Fix: Properly encode label URLs with spaces in both API and page links #5338
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Summary
This pull request fixes the bug reported in issue #5239 where labels containing spaces cause broken GitHub URLs in both the website interface and API requests.
Changes Made
1. Fixed API Requests (
javascripts/fetchIssueCount.js)2. Fixed Page Links (
_includes/scripts.html)Technical Details
Before: Labels like "good first issue" would generate malformed URLs:
https://api.github.com/repos/owner/repo/issues?labels=good first issuehttps://github.com/owner/repo/labels/good first issueAfter: Labels are properly encoded:
https://api.github.com/repos/owner/repo/issues?labels="good%20first%20issue"https://github.com/owner/repo/labels/good%20first%20issueTesting
Tested with projects that have labels containing spaces to ensure:
Fixes #5239