if date:

        _fmt = _(u"%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S").encode('utf8')

        return date.strftime(_fmt).decode('utf8')

    return ""

def is_git(repository):

    if hasattr(repository, 'alias'):

        _type = repository.alias

    elif hasattr(repository, 'repo_type'):

        _type = repository.repo_type

    else:

        _type = repository

    return _type == 'git'

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 RhodeCode 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,

                                cache=True)

    if user is not None:

        return user.email

    # No valid email, not a valid user in the system, none!

    return None

def person(author, show_attr="username_and_name"):

    # attr to return from fetched user

    person_getter = lambda usr: getattr(usr, show_attr)

    # Valid email in the attribute passed, see if they're in the system

    _email = email(author)

    if _email != '':

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

        if user is not None:

            return person_getter(user)

        return _email

    # Maybe it's a username?

    _author = author_name(author)

    user = User.get_by_username(_author, case_insensitive=True,

                                cache=True)

    if user is not None:

        return person_getter(user)

    # Still nothing?  Just pass back the author name then

    return _author

def person_by_id(id_, show_attr="username_and_name"):

    # attr to return from fetched user

    person_getter = lambda usr: getattr(usr, show_attr)

    #maybe it's an ID ?

    if str(id_).isdigit() or isinstance(id_, int):

        id_ = int(id_)

        user = User.get(id_)

        if user is not None:

            return person_getter(user)

    return id_

def desc_stylize(value):

    """

    converts tags from value into html equivalent

    :param value:

    """

    value = re.sub(r'\[see\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\/\=\?\&\ \:\/\.\-]*)\]',

                   '<div class="metatag" tag="see">see =&gt; \\1 </div>', value)

    value = re.sub(r'\[license\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z0-9\/\=\?\&\ \:\/\.\-]*)\]',

                   '<div class="metatag" tag="license"><a href="http:\/\/www.opensource.org/licenses/\\1">\\1</a></div>', value)

    value = re.sub(r'\[(requires|recommends|conflicts|base)\ \=\>\ *([a-zA-Z\-\/]*)\]',

                   '<div class="metatag" tag="\\1">\\1 =&gt; <a href="/\\2">\\2</a></div>', value)

                   '<div class="metatag" tag="lang">\\2</div>', value)

    value = re.sub(r'\[([a-z]+)\]',

                  '<div class="metatag" tag="\\1">\\1</div>', value)

    return value

def bool2icon(value):

    """Returns True/False values represented as small html image of true/false

    icons

    :param value: bool value

    """

    if value is True:

        return HTML.tag('img', src=url("/images/icons/accept.png"),

                        alt=_('True'))

    if value is False:

        return HTML.tag('img', src=url("/images/icons/cancel.png"),

                        alt=_('False'))

    return value

def action_parser(user_log, feed=False, parse_cs=False):

    """

    This helper will action_map the specified string action into translated

    fancy names with icons and links

    :param user_log: user log instance

    :param feed: use output for feeds (no html and fancy icons)

    :param parse_cs: parse Changesets into VCS instances

    """

    action = user_log.action

    action_params = ' '

    x = action.split(':')

    if len(x) > 1:

        action, action_params = x

    def get_cs_links():

        revs_limit = 3  # display this amount always

        revs_top_limit = 50  # show upto this amount of changesets hidden

        revs_ids = action_params.split(',')

        deleted = user_log.repository is None

        if deleted:

            return ','.join(revs_ids)

        repo_name = user_log.repository.repo_name

        def lnk(rev, repo_name):

            if isinstance(rev, BaseChangeset) or isinstance(rev, AttributeDict):

                lbl = '%s' % (rev.short_id[:8])

                _url = url('changeset_home', repo_name=repo_name,

                           revision=rev.raw_id)

                title = tooltip(rev.message)

            else:

                ## changeset cannot be found/striped/removed etc.

                lbl = ('%s' % rev)[:12]

                _url = '#'

                title = _('Changeset not found')

            if parse_cs:

                return link_to(lbl, _url, title=title, class_='tooltip')

            return link_to(lbl, _url, raw_id=rev.raw_id, class_='journal-cs')

        revs = []

        if len(filter(lambda v: v != '', revs_ids)) > 0:

            repo = None

            for rev in revs_ids[:revs_top_limit]:

                # we want parsed changesets, or new log store format is bad

                if parse_cs:

                    try:

                        if repo is None:

                            repo = user_log.repository.scm_instance

                        _rev = repo.get_changeset(rev)

                        revs.append(_rev)

                    except ChangesetDoesNotExistError:

                        log.error('cannot find revision %s in this repo' % rev)

                        revs.append(rev)

                        continue

                else:

                    _rev = AttributeDict({

                        'short_id': rev[:12],

                        'raw_id': rev,

                        'message': '',

                    })

                    revs.append(_rev)

        cs_links = []

        cs_links.append(" " + ', '.join(

            [lnk(rev, repo_name) for rev in revs[:revs_limit]]

            )

        )