some JS magic to pass namespace and path importing projects

app/controllers/import/gitlab_projects_controller.rb

@@ -27,15 +27,18 @@ class Import::GitlabProjectsController < Import::BaseController
   end
 
   def create
+    # TODO verify access to namespace and path
     file = params[:file]
+    namespace_id = project_params[:namespace_id]
+    path = project_params[:path]
 
     repo_owner = current_user.username
     @target_namespace = params[:new_namespace].presence || repo_owner
 
     @project = Project.create_from_import_job(current_user_id: current_user.id,
                                               tmp_file: File.expand_path(file.path),
-                                              namespace_id: @namespace_id,
-                                              project_path: @path)
+                                              namespace_id: namespace_id,
+                                              project_path: path)
   end
 
   private
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ class Import::GitlabProjectsController < Import::BaseController
   end
 
   def project_params
-    params.require(:project).permit(
+    params.permit(
       :path, :namespace_id,
     )
   end

app/views/import/gitlab_projects/new.html.haml

@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@
   %p
     To get started you add your project export file below.
   .form-group
+    = hidden_field_tag :namespace_id, @namespace_id
+    = hidden_field_tag :path, @path
     = label_tag :file, class: 'control-label' do
       %span GitLab export file
     .col-sm-10
       = file_field_tag :file, class: ''
+
   .form-actions
     = submit_tag 'Continue to the next step', class: 'btn btn-create'

app/views/projects/new.html.haml

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
                   %span Repo by URL
 
               - if gitlab_project_import_enabled?
-                = link_to new_import_gitlab_project_path, class: 'btn import_gitlab_project' do
+                = link_to new_import_gitlab_project_path, class: 'btn import_gitlab_project project-submit' do
                   %i.fa.fa-gitlab
                   %span GitLab project
 
@@ -127,3 +127,7 @@
   $('.modal-header .close').bind('click', function() {
     $(".modal").hide();
   });
+  $('.import_gitlab_project').bind('click', function() {
+    var _href = $("a.import_gitlab_project").attr("href");
+    $(".import_gitlab_project").attr("href", _href + '?namespace_id=' + $("#project_namespace_id").val() + '&path=' + $("#project_path").val());
+  });