c.instance_id = config.get('instance_id')

        c.issues_url = config.get('bugtracker', url('issues_url'))

        # END CONFIG VARS

        c.repo_name = get_repo_slug(request)  # can be empty

        c.backends = BACKENDS.keys()

        c.unread_notifications = NotificationModel()\

                        .get_unread_cnt_for_user(c.authuser.user_id)

        self.cut_off_limit = safe_int(config.get('cut_off_limit'))

        c.my_pr_count = PullRequestModel().get_pullrequest_cnt_for_user(c.authuser.user_id)

        self.sa = meta.Session

        self.scm_model = ScmModel(self.sa)

    @staticmethod

    def _determine_auth_user(api_key, session_authuser):

        """

        Create an `AuthUser` object given the IP address of the request, the

        API key (if any), and the authuser from the session.

        """

        if api_key:

            # when using API_KEY we are sure user exists.

            cookie_store = CookieStoreWrapper(session_authuser)

            user_id = cookie_store.get('user_id')

            try:

                auth_user = AuthUser(user_id=user_id)

            except UserCreationError as e:

                # container auth or other auth functions that create users on

                # the fly can throw UserCreationError to signal issues with

                # user creation. Explanation should be provided in the

                # exception object.

                from kallithea.lib import helpers as h

                h.flash(e, 'error')

                auth_user = AuthUser()

            authenticated = cookie_store.get('is_authenticated')

        if not auth_user.is_authenticated and auth_user.user_id is not None:

            # user is not authenticated and not empty

            auth_user.set_authenticated(authenticated)

        return auth_user

    def __call__(self, environ, start_response):

        """Invoke the Controller"""