are created, if remove_obsolete is True it also check for db entries

    that are not in initial_repo_dict and removes them.

    :param initial_repo_dict: mapping with repositories found by scanning methods

    :param remove_obsolete: check for obsolete entries in database

    :param install_git_hooks: if this is True, also check and install git hook

        for a repo if missing

    :param overwrite_git_hooks: if this is True, overwrite any existing git hooks

        that may be encountered (even if user-deployed)

    """

    from kallithea.model.repo import RepoModel

    from kallithea.model.scm import ScmModel

    sa = meta.Session()

    repo_model = RepoModel()

    if user is None:

        user = User.get_first_admin()

    added = []

    # creation defaults

    defs = Setting.get_default_repo_settings(strip_prefix=True)

    enable_statistics = defs.get('repo_enable_statistics')

    enable_downloads = defs.get('repo_enable_downloads')

    private = defs.get('repo_private')

        group = map_groups(name)

        db_repo = repo_model.get_by_repo_name(name)

        # found repo that is on filesystem not in Kallithea database

        if not db_repo:

            log.info('repository %s not found, creating now', name)

            added.append(name)

            desc = (repo.description

                    if repo.description != 'unknown'

                    else '%s repository' % name)

            new_repo = repo_model._create_repo(

                repo_name=name,

                repo_type=repo.alias,

                description=desc,

                repo_group=getattr(group, 'group_id', None),

                owner=user,

                enable_downloads=enable_downloads,

                enable_statistics=enable_statistics,

                private=private,

                state=Repository.STATE_CREATED

            )

            sa.commit()

            # we added that repo just now, and make sure it has githook

            # installed, and updated server info