Allow to get only 1 branch without using repository/branches

[andresmanzanaressouthworks]

Description of the problem, including code/CLI snippet

Currently, to check if a branch already exists we need to use the method:

project.branches.get(self.branch_name)

Internally, it uses this:

class ProjectBranchManager(NoUpdateMixin, RESTManager):
    _path = "/projects/{project_id}/repository/branches"
    _obj_cls = ProjectBranch
    _from_parent_attrs = {"project_id": "id"}
    _create_attrs = RequiredOptional(required=("branch", "ref"))

    def get(
        self, id: Union[str, int], lazy: bool = False, **kwargs: Any
    ) -> ProjectBranch:
        return cast(ProjectBranch, super().get(id=id, lazy=lazy, **kwargs))

Expected Behavior

It would be nice to check only for the branch we are looking for. GitLab API has an option for this.

API Endpoint: https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{proyect_id}/repository/branches/{branch_to_search}

Actual Behavior

It retrieves all the branches using the endpoint https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{proyect_id}/repository/branches

Specifications

• python-gitlab version: 4.4.0
• API version you are using (v3/v4): v4
• Gitlab server version (or gitlab.com): gitlab.com

[JohnVillalovos]

Are you sure about this?

A get should not be retrieving all branches.

Can you give more info on why you say it is retrieving all branches?

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