4 files changed, 10 insertions, 94 deletions
diff --git a/models/issue.go b/models/issue.go
index d356682f01..340a431ad1 100644
--- a/models/issue.go
+++ b/models/issue.go
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ func (issue *Issue) GetPullRequest() (pr *PullRequest, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// LoadLabels loads labels
+func (issue *Issue) LoadLabels() error {
+	return issue.loadLabels(x)
+}
+
 func (issue *Issue) loadLabels(e Engine) (err error) {
 	if issue.Labels == nil {
 		issue.Labels, err = getLabelsByIssueID(e, issue.ID)
@@ -364,76 +369,6 @@ func (issue *Issue) State() api.StateType {
 	return api.StateOpen
 }
 
-// APIFormat assumes some fields assigned with values:
-// Required - Poster, Labels,
-// Optional - Milestone, Assignee, PullRequest
-func (issue *Issue) APIFormat() *api.Issue {
-	return issue.apiFormat(x)
-}
-
-func (issue *Issue) apiFormat(e Engine) *api.Issue {
-	issue.loadLabels(e)
-	apiLabels := make([]*api.Label, len(issue.Labels))
-	for i := range issue.Labels {
-		apiLabels[i] = issue.Labels[i].APIFormat()
-	}
-
-	issue.loadPoster(e)
-	issue.loadRepo(e)
-	apiIssue := &api.Issue{
-		ID:       issue.ID,
-		URL:      issue.APIURL(),
-		HTMLURL:  issue.HTMLURL(),
-		Index:    issue.Index,
-		Poster:   issue.Poster.APIFormat(),
-		Title:    issue.Title,
-		Body:     issue.Content,
-		Labels:   apiLabels,
-		State:    issue.State(),
-		Comments: issue.NumComments,
-		Created:  issue.CreatedUnix.AsTime(),
-		Updated:  issue.UpdatedUnix.AsTime(),
-	}
-
-	apiIssue.Repo = &api.RepositoryMeta{
-		ID:       issue.Repo.ID,
-		Name:     issue.Repo.Name,
-		Owner:    issue.Repo.OwnerName,
-		FullName: issue.Repo.FullName(),
-	}
-
-	if issue.ClosedUnix != 0 {
-		apiIssue.Closed = issue.ClosedUnix.AsTimePtr()
-	}
-
-	issue.loadMilestone(e)
-	if issue.Milestone != nil {
-		apiIssue.Milestone = issue.Milestone.APIFormat()
-	}
-
-	issue.loadAssignees(e)
-	if len(issue.Assignees) > 0 {
-		for _, assignee := range issue.Assignees {
-			apiIssue.Assignees = append(apiIssue.Assignees, assignee.APIFormat())
-		}
-		apiIssue.Assignee = issue.Assignees[0].APIFormat() // For compatibility, we're keeping the first assignee as `apiIssue.Assignee`
-	}
-	if issue.IsPull {
-		issue.loadPullRequest(e)
-		apiIssue.PullRequest = &api.PullRequestMeta{
-			HasMerged: issue.PullRequest.HasMerged,
-		}
-		if issue.PullRequest.HasMerged {
-			apiIssue.PullRequest.Merged = issue.PullRequest.MergedUnix.AsTimePtr()
-		}
-	}
-	if issue.DeadlineUnix != 0 {
-		apiIssue.Deadline = issue.DeadlineUnix.AsTimePtr()
-	}
-
-	return apiIssue
-}
-
 // HashTag returns unique hash tag for issue.
 func (issue *Issue) HashTag() string {
 	return "issue-" + com.ToStr(issue.ID)
diff --git a/models/issue_assignees.go b/models/issue_assignees.go
index f03980193f..577ed860f3 100644
--- a/models/issue_assignees.go
+++ b/models/issue_assignees.go
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ type IssueAssignees struct {
 	IssueID    int64 `xorm:"INDEX"`
 }
 
+// LoadAssignees load assignees of this issue.
+func (issue *Issue) LoadAssignees() error {
+	return issue.loadAssignees(x)
+}
+
 // This loads all assignees of an issue
 func (issue *Issue) loadAssignees(e Engine) (err error) {
 	// Reset maybe preexisting assignees
diff --git a/models/issue_label.go b/models/issue_label.go
index 9e492dbec1..c111afb2ff 100644
--- a/models/issue_label.go
+++ b/models/issue_label.go
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
-
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 	"xorm.io/xorm"
 )
@@ -37,16 +35,6 @@ type Label struct {
 	IsExcluded      bool   `xorm:"-"`
 }
 
-// APIFormat converts a Label to the api.Label format
-func (label *Label) APIFormat() *api.Label {
-	return &api.Label{
-		ID:          label.ID,
-		Name:        label.Name,
-		Color:       strings.TrimLeft(label.Color, "#"),
-		Description: label.Description,
-	}
-}
-
 // GetLabelTemplateFile loads the label template file by given name,
 // then parses and returns a list of name-color pairs and optionally description.
 func GetLabelTemplateFile(name string) ([][3]string, error) {
diff --git a/models/issue_label_test.go b/models/issue_label_test.go
index d831792861..6f51473fcb 100644
--- a/models/issue_label_test.go
+++ b/models/issue_label_test.go
@@ -8,23 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"html/template"
 	"testing"
 
-	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 // TODO TestGetLabelTemplateFile
 
-func TestLabel_APIFormat(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, PrepareTestDatabase())
-	label := AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &Label{ID: 1}).(*Label)
-	assert.Equal(t, api.Label{
-		ID:    label.ID,
-		Name:  label.Name,
-		Color: "abcdef",
-	}, *label.APIFormat())
-}
-
 func TestLabel_CalOpenIssues(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, PrepareTestDatabase())
 	label := AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &Label{ID: 1}).(*Label)