1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index 424a17b283c..c1ea05667ae 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ module Gitlab
       @current_user ||= User.find_by_authentication_token(params[:private_token])
     end
 
+    def user_project
+      if @project ||= current_user.projects.find_by_id(params[:id]) ||
+                      current_user.projects.find_by_code(params[:id])
+      else
+        error!({'message' => '404 Not found'}, 404)
+      end
+
+      @project
+    end
+
     def authenticate!
       error!({'message' => '401 Unauthorized'}, 401) unless current_user
     end