ancestor = re.findall(r'[0-9a-fA-F]{40}', so)[0]

            org_changesets = []

        else:

            raise Exception('Bad alias only git and hg is allowed')

        return other_changesets, org_changesets, ancestor

    @LoginRequired()

    @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.read', 'repository.write',

                                   'repository.admin')

    def index(self, repo_name):

        c.compare_home = True

        org_repo = c.db_repo.repo_name

        other_repo = request.GET.get('other_repo', org_repo)

        c.a_repo = Repository.get_by_repo_name(org_repo)

        c.cs_repo = Repository.get_by_repo_name(other_repo)

        c.a_ref_name = c.cs_ref_name = _('Select changeset')

        return render('compare/compare_diff.html')

    @LoginRequired()

    @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.read', 'repository.write',

                                   'repository.admin')

    def compare(self, repo_name, org_ref_type, org_ref_name, other_ref_type, other_ref_name):

        org_repo = c.db_repo.repo_name

        other_repo = request.GET.get('other_repo', org_repo)

        # If merge is True:

        #   Show what org would get if merged with other:

        #   List changesets that are ancestors of other but not of org.

        #   New changesets in org is thus ignored.

        #   Diff will be from common ancestor, and merges of org to other will thus be ignored.

        # If merge is False:

        #   Make a raw diff from org to other, no matter if related or not.

        #   Changesets in one and not in the other will be ignored

        merge = bool(request.GET.get('merge'))

        # fulldiff disables cut_off_limit

        c.fulldiff = request.GET.get('fulldiff')

        # partial uses compare_cs.html template directly

        partial = request.environ.get('HTTP_X_PARTIAL_XHR')

        # as_form puts hidden input field with changeset revisions

        c.as_form = partial and request.GET.get('as_form')

        # swap url for compare_diff page - never partial and never as_form

        c.swap_url = h.url('compare_url',

            repo_name=other_repo,

            org_ref_type=other_ref_type, org_ref_name=other_ref_name,

            other_repo=org_repo,

            other_ref_type=org_ref_type, other_ref_name=org_ref_name,

            merge=merge or '')