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Can't open branch with german umlaut "ä"

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Description

Bug description

Hi,

we have a Branch called: sprint_21_10-5013-benutzerin-benachrichtigung-awareness-personen-via-erwähnen.
If I try to open it in Gitpod i get the following Error:

Cannot find tag/branch for context: [...]/sprint_21_10-5013-benutzerin-benachrichtigung-awareness-personen-via-
erw%C3%A4hnen.

It looks like there's some problem with the umlaut "ä". I cloned the branch into a new one and replaced the letter with "ae" and now it works.

Steps to reproduce
  1. Create a branch with the german umlaut "ä"
  2. Open it in Gitpod via GitLab
Expected behavior

Gitpod opens branches with germans umlauts

Example repository

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by reproducing the GitLab branch-opening flow with a branch containing the German umlaut "ä", then trace the branch lookup in Gitpod. Done means Gitpod opens the branch successfully instead of reporting that it cannot find the context.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cloud, devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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