Protected branch restrictions ignored when merging from desktop app

Description

I am able to merge code directly into master from the desktop tool, despite master being a protected branch in our repo that requires both a code review and passing ci tests.

Version

GitHub Desktop version: 1.0.11 OS version: MacOS

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a branch that tracks an upstream protected branch
2. From the GitHub desktop UI, push to origin
3. Branch bypasses protections and merges into upstream branch

Expected behavior: Fail, or warn about protected branch restrictions

Actual behavior: Merges branch automatically into protected upstream branch

Reproduces how often: 100%

Logs

NA

Additional Information

I have admin permissions in the repo, however in the website UI I am forced to opt-in to override branch protections in order by bypass them with privilege. From the desktop application, I am not warned or restricted from merging into protected branches, regardless of CI states or reviewer status.

[shiftkey]

@workobots reported in #4444 that even committing to master may be covered by branch protections, and while pushes are blocked this is a chance for the app to catch and warn users at commit time and guide them to the ideal workflow.

[shiftkey]

This idea is interesting for the future, but this is beyond the scope of our current roadmap.

I added the future-proposal label to this issue and closed it so that we won’t get overwhelmed with our backlog! We will revisit this in our next planning session.