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Søren Løvborg
utils: improve extract_mentioned_users usefulness

Previously, extract_mentioned_users performed a regex search, converted
to a set to remove duplicates, converted that set back into a list, and
sorted the list on username, ignoring case. Every single caller of the
function then promptly took the carefully pruned and sorted result and
put it back into a set, rendering the entire exercise pointless.

In addition, every caller also resolved the usernames to database User
objects.

In this changeset, extract_mentioned_users is changed to return a set
of database User objects directly. A new extract_mentioned_usernames
function, which does only username extraction, is kept for the sole
purpose of providing a more testable interface (no database needed).

Bonus feature: The new extract_mentioned_users will prune non-existent
users, as well as the DEFAULT user. This means it is no longer possible
to @mention (and send notifications to) the DEFAULT user.
.. _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 occurred 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.