raise Exception('You must pass an Repository '

                        'object as first argument got %s', type(repo))

    try:

        cs = repo.get_changeset(rev)

    except RepositoryError:

        from rhodecode.lib.utils import EmptyChangeset

        cs = EmptyChangeset()

    return cs

flash = _Flash()

#==============================================================================

# MERCURIAL FILTERS available via h.

#==============================================================================

from mercurial import util

from mercurial.templatefilters import person as _person

def _age(curdate):

    """turns a datetime into an age string."""

    if not curdate:

        return ''

    from datetime import timedelta, datetime

    agescales = [("year", 3600 * 24 * 365),

             ("month", 3600 * 24 * 30),

             ("day", 3600 * 24),

             ("hour", 3600),

             ("minute", 60),

    age = datetime.now() - curdate

    age_seconds = (age.days * agescales[2][1]) + age.seconds

    pos = 1

    for scale in agescales:

        if scale[1] <= age_seconds:

            return time_ago_in_words(curdate, agescales[pos][0])

        pos += 1

age = lambda  x:_age(x)

capitalize = lambda x: x.capitalize()

email = util.email

email_or_none = lambda x: util.email(x) if util.email(x) != x else None

person = lambda x: _person(x)

short_id = lambda x: x[:12]

#==============================================================================

# PERMS

#==============================================================================

from rhodecode.lib.auth import HasPermissionAny, HasPermissionAll, \

HasRepoPermissionAny, HasRepoPermissionAll

#==============================================================================

# GRAVATAR URL

#==============================================================================

import hashlib

import urllib

from pylons import request

def gravatar_url(email_address, size=30):