def is_hg(repository):

    if hasattr(repository, 'alias'):

        _type = repository.alias

    elif hasattr(repository, 'repo_type'):

        _type = repository.repo_type

    else:

        _type = repository

    return _type == 'hg'

def email_or_none(author):

    # extract email from the commit string

    _email = email(author)

    if _email:

        # check it against Kallithea database, and use the MAIN email for this

        # user

        user = User.get_by_email(_email, case_insensitive=True, cache=True)

        if user is not None:

            return user.email

        return _email

    # See if it contains a username we can get an email from

    user = User.get_by_username(author_name(author), case_insensitive=True,