Bitbucket Cloud Branching Model Support

Bitbucket Cloud introduces a branching model feature to enforce consistent branch naming conventions, improving workflow efficiency and reducing confusion. This feature allows teams to define default branch types (Bugfix, Feature, Hotfix, Release), which can be customized or disabled. It integrates with Jira Software for smart mapping of issue types to branch types and can be combined with Branch Permissions to enforce merge rules. This is the first step in a series of features aimed at simplifying branch management.