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feat: pass branch to coder dotfiles (#789 )

Supersedes #551 (fork branch couldn't be rebased due to GitHub App
permission limitations).

Original author: @willshu

## Description

Adds support for specifying a git branch when cloning dotfiles
repositories.

### Changes
- Introduces `dotfiles_branch` and `default_dotfiles_branch` Terraform
variables
- Adds a `coder_parameter` for `dotfiles_branch` when not explicitly set
(with `order` matching `dotfiles_uri`)
- Conditionally passes the `--branch` flag to `coder dotfiles` only when
branch is non-empty
- Adds validation to prevent empty string for `dotfiles_branch` (use
`null` to prompt the user)
- Default branch is empty string — defers to the repo's default branch
rather than assuming `main`, matching the behavior of `coder dotfiles
--branch` which states: *"If empty, will default to cloning the default
branch or using the existing branch in the cloned repo on disk."*
- Adds test coverage for custom branch setting and parameter creation

### Review feedback addressed (from Copilot on #551)
- Added `order` field to `dotfiles_branch` parameter for UI consistency
with `dotfiles_uri`
- Conditional echo message — only shows branch info when set
- `--branch` flag only passed when `DOTFILES_BRANCH` is non-empty (both
current-user and sudo paths)
- Added validation block on `var.dotfiles_branch` to reject empty
strings

## Type of Change

- [x] Feature/enhancement

## Module Information

**Path:** `registry/coder/modules/dotfiles`

## Testing & Validation

- [ ] Tests pass (`bun test`)
- [ ] Code formatted (`bun fmt`)
- [ ] Changes tested locally

Co-authored-by: William Shu <william.shu@kkr.com>
Co-authored-by: DevCats <christofer@coder.com>

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display_name	bio	github	avatar	linkedin	website	status
Coder	Coder provisions cloud development environments via Terraform, supporting Linux, macOS, Windows, X86, ARM, Kubernetes and more.	coder	./.images/avatar.svg	https://www.linkedin.com/company/coderhq	https://www.coder.com	official

Coder

Coder provisions cloud development environments via Terraform, supporting Linux, macOS, Windows, X86, ARM, Kubernetes and more.