Updates on success of an MR the count on top and in other tabs

New API endpoint for merge request count
Updates all open tabs at the same time with one call
Restructured API response

API response changed to 401 if no current_user

Added API + JS specs

Fix for Static Check

Updated Count on Open/Close, Assign/Unassign of MR's

Checking if MR Count is refreshed

Added # frozen_string_literal: true to spec

Added Changelog

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

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 }
 ```
 
+## User counts
+
+Get the counts (same as in top right menu) of the currently signed in user. 
+
+| Attribute | Type | Description |
+| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
+| `merge_requests`   | number | Merge requests that are active and assigned to current user. |
+
+```
+GET /user_counts
+```
+
+```bash
+curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/user_counts"
+```
+
+Example response:
+
+```json
+{
+  "merge_requests": 4
+}
+```
+
 ## List user projects
 
 Please refer to the [List of user projects](projects.md#list-user-projects).