fix: return 200 status codes on rejection to ensure error message renders in git client #1178
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resolves #1177
PR #1164 changed the status codes returned on rejected pushes to better represent the outcome (forbidden 403, invalid request 401, server error 500) however git clients don't render the message returned for these status codes. Hence, this PR switches all response back to the 200 status code, which will, render the message. It also adds a comment on each rejection to inform future maintainers why that code is returned.
When a 403 is returned on reject:
When a 200 is returned on reject: