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auth: construct AuthUser from either user_id or db.User object

If the caller already has the database User object, there's no reason
for AuthUser to look it up again.

The `api_key` lookup functionality is dropped, because 1) it's only
used in one place, and 2) it's simple enough for the caller to do the
lookup itself.

The `user_id` lookup functionality is kept, because 1) it's frequently
used, and 2) far from a simple `User.get(id)` lookup, it has a complex
interaction with UserModel. (That cleanup will have to wait for another
day.)

All calls of the form `AuthUser(user_id=x.user_id)` can be replaced with
`AuthUser(dbuser=x)`, assuming `x` is a db.User. However, verifying that
assumption requires a manual audit of every call site, since `x` might
also be another `AuthUser` object, for instance. Therefore, only the
most obvious call sites have been fixed here.
.. _debugging:

===================
Debugging Kallithea
===================

If you encounter problems with Kallithea, here are some instructions
on how to debug them.

.. note:: First make sure you're using the latest version available.

Enable detailed debug
---------------------

Kallithea uses the standard Python ``logging`` module to log its output.
By default only loggers with ``INFO`` level are displayed. To enable full output
change ``level = DEBUG`` for all logging handlers in the currently used .ini file.
This change will allow you to see much more detailed output in the log file or
console. This generally helps a lot to track issues.


Enable interactive debug mode
-----------------------------

To enable interactive debug mode simply comment out ``set debug = false`` in
the .ini file. This will trigger an interactive debugger each time
there is an error in the browser, or send a http link if an error occured in the backend. This
is a great tool for fast debugging as you get a handy Python console right
in the web view.

.. warning:: NEVER ENABLE THIS ON PRODUCTION! The interactive console
             can be a serious security threat to your system.