def get_or_create_request():
'''
Returns a request instance that is global for this request
If this function is called outside of a web request then the user_name is marked as system
'''
thread_ident = thread.get_ident()
request, rq = STATE.get(thread_ident, (None, None))
if not rq:
rq = Request()
if request:
rq.request_path = request.path
if request.user.is_anonymous():
rq.user_name = u'(Anonymous)'
else:
rq.user_pk = request.user.pk
rq.user_name = unicode(request.user)[:255]
else:
rq.user_name = u'(System)'
rq.save()
STATE[thread_ident] = (request, rq)
return rq
