Alloy empty reply for new issues, but not response

lib/gitlab/email/receiver.rb

@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ module Gitlab
 
         raise NoteableNotFoundError unless sent_notification.noteable
 
-        note = create_note(handle_reply(project))
+        reply = handle_reply(project)
+        raise EmptyEmailError if reply.blank?
+        note = create_note(reply)
 
         unless note.persisted?
           msg = "The comment could not be created for the following reasons:"
@@ -104,8 +106,6 @@ module Gitlab
       def handle_reply(project)
         reply = ReplyParser.new(message).execute.strip
 
-        raise EmptyEmailError if reply.blank?
-
         add_attachments(reply, project)
 
         reply

spec/fixtures/emails/valid_new_issue_empty.eml

+Return-Path: <jake@adventuretime.ooo>
+Received: from iceking.adventuretime.ooo ([unix socket]) by iceking (Cyrus v2.2.13-Debian-2.2.13-19+squeeze3) with LMTPA; Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:03:50 -0400
+Received: from mail-ie0-x234.google.com (mail-ie0-x234.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c03::234]) by iceking.adventuretime.ooo (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-9.4) with ESMTP id r5DL3nFJ016967 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for <incoming+gitlabhq/gitlabhq@appmail.adventuretime.ooo>; Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:03:50 -0400
+Received: by mail-ie0-f180.google.com with SMTP id f4so21977375iea.25 for <incoming+gitlabhq/gitlabhq@appmail.adventuretime.ooo>; Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:03:48 -0700
+Received: by 10.0.0.1 with HTTP; Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:03:48 -0700
+Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:03:48 -0400
+From: Jake the Dog <jake@adventuretime.ooo>
+To: incoming+gitlabhq/gitlabhq@appmail.adventuretime.ooo
+Message-ID: <CADkmRc+rNGAGGbV2iE5p918UVy4UyJqVcXRO2=otppgzduJSg@mail.gmail.com>
+Subject: New Issue by email
+Mime-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain;
+ charset=ISO-8859-1
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
+X-Sieve: CMU Sieve 2.2
+X-Received: by 10.0.0.1 with SMTP id n7mr11234144ipb.85.1371157428600; Thu,
+ 13 Jun 2013 14:03:48 -0700 (PDT)
+X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.69 on IPv6:2001:470:1d:165::1

spec/lib/gitlab/email/receiver_spec.rb

@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ describe Gitlab::Email::Receiver, lib: true do
 
   context "when it's trying to create a new issue" do
     before do
-      setup_attachment
       stub_incoming_email_setting(enabled: true, address: "incoming+%{key}@appmail.adventuretime.ooo")
     end
 
@@ -179,6 +178,8 @@ describe Gitlab::Email::Receiver, lib: true do
 
     context "when everything is fine" do
       it "creates a new issue" do
+        setup_attachment
+
         expect { receiver.execute }.to change { project.issues.count }.by(1)
         issue = project.issues.last
 
@@ -187,6 +188,19 @@ describe Gitlab::Email::Receiver, lib: true do
         expect(issue.description).to include('reply by email')
         expect(issue.description).to include(markdown)
       end
+
+      context "when the reply is blank" do
+        let!(:email_raw) { fixture_file("emails/valid_new_issue_empty.eml") }
+
+        it "creates a new issue" do
+          expect { receiver.execute }.to change { project.issues.count }.by(1)
+          issue = project.issues.last
+
+          expect(issue.author).to eq(user)
+          expect(issue.title).to eq('New Issue by email')
+          expect(issue.description).to eq('')
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context "something is wrong" do