if api_key is None:

                authuser = self._determine_auth_user(

                    session.get('authuser'),

                    ip_addr=ip_addr,

                )

                needs_csrf_check = request.method not in ['GET', 'HEAD']

            else:

                dbuser = User.get_by_api_key(api_key)

                if dbuser is None:

                    log.info('No db user found for authentication with API key ****%s from %s',

                             api_key[-4:], ip_addr)

                authuser = AuthUser.make(dbuser=dbuser, is_external_auth=True, ip_addr=ip_addr)

                needs_csrf_check = False # API key provides CSRF protection

            if authuser is None:

                log.info('No valid user found')

                raise webob.exc.HTTPForbidden()

            # set globals for auth user

            request.authuser = authuser

            request.ip_addr = ip_addr

            request.needs_csrf_check = needs_csrf_check

                request.ip_addr, request.authuser,

                get_path_info(environ),

            )

            return super(BaseController, self).__call__(environ, context)

        except webob.exc.HTTPException as e:

            return e

class BaseRepoController(BaseController):

    """

    Base class for controllers responsible for loading all needed data for

    repository loaded items are

    c.db_repo_scm_instance: instance of scm repository

    c.db_repo: instance of db

    c.repository_followers: number of followers

    c.repository_forks: number of forks

    c.repository_following: weather the current user is following the current repo

    """

    def _before(self, *args, **kwargs):

        super(BaseRepoController, self)._before(*args, **kwargs)

        if c.repo_name:  # extracted from routes

            _dbr = Repository.get_by_repo_name(c.repo_name)