fix(backend): adjust repository empty check to only verify default branch

Author: Lasim

services/backend/src/routes/teams/deploy/github.ts

@@ -564,8 +564,9 @@ export default async function deployGitHubRoutes(server: FastifyInstance) {
       // Get repository details for default branch
       const { data: repoData } = await octokit.repos.get({ owner, repo });
 
-      // Check if repository is empty
-      if (repoData.size === 0 || !repoData.default_branch) {
+      // Check if repository is empty (only check for default branch, not size)
+      // Note: GitHub's size field is in KB and can be 0 for very small repos
+      if (!repoData.default_branch) {
         const errorResponse: ErrorResponse = {
           success: false,
           error: `Repository ${owner}/${repo} is empty. Please push code to the repository before deploying.`

services/frontend/src/services/deploymentService.ts

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export class DeploymentService {
     repo: string
   ): Promise<BranchesResponse> {
     const response = await fetch(
-      `${this.baseUrl}/api/teams/${teamId}/deploy/github/repositories/${owner}/${repo}/branches`,
+      `${this.baseUrl}/api/teams/${teamId}/deploy/github/repositories/${encodeURIComponent(owner)}/${encodeURIComponent(repo)}/branches`,
       {
         method: 'GET',
         credentials: 'include'