Improved ref switcher dropdown performance

What does this MR do?

Removes jQuery creating elements, instead uses vanilla JS to create elements. This increase the performance significantly, previously with ~500 branches render time was approx. 30ms, with this change it dropped down to approx. 5ms.

The JSON now returns a maximum of 100 branches & 100 tags. The user can then search for more if they require.

What are the relevant issue numbers?

Closes #18202 (closed)

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• 81247428 - Use cloneNode instead of createElement

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• 69a5560e - Uses take rather than Kaminari

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• 69a5560e...d9cf5c0a - 95 commits from branch master
• 017c6e72 - Improved ref switcher dropdown performance
• a85237d4 - Use cloneNode instead of createElement
• c940729f - Uses take rather than Kaminari

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Marked this merge request as a Work In Progress

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• d31e3a27 - Changed how the data is returned - we only care about the branch/tag name

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• 741e0bf1 - Fixed the active branch selected indicator

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• 741e0bf1...76ff9fff - 188 commits from branch master
• 66a4ec9d - Improved ref switcher dropdown performance
• 5aede09f - Use cloneNode instead of createElement
• ce83d20b - Uses take rather than Kaminari
• 4c2d7a5e - Changed how the data is returned - we only care about the branch/tag name
• 231c7874 - Fixed the active branch selected indicator

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• 37ae276d - Fixed up tests

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Reassigned to @jschatz1

Unmarked this merge request as a Work In Progress

@iamphill @jschatz1 Will this make it for 8.14?

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• 37ae276d...50b95f31 - 748 commits from branch master
• 83197285 - Improved ref switcher dropdown performance
• ee1559f4 - Use cloneNode instead of createElement
• c4ebeb8a - Uses take rather than Kaminari
• b62ffd93 - Changed how the data is returned - we only care about the branch/tag name
• d40fc9eb - Fixed the active branch selected indicator
• ea080b84 - Fixed up tests

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Added 235 commits:

• ea080b84...9aded5c8 - 229 commits from branch master
• 39aa8fbc - Improved ref switcher dropdown performance
• 33441258 - Use cloneNode instead of createElement
• bcbf7222 - Uses take rather than Kaminari
• aea9f29e - Changed how the data is returned - we only care about the branch/tag name
• 058e523e - Fixed the active branch selected indicator
• 5466b8d7 - Fixed up tests

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• 728b664b - Fixed protected branches dropdown

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Added 156 commits:

• 728b664b...d17f5068 - 149 commits from branch master
• 1a21fa26 - Improved ref switcher dropdown performance
• af02f6ae - Use cloneNode instead of createElement
• ba2089e0 - Uses take rather than Kaminari
• f9750b49 - Changed how the data is returned - we only care about the branch/tag name
• 08dd831f - Fixed the active branch selected indicator
• e95d43df - Fixed up tests
• 50d58c14 - Fixed protected branches dropdown

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Reassigned to @iamphill

@iamphill great awesome MR! this is failing almost every test. Let me know whence it is ready for me (when builds pass)

Reassigned to @jschatz1

Milestone changed to %8.15

@jschatz1 all green moved milestone to 8.15.