feat(repo): allow deleting protected branches - #39243
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Protected branches currently cannot be deleted, preventing cleanup of release and feature branches after merge.
This adds a Branch Deletion setting with three modes: disabled by default, anyone with push access, or a restricted user/team/deploy-key allowlist. The policy applies to Git pushes, API/UI deletion, and post-merge cleanup; default branches remain undeletable. Deploy keys must also have normal push access.
Covered by model and migration tests, API user/team scenarios, and real SSH push tests for deploy-key allow/deny combinations. Manual reproduction and low-resource test runner: https://github.com/enoquefcd/gitea-protected-branch-deletion-demo
Closes #33305
Continues #37944 by @TIR44.
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