Support choose email when creating a commit via web UI (more)

models/fixtures/repository.yml

@@ -1694,19 +1694,6 @@
   is_fsck_enabled: true
   close_issues_via_commit_in_any_branch: false
 
--
-  id: 59
-  owner_id: 2
-  owner_name: user2
-  lower_name: test_commit_revert
-  name: test_commit_revert
-  default_branch: main
-  is_empty: false
-  is_archived: false
-  is_private: true
-  status: 0
-  num_issues: 0
-
 -
   id: 60
   owner_id: 40

models/fixtures/user.yml

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   num_followers: 2
   num_following: 1
   num_stars: 2
-  num_repos: 15
+  num_repos: 14
   num_teams: 0
   num_members: 0
   visibility: 0

routers/web/repo/cherry_pick.go

@@ -114,11 +114,19 @@ func CherryPickPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		message += "\n\n" + form.CommitMessage
 	}
 
+	gitCommitter, valid := WebGitOperationGetCommitChosenEmailIdentity(ctx, form.CommitEmail)
+	if !valid {
+		ctx.Data["Err_CommitEmail"] = true
+		ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.invalid_commit_email"), tplCherryPick, &form)
+		return
+	}
 	opts := &files.ApplyDiffPatchOptions{
 		LastCommitID: form.LastCommit,
 		OldBranch:    ctx.Repo.BranchName,
 		NewBranch:    branchName,
 		Message:      message,
+		Author:       gitCommitter,
+		Committer:    gitCommitter,
 	}
 
 	// First lets try the simple plain read-tree -m approach

routers/web/repo/editor.go

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	git_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/git"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unit"
-	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/charset"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
@@ -103,18 +102,6 @@ func getParentTreeFields(treePath string) (treeNames, treePaths []string) {
 	return treeNames, treePaths
 }
 
-func getCandidateEmailAddresses(ctx *context.Context) []string {
-	emails, err := user_model.GetActivatedEmailAddresses(ctx, ctx.Doer.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("getCandidateEmailAddresses: GetActivatedEmailAddresses: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if ctx.Doer.KeepEmailPrivate {
-		emails = append([]string{ctx.Doer.GetPlaceholderEmail()}, emails...)
-	}
-	return emails
-}
-
 func editFileCommon(ctx *context.Context, isNewFile bool) {
 	ctx.Data["PageIsEdit"] = true
 	ctx.Data["IsNewFile"] = isNewFile
@@ -123,8 +110,6 @@ func editFileCommon(ctx *context.Context, isNewFile bool) {
 	ctx.Data["LineWrapExtensions"] = strings.Join(setting.Repository.Editor.LineWrapExtensions, ",")
 	ctx.Data["IsEditingFileOnly"] = ctx.FormString("return_uri") != ""
 	ctx.Data["ReturnURI"] = ctx.FormString("return_uri")
-	ctx.Data["CommitCandidateEmails"] = getCandidateEmailAddresses(ctx)
-	ctx.Data["CommitDefaultEmail"] = ctx.Doer.GetEmail()
 }
 
 func editFile(ctx *context.Context, isNewFile bool) {
@@ -287,15 +272,11 @@ func editFilePost(ctx *context.Context, form forms.EditRepoFileForm, isNewFile b
 		message += "\n\n" + form.CommitMessage
 	}
 
-	gitCommitter := &files_service.IdentityOptions{}
-	if form.CommitEmail != "" {
-		if util.SliceContainsString(getCandidateEmailAddresses(ctx), form.CommitEmail, true) {
-			gitCommitter.GitUserEmail = form.CommitEmail
-		} else {
-			ctx.Data["Err_CommitEmail"] = true
-			ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.invalid_commit_email"), tplEditFile, &form)
-			return
-		}
+	gitCommitter, valid := WebGitOperationGetCommitChosenEmailIdentity(ctx, form.CommitEmail)
+	if !valid {
+		ctx.Data["Err_CommitEmail"] = true
+		ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.invalid_commit_email"), tplEditFile, &form)
+		return
 	}
 
 	operation := "update"
@@ -515,6 +496,13 @@ func DeleteFilePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		message += "\n\n" + form.CommitMessage
 	}
 
+	gitCommitter, valid := WebGitOperationGetCommitChosenEmailIdentity(ctx, form.CommitEmail)
+	if !valid {
+		ctx.Data["Err_CommitEmail"] = true
+		ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.invalid_commit_email"), tplDeleteFile, &form)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if _, err := files_service.ChangeRepoFiles(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Doer, &files_service.ChangeRepoFilesOptions{
 		LastCommitID: form.LastCommit,
 		OldBranch:    ctx.Repo.BranchName,
@@ -525,8 +513,10 @@ func DeleteFilePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 				TreePath:  ctx.Repo.TreePath,
 			},
 		},
-		Message: message,
-		Signoff: form.Signoff,
+		Message:   message,
+		Signoff:   form.Signoff,
+		Author:    gitCommitter,
+		Committer: gitCommitter,
 	}); err != nil {
 		// This is where we handle all the errors thrown by repofiles.DeleteRepoFile
 		if git.IsErrNotExist(err) || files_service.IsErrRepoFileDoesNotExist(err) {
@@ -726,6 +716,13 @@ func UploadFilePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		message += "\n\n" + form.CommitMessage
 	}
 
+	gitCommitter, valid := WebGitOperationGetCommitChosenEmailIdentity(ctx, form.CommitEmail)
+	if !valid {
+		ctx.Data["Err_CommitEmail"] = true
+		ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.invalid_commit_email"), tplUploadFile, &form)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if err := files_service.UploadRepoFiles(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Doer, &files_service.UploadRepoFileOptions{
 		LastCommitID: ctx.Repo.CommitID,
 		OldBranch:    oldBranchName,
@@ -734,6 +731,8 @@ func UploadFilePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		Message:      message,
 		Files:        form.Files,
 		Signoff:      form.Signoff,
+		Author:       gitCommitter,
+		Committer:    gitCommitter,
 	}); err != nil {
 		if git_model.IsErrLFSFileLocked(err) {
 			ctx.Data["Err_TreePath"] = true

routers/web/repo/patch.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func NewDiffPatchPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Cannot commit to a an existing branch if user doesn't have rights
+	// Cannot commit to an existing branch if user doesn't have rights
 	if branchName == ctx.Repo.BranchName && !canCommit {
 		ctx.Data["Err_NewBranchName"] = true
 		ctx.Data["commit_choice"] = frmCommitChoiceNewBranch
@@ -86,12 +86,21 @@ func NewDiffPatchPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		message += "\n\n" + form.CommitMessage
 	}
 
+	gitCommitter, valid := WebGitOperationGetCommitChosenEmailIdentity(ctx, form.CommitEmail)
+	if !valid {
+		ctx.Data["Err_CommitEmail"] = true
+		ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.invalid_commit_email"), tplPatchFile, &form)
+		return
+	}
+
 	fileResponse, err := files.ApplyDiffPatch(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Doer, &files.ApplyDiffPatchOptions{
 		LastCommitID: form.LastCommit,
 		OldBranch:    ctx.Repo.BranchName,
 		NewBranch:    branchName,
 		Message:      message,
 		Content:      strings.ReplaceAll(form.Content, "\r", ""),
+		Author:       gitCommitter,
+		Committer:    gitCommitter,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		if git_model.IsErrBranchAlreadyExists(err) {

routers/web/repo/webgit.go

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package repo
+
+import (
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
+	files_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/repository/files"
+)
+
+func WebGitOperationCommonData(ctx *context.Context) {
+	// TODO: more places like "wiki page" and "merging a pull request or creating an auto merge merging task"
+	emails, err := user_model.GetActivatedEmailAddresses(ctx, ctx.Doer.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("WebGitOperationCommonData: GetActivatedEmailAddresses: %v", err)
+	}
+	if ctx.Doer.KeepEmailPrivate {
+		emails = append([]string{ctx.Doer.GetPlaceholderEmail()}, emails...)
+	}
+	ctx.Data["CommitCandidateEmails"] = emails
+	ctx.Data["CommitDefaultEmail"] = ctx.Doer.GetEmail()
+}
+
+func WebGitOperationGetCommitChosenEmailIdentity(ctx *context.Context, email string) (_ *files_service.IdentityOptions, valid bool) {
+	if ctx.Data["CommitCandidateEmails"] == nil {
+		setting.PanicInDevOrTesting("no CommitCandidateEmails in context data")
+	}
+	emails, _ := ctx.Data["CommitCandidateEmails"].([]string)
+	if email == "" {
+		return nil, true
+	}
+	if util.SliceContainsString(emails, email, true) {
+		return &files_service.IdentityOptions{GitUserEmail: email}, true
+	}
+	return nil, false
+}

routers/web/web.go

@@ -1294,21 +1294,20 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Router) {
 	m.Group("/{username}/{reponame}", func() { // repo code
 		m.Group("", func() {
 			m.Group("", func() {
+				m.Post("/_preview/*", web.Bind(forms.EditPreviewDiffForm{}), repo.DiffPreviewPost)
 				m.Combo("/_edit/*").Get(repo.EditFile).
 					Post(web.Bind(forms.EditRepoFileForm{}), repo.EditFilePost)
 				m.Combo("/_new/*").Get(repo.NewFile).
 					Post(web.Bind(forms.EditRepoFileForm{}), repo.NewFilePost)
-				m.Post("/_preview/*", web.Bind(forms.EditPreviewDiffForm{}), repo.DiffPreviewPost)
 				m.Combo("/_delete/*").Get(repo.DeleteFile).
 					Post(web.Bind(forms.DeleteRepoFileForm{}), repo.DeleteFilePost)
-				m.Combo("/_upload/*", repo.MustBeAbleToUpload).
-					Get(repo.UploadFile).
+				m.Combo("/_upload/*", repo.MustBeAbleToUpload).Get(repo.UploadFile).
 					Post(web.Bind(forms.UploadRepoFileForm{}), repo.UploadFilePost)
 				m.Combo("/_diffpatch/*").Get(repo.NewDiffPatch).
 					Post(web.Bind(forms.EditRepoFileForm{}), repo.NewDiffPatchPost)
 				m.Combo("/_cherrypick/{sha:([a-f0-9]{7,64})}/*").Get(repo.CherryPick).
 					Post(web.Bind(forms.CherryPickForm{}), repo.CherryPickPost)
-			}, context.RepoRefByType(git.RefTypeBranch), context.CanWriteToBranch())
+			}, context.RepoRefByType(git.RefTypeBranch), context.CanWriteToBranch(), repo.WebGitOperationCommonData)
 			m.Group("", func() {
 				m.Post("/upload-file", repo.UploadFileToServer)
 				m.Post("/upload-remove", web.Bind(forms.RemoveUploadFileForm{}), repo.RemoveUploadFileFromServer)

services/forms/repo_form.go

@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ type CherryPickForm struct {
 	LastCommit    string
 	Revert        bool
 	Signoff       bool
+	CommitEmail   string
 }
 
 // Validate validates the fields
@@ -781,6 +782,7 @@ type UploadRepoFileForm struct {
 	NewBranchName string `binding:"GitRefName;MaxSize(100)"`
 	Files         []string
 	Signoff       bool
+	CommitEmail   string
 }
 
 // Validate validates the fields
@@ -815,6 +817,7 @@ type DeleteRepoFileForm struct {
 	NewBranchName string `binding:"GitRefName;MaxSize(100)"`
 	LastCommit    string
 	Signoff       bool
+	CommitEmail   string
 }
 
 // Validate validates the fields

services/repository/files/upload.go

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ type UploadRepoFileOptions struct {
 	Message      string
 	Files        []string // In UUID format.
 	Signoff      bool
+	Author       *IdentityOptions
+	Committer    *IdentityOptions
 }
 
 type uploadInfo struct {
@@ -130,11 +132,13 @@ func UploadRepoFiles(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, doer *use
 
 	// Now commit the tree
 	commitOpts := &CommitTreeUserOptions{
-		ParentCommitID: opts.LastCommitID,
-		TreeHash:       treeHash,
-		CommitMessage:  opts.Message,
-		SignOff:        opts.Signoff,
-		DoerUser:       doer,
+		ParentCommitID:    opts.LastCommitID,
+		TreeHash:          treeHash,
+		CommitMessage:     opts.Message,
+		SignOff:           opts.Signoff,
+		DoerUser:          doer,
+		AuthorIdentity:    opts.Author,
+		CommitterIdentity: opts.Committer,
 	}
 	commitHash, err := t.CommitTree(commitOpts)
 	if err != nil {