implements #212 moved default encoding variable into rhodecode-config. It's now possible to change

default utf8 to some other encoding.
- also added instance-id to config
- update ini files

development.ini

@@ -49,13 +49,14 b' static_files = true'
 lang=en
 cache_dir = %(here)s/data
 index_dir = %(here)s/data/index
-app_instance_uuid = develop
+app_instance_uuid = rc-develop
 cut_off_limit = 256000
 force_https = false
 commit_parse_limit = 25
 use_gravatar = true
 container_auth_enabled = false
 proxypass_auth_enabled = false
+default_encoding = utf8
 
 ## overwrite schema of clone url
 ## available vars:
@@ -86,6 +87,11 b' issue_server_link = https://myissueserve'
 
 issue_prefix = #
 
+## instance-id prefix
+## a prefix key for this instance used for cache invalidation when running 
+## multiple instances of rhodecode, make sure it's globally unique for 
+## all running rhodecode instances. Leave empty if you don't use it
+instance_id = 
 
 ####################################
 ###        CELERY CONFIG        ####

production.ini

@@ -49,13 +49,14 b' static_files = true'
 lang=en
 cache_dir = %(here)s/data
 index_dir = %(here)s/data/index
-app_instance_uuid = prod1234
+app_instance_uuid = rc-production
 cut_off_limit = 256000
 force_https = false 
 commit_parse_limit = 50
 use_gravatar = true
 container_auth_enabled = false
 proxypass_auth_enabled = false
+default_encoding = utf8
 
 ## overwrite schema of clone url
 ## available vars:
@@ -86,6 +87,11 b' issue_server_link = https://myissueserve'
 
 issue_prefix = #
 
+## instance-id prefix
+## a prefix key for this instance used for cache invalidation when running 
+## multiple instances of rhodecode, make sure it's globally unique for 
+## all running rhodecode instances. Leave empty if you don't use it
+instance_id = 
 
 ####################################
 ###        CELERY CONFIG        ####
@@ -165,6 +171,7 b' beaker.cache.sql_cache_long.key_length ='
 
 beaker.session.type = file
 beaker.session.key = rhodecode
+# secure cookie requires AES python libraries
 #beaker.session.encrypt_key = g654dcno0-9873jhgfreyu
 #beaker.session.validate_key = 9712sds2212c--zxc123
 beaker.session.timeout = 36000

rhodecode/config/deployment.ini_tmpl

@@ -56,6 +56,7 b' commit_parse_limit = 50'
 use_gravatar = true
 container_auth_enabled = false
 proxypass_auth_enabled = false
+default_encoding = utf8
 
 ## overwrite schema of clone url
 ## available vars:
@@ -86,6 +87,11 b' issue_server_link = https://myissueserve'
 
 issue_prefix = #
 
+## instance-id prefix
+## a prefix key for this instance used for cache invalidation when running 
+## multiple instances of rhodecode, make sure it's globally unique for 
+## all running rhodecode instances. Leave empty if you don't use it
+instance_id = 
 
 ####################################
 ###        CELERY CONFIG        ####
@@ -272,13 +278,13 b' propagate = 0'
 class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr,)
 level = INFO
-formatter = color_formatter
+formatter = generic
 
 [handler_console_sql]
 class = StreamHandler
 args = (sys.stderr,)
 level = WARN
-formatter = color_formatter_sql
+formatter = generic
 
 ################
 ## FORMATTERS ##
@@ -296,4 +302,4 b' datefmt = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
 [formatter_color_formatter_sql]
 class=rhodecode.lib.colored_formatter.ColorFormatterSql
 format= %(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
-datefmt = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
  No newline at end of file
+datefmt = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S

rhodecode/config/environment.py

@@ -41,12 +41,11 b' def load_environment(global_conf, app_co'
 
     # store some globals into rhodecode
     rhodecode.CELERY_ON = str2bool(config['app_conf'].get('use_celery'))
-    rhodecode.CONFIG = config
 
     config['routes.map'] = make_map(config)
     config['pylons.app_globals'] = app_globals.Globals(config)
     config['pylons.h'] = rhodecode.lib.helpers
-
+    rhodecode.CONFIG = config
     # Setup cache object as early as possible
     import pylons
     pylons.cache._push_object(config['pylons.app_globals'].cache)
@@ -82,4 +81,7 b' def load_environment(global_conf, app_co'
     # CONFIGURATION OPTIONS HERE (note: all config options will override
     # any Pylons config options)
 
+    # store config reference into our module to skip import magic of
+    # pylons
+    rhodecode.CONFIG.update(config)
     return config

rhodecode/lib/__init__.py

@@ -181,7 +181,7 b' def generate_api_key(username, salt=None'
     return hashlib.sha1(username + salt).hexdigest()
 
 
-def safe_unicode(str_, from_encoding='utf8'):
+def safe_unicode(str_, from_encoding=None):
     """
     safe unicode function. Does few trick to turn str_ into unicode
 
@@ -195,6 +195,11 b" def safe_unicode(str_, from_encoding='ut"
     if isinstance(str_, unicode):
         return str_
 
+    if not from_encoding:
+        import rhodecode
+        DEFAULT_ENCODING = rhodecode.CONFIG.get('default_encoding','utf8')
+        from_encoding = DEFAULT_ENCODING
+
     try:
         return unicode(str_)
     except UnicodeDecodeError:
@@ -215,7 +220,7 b" def safe_unicode(str_, from_encoding='ut"
         return unicode(str_, from_encoding, 'replace')
 
 
-def safe_str(unicode_, to_encoding='utf8'):
+def safe_str(unicode_, to_encoding=None):
     """
     safe str function. Does few trick to turn unicode_ into string
 
@@ -233,6 +238,11 b" def safe_str(unicode_, to_encoding='utf8"
     if isinstance(unicode_, str):
         return unicode_
 
+    if not to_encoding:
+        import rhodecode
+        DEFAULT_ENCODING = rhodecode.CONFIG.get('default_encoding','utf8')
+        to_encoding = DEFAULT_ENCODING
+
     try:
         return unicode_.encode(to_encoding)
     except UnicodeEncodeError:

rhodecode/lib/base.py

@@ -111,6 +111,7 b' class BaseController(WSGIController):'
 
     def __before__(self):
         c.rhodecode_version = __version__
+        c.rhodecode_instanceid = config.get('instance_id')
         c.rhodecode_name = config.get('rhodecode_title')
         c.use_gravatar = str2bool(config.get('use_gravatar'))
         c.ga_code = config.get('rhodecode_ga_code')

rhodecode/lib/vcs/utils/__init__.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 b' def date_fromtimestamp(unixts, tzoffset='
     return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(unixts))
 
 
-def safe_unicode(str_, from_encoding='utf8'):
+def safe_unicode(str_, from_encoding=None):
     """
     safe unicode function. Does few trick to turn str_ into unicode
 
@@ -40,7 +40,10 b" def safe_unicode(str_, from_encoding='ut"
     """
     if isinstance(str_, unicode):
         return str_
-
+    if not from_encoding:
+        import rhodecode
+        DEFAULT_ENCODING = rhodecode.CONFIG.get('default_encoding','utf8')
+        from_encoding = DEFAULT_ENCODING
     try:
         return unicode(str_)
     except UnicodeDecodeError:
@@ -61,7 +64,7 b" def safe_unicode(str_, from_encoding='ut"
         return unicode(str_, from_encoding, 'replace')
 
 
-def safe_str(unicode_, to_encoding='utf8'):
+def safe_str(unicode_, to_encoding=None):
     """
     safe str function. Does few trick to turn unicode_ into string
 
@@ -75,7 +78,10 b" def safe_str(unicode_, to_encoding='utf8"
 
     if isinstance(unicode_, str):
         return unicode_
-
+    if not to_encoding:
+        import rhodecode
+        DEFAULT_ENCODING = rhodecode.CONFIG.get('default_encoding','utf8')
+        to_encoding = DEFAULT_ENCODING
     try:
         return unicode_.encode(to_encoding)
     except UnicodeEncodeError:

rhodecode/model/db.py

@@ -1034,7 +1034,12 b' class CacheInvalidation(Base, BaseModel)'
 
         :param key:
         """
-        return "%s" % (key)
+        import rhodecode
+        prefix = ''
+        iid = rhodecode.CONFIG.get('instance_id')
+        if iid:
+            prefix = iid 
+        return "%s%s" % (prefix, key)
 
     @classmethod
     def get_by_key(cls, key):

rhodecode/templates/base/base.html

@@ -41,7 +41,7 b''
                 <a href="${h.url('bugtracker')}">${_('Submit a bug')}</a>
            </p>
 	       <p class="footer-link-right">
-	           <a href="${h.url('rhodecode_official')}">RhodeCode</a>
+	           <a href="${h.url('rhodecode_official')}">RhodeCode${'-%s' % c.rhodecode_instanceid if c.rhodecode_instanceid else ''}</a>
 	           ${c.rhodecode_version} &copy; 2010-${h.datetime.today().year} by Marcin Kuzminski
 	       </p>
        </div>

rhodecode/templates/summary/summary.html

@@ -221,7 +221,7 b''
 
 %if c.readme_data:
 <div class="box" style="background-color: #FAFAFA">
-    <div class="title">
+    <div id="readme" class="title">
         <div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="${h.url('files_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,revision='tip',f_path=c.readme_file)}">${c.readme_file}</a></div>
     </div>
     <div class="readme">