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Søren Løvborg
auth: refactor user lookup in AuthUser constructor for clarity

First, note that `fill_data` checks that the specified `db.User` is
`active` before copying anything, and returns False if not.

Now, previously when calling e.g. `AuthUser(user_id=anonymous_user_id)`,
`_propagate_data` would explicitly refuse to look up the anonymous
user, but then fall back to the anonymous user anyway (if `active`),
or use None values (if not `active`).

Given the same situation, the new code simply looks up the anonymous
user like it would any other user, and copies data using `fill_data`.
If the anonymous user is not `active`, we fall back to the existing
code path and behave as before (that is, use None values).
.. _locking:

==================
Repository locking
==================

Kallithea has a ``repository locking`` feature, disabled by default. When
enabled, every initial clone and every pull gives users (with write permission)
the exclusive right to do a push.

When repository locking is enabled, repositories get a ``locked`` state that
can be true or false.  The hg/git commands ``hg/git clone``, ``hg/git pull``,
and ``hg/git push`` influence this state:

- A ``clone`` or ``pull`` action on the repository locks it (``locked=true``)
  if the user has write/admin permissions on this repository.

- Kallithea will remember the user who locked the repository so only this
  specific user can unlock the repo (``locked=false``) by performing a ``push``
  command.

- Every other command on a locked repository from this user and every command
  from any other user will result in an HTTP return code 423 (Locked).
  Additionally, the HTTP error includes the <user> that locked the repository
  (e.g., “repository <repo> locked by user <user>”).

Each repository can be manually unlocked by an administrator from the
repository settings menu.