1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 57e91ab3b88..6e1cf9e31ee 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   include ProjectFeaturesCompatibility
   include SelectForProjectAuthorization
   include Routable
+  include GroupDescendant
 
   extend Gitlab::ConfigHelper
   extend Gitlab::CurrentSettings
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :creator, class_name: 'User'
   belongs_to :group, -> { where(type: 'Group') }, foreign_key: 'namespace_id'
   belongs_to :namespace
+  alias_method :parent, :namespace
+  alias_attribute :parent_id, :namespace_id
 
   has_one :last_event, -> {order 'events.created_at DESC'}, class_name: 'Event'
   has_many :boards, before_add: :validate_board_limit
@@ -479,6 +482,13 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
+  # returns all ancestor-groups upto but excluding the given namespace
+  # when no namespace is given, all ancestors upto the top are returned
+  def ancestors_upto(top = nil)
+    Gitlab::GroupHierarchy.new(Group.where(id: namespace_id))
+      .base_and_ancestors(upto: top)
+  end
+
   def lfs_enabled?
     return namespace.lfs_enabled? if self[:lfs_enabled].nil?
 
@@ -1549,10 +1559,6 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     map.public_path_for_source_path(path)
   end
 
-  def parent
-    namespace
-  end
-
   def parent_changed?
     namespace_id_changed?
   end