version control, if explicit_alias is different than found it will raise

      VCSError

    """

    if not os.path.isdir(path):

        raise VCSError("Given path %s is not a directory" % path)

    def get_scms(path):

        return [(scm, path) for scm in get_scms_for_path(path)]

    found_scms = get_scms(path)

    while not found_scms and search_up:

        newpath = abspath(path, '..')

        if newpath == path:

            break

        path = newpath

        found_scms = get_scms(path)

    if len(found_scms) > 1:

        for scm in found_scms:

            if scm[0] == explicit_alias:

                return scm

        raise VCSError('More than one [%s] scm found at given path %s'

                       % (', '.join((x[0] for x in found_scms)), path))

        raise VCSError('No scm found at given path %s' % path)

    return found_scms[0]

def get_scms_for_path(path):

    """

    Returns all scm's found at the given path. If no scm is recognized

    - empty list is returned.

    :param path: path to directory which should be checked. May be callable.

    :raises VCSError: if given ``path`` is not a directory

    """

    from kallithea.lib.vcs.backends import get_backend

    if hasattr(path, '__call__'):

        path = path()

    if not os.path.isdir(path):

        raise VCSError("Given path %r is not a directory" % path)

    result = []

    for key in ALIASES:

        # find .hg / .git

        dirname = os.path.join(path, '.' + key)

                new_perm = perm_dict.get('perm')

                new_type = perm_dict.get('type')

                if new_member and new_perm and new_type:

                    perms_new.add((new_member, new_perm, new_type))

            for k, v in value.iteritems():

                if k.startswith('u_perm_') or k.startswith('g_perm_'):

                    member = k[7:]

                    t = {'u': 'user',

                         'g': 'users_group'

                    }[k[0]]

                    if member == User.DEFAULT_USER:

                        if str2bool(value.get('repo_private')):

                            # set none for default when updating to

                            # private repo protects against form manipulation

                            v = EMPTY_PERM

                    perms_update.add((member, v, t))

            value['perms_updates'] = list(perms_update)

            value['perms_new'] = list(perms_new)

            # update permissions

            for k, v, t in perms_new:

                try:

                        self.user_db = User.query() \

                            .filter(User.active == True) \

                            .filter(User.username == k).one()

                        self.user_db = UserGroup.query() \

                            .filter(UserGroup.users_group_active == True) \

                            .filter(UserGroup.users_group_name == k).one()

                except Exception:

                    log.exception('Updated permission failed')

                    msg = self.message('perm_new_member_type', state)

                    raise formencode.Invalid(msg, value, state,

                        error_dict=dict(perm_new_member_name=msg)

                    )

            return value

    return _validator

def ValidSettings():

    class _validator(formencode.validators.FancyValidator):

        def _convert_to_python(self, value, state):

            # settings  form for users that are not admin

            # can't edit certain parameters, it's extra backup if they mangle

            # with forms

            forbidden_params = [

                'user', 'repo_type',

                'repo_enable_downloads', 'repo_enable_statistics'