if user is not None:

            return person_getter(user)

        return _email

    # Maybe it's a username?

    _author = author_name(author)

    user = User.get_by_username(_author, case_insensitive=True,

                                cache=True)

    if user is not None:

        return person_getter(user)

    # Still nothing?  Just pass back the author name then

    return _author

def person_by_id(id_, show_attr="username_and_name"):

    # attr to return from fetched user

    person_getter = lambda usr: getattr(usr, show_attr)

    #maybe it's an ID ?

    if str(id_).isdigit() or isinstance(id_, int):

        id_ = int(id_)

        user = User.get(id_)

        if user is not None:

            return person_getter(user)

    return id_

def desc_stylize(value):

    """

    converts tags from value into html equivalent

    :param value:

    """

    value = re.sub(r'\[see\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\/\=\?\&\ \:\/\.\-]*)\]',

                   '<div class="metatag" tag="see">see =&gt; \\1 </div>', value)

    value = re.sub(r'\[license\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\/\=\?\&\ \:\/\.\-]*)\]',

                   '<div class="metatag" tag="license"><a href="http:\/\/www.opensource.org/licenses/\\1">\\1</a></div>', value)

    value = re.sub(r'\[(requires|recommends|conflicts|base)\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z\-\/]*)\]',

                   '<div class="metatag" tag="\\1">\\1 =&gt; <a href="/\\2">\\2</a></div>', value)

    value = re.sub(r'\[(lang|language)\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z\-\/\#\+]*)\]',

                   '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">\\2</div>', value)

    value = re.sub(r'\[([a-z]+)\]',

                  '<div class="metatag" tag="\\1">\\1</div>', value)

    return value

def bool2icon(value):

    """Returns True/False values represented as small html image of true/false

    icons

    :param value: bool value

    """

    if value is True:

        return HTML.tag('img', src=url("/images/icons/accept.png"),

                        alt=_('True'))

    if value is False:

        return HTML.tag('img', src=url("/images/icons/cancel.png"),

                        alt=_('False'))

    return value

def action_parser(user_log, feed=False, parse_cs=False):

    """

    This helper will action_map the specified string action into translated

    fancy names with icons and links

    :param user_log: user log instance

    :param feed: use output for feeds (no html and fancy icons)

    :param parse_cs: parse Changesets into VCS instances

    """

    action = user_log.action

    action_params = ' '

    x = action.split(':')

    if len(x) > 1:

        action, action_params = x

    def get_cs_links():

        revs_limit = 3  # display this amount always

        revs_top_limit = 50  # show upto this amount of changesets hidden

        revs_ids = action_params.split(',')

        deleted = user_log.repository is None

        if deleted:

            return ','.join(revs_ids)

        repo_name = user_log.repository.repo_name

        def lnk(rev, repo_name):

            if isinstance(rev, BaseChangeset) or isinstance(rev, AttributeDict):

                lbl = '%s' % (rev.short_id[:8])

                _url = url('changeset_home', repo_name=repo_name,

                           revision=rev.raw_id)

                title = tooltip(rev.message)

            else:

                ## changeset cannot be found/striped/removed etc.

                lbl = ('%s' % rev)[:12]

                _url = '#'

                title = _('Changeset not found')

            if parse_cs:

                return link_to(lbl, _url, title=title, class_='tooltip')

            return link_to(lbl, _url, raw_id=rev.raw_id, repo_name=repo_name,

        revs = []

        if len(filter(lambda v: v != '', revs_ids)) > 0:

            repo = None

            for rev in revs_ids[:revs_top_limit]:

                # we want parsed changesets, or new log store format is bad

                if parse_cs:

                    try:

                        if repo is None:

                            repo = user_log.repository.scm_instance

                        _rev = repo.get_changeset(rev)

                        revs.append(_rev)

                    except ChangesetDoesNotExistError:

                        log.error('cannot find revision %s in this repo' % rev)

                        revs.append(rev)

                        continue

                else:

                    _rev = AttributeDict({

                        'short_id': rev[:12],

                        'raw_id': rev,

                        'message': '',

                    })

                    revs.append(_rev)

        cs_links = []

        cs_links.append(" " + ', '.join(

            [lnk(rev, repo_name) for rev in revs[:revs_limit]]

            )

        )

        compare_view = (

            ' <div class="compare_view tooltip" title="%s">'

            '<a href="%s">%s</a> </div>' % (

                _('Show all combined changesets %s->%s') % (

                    revs_ids[0][:12], revs_ids[-1][:12]

                ),

                url('changeset_home', repo_name=repo_name,

                    revision='%s...%s' % (revs_ids[0], revs_ids[-1])

                ),

                _('compare view')

            )

        )

        # if we have exactly one more than normally displayed

        # just display it, takes less space than displaying

        # "and 1 more revisions"

        if len(revs_ids) == revs_limit + 1:

            rev = revs[revs_limit]

            cs_links.append(", " + lnk(rev, repo_name))

        # hidden-by-default ones

        if len(revs_ids) > revs_limit + 1:

            uniq_id = revs_ids[0]

            html_tmpl = (

                '<span> %s <a class="show_more" id="_%s" '

                'href="#more">%s</a> %s</span>'

            )

            if not feed:

                cs_links.append(html_tmpl % (

                      _('and'),

                      uniq_id, _('%s more') % (len(revs_ids) - revs_limit),

                      _('revisions')

                    )

                )

            if not feed:

                html_tmpl = '<span id="%s" style="display:none">, %s </span>'

            else:

                html_tmpl = '<span id="%s"> %s </span>'

            morelinks = ', '.join(

              [lnk(rev, repo_name) for rev in revs[revs_limit:]]

            )

            if len(revs_ids) > revs_top_limit:

                morelinks += ', ...'

            cs_links.append(html_tmpl % (uniq_id, morelinks))

        if len(revs) > 1:

            cs_links.append(compare_view)

        return ''.join(cs_links)

    def get_fork_name():

        repo_name = action_params

        _url = url('summary_home', repo_name=repo_name)

        return _('fork name %s') % link_to(action_params, _url)

    def get_user_name():

        user_name = action_params

        return user_name

    def get_users_group():

        group_name = action_params

        return group_name

    def get_pull_request():

        pull_request_id = action_params

        repo_name = user_log.repository.repo_name

        return link_to(_('Pull request #%s') % pull_request_id,

                    url('pullrequest_show', repo_name=repo_name,

                    pull_request_id=pull_request_id))

    # action : translated str, callback(extractor), icon

    action_map = {

    'user_deleted_repo':           (_('[deleted] repository'),

                                    None, 'database_delete.png'),

    'user_created_repo':           (_('[created] repository'),

                                    None, 'database_add.png'),

    'user_created_fork':           (_('[created] repository as fork'),

                                    None, 'arrow_divide.png'),

    'user_forked_repo':            (_('[forked] repository'),

                                    get_fork_name, 'arrow_divide.png'),

    'user_updated_repo':           (_('[updated] repository'),

                                    None, 'database_edit.png'),

    'admin_deleted_repo':          (_('[delete] repository'),

                                    None, 'database_delete.png'),

    'admin_created_repo':          (_('[created] repository'),

                                    None, 'database_add.png'),

    """

    from rhodecode import EXTENSIONS

    callback = getattr(EXTENSIONS, 'DELETE_REPO_HOOK', None)

    if isfunction(callback):

        kw = {}

        kw.update(repository_dict)

        kw.update({'deleted_by': deleted_by,

                   'deleted_on': time.time()})

        kw.update(kwargs)

        return callback(**kw)

    return 0

handle_git_pre_receive = (lambda repo_path, revs, env:

    handle_git_receive(repo_path, revs, env, hook_type='pre'))

handle_git_post_receive = (lambda repo_path, revs, env:

    handle_git_receive(repo_path, revs, env, hook_type='post'))

def handle_git_receive(repo_path, revs, env, hook_type='post'):

    """

    A really hacky method that is runned by git post-receive hook and logs

    an push action together with pushed revisions. It's executed by subprocess

    thus needs all info to be able to create a on the fly pylons enviroment,

    connect to database and run the logging code. Hacky as sh*t but works.

    :param repo_path:

    :type repo_path:

    :param revs:

    :type revs:

    :param env:

    :type env:

    """

    from paste.deploy import appconfig

    from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config

    from rhodecode.config.environment import load_environment

    from rhodecode.model import init_model

    from rhodecode.model.db import RhodeCodeUi

    from rhodecode.lib.utils import make_ui

    extras = json.loads(env['RHODECODE_EXTRAS'])

    path, ini_name = os.path.split(extras['config'])

    conf = appconfig('config:%s' % ini_name, relative_to=path)

    load_environment(conf.global_conf, conf.local_conf)

    engine = engine_from_config(conf, 'sqlalchemy.db1.')

    init_model(engine)

    baseui = make_ui('db')

    # fix if it's not a bare repo

    if repo_path.endswith(os.sep + '.git'):

        repo_path = repo_path[:-5]

    repo = Repository.get_by_full_path(repo_path)

    if not repo:

        raise OSError('Repository %s not found in database'

                      % (safe_str(repo_path)))

    _hooks = dict(baseui.configitems('hooks')) or {}

    for k, v in extras.items():

        baseui.setconfig('rhodecode_extras', k, v)

    repo = repo.scm_instance

    repo.ui = baseui

    if hook_type == 'pre':

        pre_push(baseui, repo)

    # if push hook is enabled via web interface

    elif hook_type == 'post' and _hooks.get(RhodeCodeUi.HOOK_PUSH):

        rev_data = []

        for l in revs:

            old_rev, new_rev, ref = l.split(' ')

            _ref_data = ref.split('/')

            if _ref_data[1] in ['tags', 'heads']:

                rev_data.append({'old_rev': old_rev,

                                 'new_rev': new_rev,

                                 'ref': ref,

                                 'type': _ref_data[1],

                                 'name': _ref_data[2].strip()})

        git_revs = []

        for push_ref  in rev_data:

            _type = push_ref['type']

            if _type == 'heads':

                if push_ref['old_rev'] == EmptyChangeset().raw_id:

                    cmd = "for-each-ref --format='%(refname)' 'refs/heads/*'"

                    heads = repo.run_git_command(cmd)[0]

                    heads = heads.replace(push_ref['ref'], '')

                    heads = ' '.join(map(lambda c: c.strip('\n').strip(),

                                         heads.splitlines()))

                    cmd = (('log %(new_rev)s' % push_ref) +

                           ' --reverse --pretty=format:"%H" --not ' + heads)

                else:

                    cmd = (('log %(old_rev)s..%(new_rev)s' % push_ref) +

                           ' --reverse --pretty=format:"%H"')

                git_revs += repo.run_git_command(cmd)[0].splitlines()

            elif _type == 'tags':

        log_push_action(baseui, repo, _git_revs=git_revs)