Introduce limit of 255 characters for all approval rule names

Release notes

Problem to solve

Intended users

User experience goal

Proposal

1. A new limit will be introduced to prevent users from creating MR approval rules with a name that exceeds 255 characters
2. The UI will inform users when they try to create a rule with a name that exceeds 255 characters (see design below)
3. Existing rules that have a name exceeding 255 characters in length will be migrated to be truncated at 255 characters. In the event of a collision the following logic will apply:
   1. The name will be truncated to 250 characters and the text (1) will be appended.
   2. If there is still a collision, then the number in the appended text will be incremented (2), (3), etc. until a name is found where there is not a collision.

Designs

https://www.figma.com/file/qEddyqCrI7kPSBjGmwkZzQ/Component-library?node-id=49888%3A76808

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