order_by=sort_key)

        else:

            repo_iter = CachedRepoList(all_repos,

                                       repos_path=self.repos_path,

                                       order_by=sort_key)

        return repo_iter

    def get_repos_groups(self, all_groups=None):

        if all_groups is None:

            all_groups = RepoGroup.query()\

                .filter(RepoGroup.group_parent_id == None).all()

        group_iter = GroupList(all_groups)

        return group_iter

    def mark_for_invalidation(self, repo_name):

        """

        Puts cache invalidation task into db for

        further global cache invalidation

        :param repo_name: this repo that should invalidation take place

        """

        CacheInvalidation.set_invalidate(repo_name=repo_name)

    def toggle_following_repo(self, follow_repo_id, user_id):

        f = self.sa.query(UserFollowing)\

            .filter(UserFollowing.follows_repo_id == follow_repo_id)\

            .filter(UserFollowing.user_id == user_id).scalar()

        if f is not None:

            try:

                self.sa.delete(f)

                action_logger(UserTemp(user_id),

                              'stopped_following_repo',

                              RepoTemp(follow_repo_id))

                return

            except:

                log.error(traceback.format_exc())

                raise

        try:

            f = UserFollowing()

            f.user_id = user_id

            f.follows_repo_id = follow_repo_id

            self.sa.add(f)