duplicate data-toggle attributes.

Reuse the same pipeline table

Remove unneeded required resources

Remove unused file; Fix mr pipelines loading

Updates documentation

Create shared folder for vue common files
Update paths

Second iteration - refactor main component to be 100% reusable between the 3 tables

Update installation docs to include Docker, others

See merge request !8943

add complete changelog for !8949

Allow rendering of PlantUML diagrams in Markdown documents using fenced blocks:

    ```plantuml
    Bob -> Sara : Hello
    Sara -> Bob : Go away
    ```

Closes: #4048

Don't execute git hooks if you create branch as part of other change

Closes #23439

See merge request !7237

Backport frontend test fixes from webpack branch

See merge request !8945

Ignore node_modules in rubocop

See merge request !8942

Don't require lib/gitlab/request_profiler/middleware.rb in config/initializers/request_profiler.rb

Closes #20452

See merge request !8927

Resolve "Comment button doesn't align vertically with line number"

Closes #26859

See merge request !8918

Resolve "Comment button doesn't align vertically with line number"

Closes #26859

See merge request !8918

Fix Ruby verification command

See merge request !8938

Resolve "Double separator line in Edit projects settings"

Closes #27321

See merge request !8917

Simplify the SSH protocol introduction and link to a DO tutorial

See merge request !8901