c.size = int(session.get('changelog_size', default))

        # min size must be 1

        c.size = max(c.size, 1)

        p = safe_int(request.GET.get('page', 1), 1)

        branch_name = request.GET.get('branch', None)

        if (branch_name and

            branch_name not in c.rhodecode_repo.branches and

            branch_name not in c.rhodecode_repo.closed_branches and

            not revision):

            return redirect(url('changelog_file_home', repo_name=c.repo_name,

                                    revision=branch_name, f_path=f_path or ''))

        c.changelog_for_path = f_path

        try:

            if f_path:

                log.debug('generating changelog for path %s' % f_path)

                # get the history for the file !

                tip_cs = c.rhodecode_repo.get_changeset()

                try:

                    collection = tip_cs.get_file_history(f_path)

                except (NodeDoesNotExistError, ChangesetError):

                    #this node is not present at tip !

                    try:

                        collection = cs.get_file_history(f_path)

                    except RepositoryError, e:

                        h.flash(str(e), category='warning')

                        redirect(h.url('changelog_home', repo_name=repo_name))

                collection = list(reversed(collection))

            else:

                collection = c.rhodecode_repo.get_changesets(start=0,

                                                        branch_name=branch_name)

            c.total_cs = len(collection)

            c.pagination = RepoPage(collection, page=p, item_count=c.total_cs,

                                    items_per_page=c.size, branch=branch_name,)

            collection = list(c.pagination)

            page_revisions = [x.raw_id for x in c.pagination]

            c.comments = c.rhodecode_db_repo.get_comments(page_revisions)

            c.statuses = c.rhodecode_db_repo.statuses(page_revisions)

        except (EmptyRepositoryError), e:

            h.flash(str(e), category='warning')

            return redirect(url('summary_home', repo_name=c.repo_name))

        except (RepositoryError, ChangesetDoesNotExistError, Exception), e:

            log.error(traceback.format_exc())

            h.flash(str(e), category='error')

            return redirect(url('changelog_home', repo_name=c.repo_name))