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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+# Model for RhodeCode settings
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Marcin Kuzminski <marcin@python-works.com>
+# 
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
+# of the License or (at your opinion) any later version of the license.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+# MA  02110-1301, USA.
+"""
+Created on Nov 17, 2010
+Model for RhodeCode
+:author: marcink
+"""
+
+from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h
+from rhodecode.model import BaseModel
+from rhodecode.model.caching_query import FromCache
+from rhodecode.model.db import  RhodeCodeSettings
+from sqlalchemy.orm import joinedload
+import logging
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class SettingsModel(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Settings model
+    """
+
+    def get(self, settings_key, cache=False):
+        r = self.sa.query(RhodeCodeSettings)\
+            .filter(RhodeCodeSettings.app_settings_name == settings_key).scalar()
+        if cache:
+            r = r.options(FromCache("sql_cache_short",
+                                          "get_setting_%s" % settings_key))
+        return r
+
+    def get_app_settings(self):
+        ret = self.sa.query(RhodeCodeSettings)\
+            .options(FromCache("sql_cache_short",
+                           "get_hg_settings")).all()
+
+        if not ret:
+            raise Exception('Could not get application settings !')
+        settings = {}
+        for each in ret:
+            settings['rhodecode_' + each.app_settings_name] = each.app_settings_value
+
+        return settings
+
+    def get_ldap_settings(self):
+        """
+        Returns ldap settings from database
+        :returns:
+        ldap_active
+        ldap_host
+        ldap_port 
+        ldap_ldaps
+        ldap_dn_user 
+        ldap_dn_pass 
+        ldap_base_dn
+        """
+
+        r = self.sa.query(RhodeCodeSettings)\
+                .filter(RhodeCodeSettings.app_settings_name\
+                        .startswith('ldap_'))\
+                .all()
+
+        fd = {}
+
+        for row in r:
+            v = row.app_settings_value
+            if v in ['0', '1']:
+                v = v == '1'
+            fd.update({row.app_settings_name:v})
+
+        return fd