diff --git a/rhodecode/model/meta.py b/rhodecode/model/meta.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/meta.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/meta.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """SQLAlchemy Metadata and Session object"""
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
-from sqlalchemy.orm import scoped_session, sessionmaker
+from sqlalchemy.orm import scoped_session, sessionmaker, class_mapper
+from beaker import cache
+
 from rhodecode.model import caching_query
-from beaker import cache
+
 
 # Beaker CacheManager.  A home base for cache configurations.
 cache_manager = cache.CacheManager()
@@ -17,10 +19,52 @@ Session = scoped_session(
                 )
           )
 
+class BaseModel(object):
+    """Base Model for all classess
+    
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _get_keys(cls):
+        """return column names for this model """
+        return class_mapper(cls).c.keys()
+
+    def get_dict(self):
+        """return dict with keys and values corresponding 
+        to this model data """
+
+        d = {}
+        for k in self._get_keys():
+            d[k] = getattr(self, k)
+        return d
+
+    def get_appstruct(self):
+        """return list with keys and values tupples corresponding 
+        to this model data """
+
+        l = []
+        for k in self._get_keys():
+            l.append((k, getattr(self, k),))
+        return l
+
+    def populate_obj(self, populate_dict):
+        """populate model with data from given populate_dict"""
+
+        for k in self._get_keys():
+            if k in populate_dict:
+                setattr(self, k, populate_dict[k])
+
+    @classmethod
+    def query(cls):
+        return Session.query(cls)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get(cls, id_):
+        return Session.query(cls).get(id_)
+
+
 # The declarative Base
-Base = declarative_base()
-#For another db...
-#Base2 = declarative_base()
+Base = declarative_base(cls=BaseModel)
 
 #to use cache use this in query
 #.options(FromCache("sqlalchemy_cache_type", "cachekey"))