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+++ b/rhodecode/lib/app_globals.py	Wed Oct 06 03:18:16 2010 +0200
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+"""The application's Globals object"""
+
+from beaker.cache import CacheManager
+from beaker.util import parse_cache_config_options
+from vcs.utils.lazy import LazyProperty
+
+class Globals(object):
+    """Globals acts as a container for objects available throughout the
+    life of the application
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        """One instance of Globals is created during application
+        initialization and is available during requests via the
+        'app_globals' variable
+
+        """
+        self.cache = CacheManager(**parse_cache_config_options(config))
+        self.available_permissions = None   # propagated after init_model
+        self.baseui = None                  # propagated after init_model        
+        
+    @LazyProperty
+    def paths(self):
+        if self.baseui:
+            return self.baseui.configitems('paths')
+    
+    @LazyProperty
+    def base_path(self):
+        if self.baseui:
+            return self.paths[0][1].replace('*', '')