API: unable to post a first file to the empty repository

[d-lunyov]

Repository was created with an API call createCurrentUserRepo and parameter "auto_init" set to false.

After that I want to create a first commit with README.md file, with the repoCreateFile request:
POST http://localhost:3000/api/v1/repos/lunik/apiRepoTest1/contents/README.md
with the next body:
{ "content":"aGVsbG8==", "message": "initial" }

I've got the next response (also this is illegal JSON):

{"message":"repo is empty","url":"http://localhost:3000/api/swagger"}
{"message":"illegal base64 data at input byte 8","url":"http://localhost:3000/api/swagger"}

[delvh]

This is somewhat related to #6918, I'd say: The ability to create files on an empty repository (using the web interface).
There however, the API most likely did not get updated as well to allow for that. I'll ask there whether a) it has already been fixed b) that branch is the correct branch for that or whether c) a new branch should be opened for this.

[delvh]

Okay, as it seems, this issue will be blocked until #6918 has been merged.
Afterwards, it should be simple to fix.