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Søren Løvborg
db: add some PullRequest.query() shortcuts

This makes database query code more explicit and increases readability.

E.g. the function name get_pullrequest_cnt_for_user was bad, because the
concept of "pullrequest for user" is incredibly vague, and could refer
to any kind of association between PRs and users. (Quiz time! Does it
mean that the user is the PR owner, that the user is reviewing, or that
the user has commented on the PR and thus is receiving notifications?)

A descriptive name could be "get_open_pull_request_count_for_reviewer",
because the function is indeed only concerned with reviewers and only
with open pull requests. But at this point, we might as well say
PullRequest.query(reviewer_id=user, include_closed=False).count()
which is only slightly longer, and doesn't require us to write dozens
of little wrapper functions (including, any moment now, a separate
function for listing the PRs instead of counting them).

Note that we're not actually going down an abstraction level by doing
this. We're still operating on the concepts of "pull request", "open"
and "reviewer", and are not leaking database implementation details.

The query() shortcuts are designed so they default to not altering
the query. Any processing requires explicit opt-in by the caller.
.. _debugging:

===================
Debugging Kallithea
===================

If you encounter problems with Kallithea, here are some instructions
on how to debug them.

.. note:: First make sure you're using the latest version available.


Enable detailed debug
---------------------

Kallithea uses the standard Python ``logging`` module to log its output.
By default only loggers with ``INFO`` level are displayed. To enable full output
change ``level = DEBUG`` for all logging handlers in the currently used .ini file.
This change will allow you to see much more detailed output in the log file or
console. This generally helps a lot to track issues.


Enable interactive debug mode
-----------------------------

To enable interactive debug mode simply comment out ``set debug = false`` in
the .ini file. This will trigger an interactive debugger each time
there is an error in the browser, or send a http link if an error occurred in the backend. This
is a great tool for fast debugging as you get a handy Python console right
in the web view.

.. warning:: NEVER ENABLE THIS ON PRODUCTION! The interactive console
             can be a serious security threat to your system.