ayon_connection

def initialize_ayon_connection(force=False):
    """Initialize global AYON api connection.

    Create global connection in ayon_api module and set site id
        and client version.
    Is silently skipped if already happened.

    Args:
        force (Optional[bool]): Force reinitialize connection.
            Defaults to False.

    """
    if not force and _Cache.initialized:
        return

    _Cache.initialized = True
    ayon_api_version = (
        semver.VersionInfo.parse(ayon_api.__version__).to_tuple()
    )
    # TODO remove mokey patching after when AYON api is safely updated
    fix_before_1_0_2 = ayon_api_version < (1, 0, 2)
    # Monkey patching to fix 'get_last_version_by_product_name'
    if fix_before_1_0_2:
        ayon_api.ServerAPI.get_last_versions = (
            _new_get_last_versions
        )
        ayon_api.ServerAPI.get_last_version_by_product_id = (
            _new_get_last_version_by_product_id
        )
        ayon_api.ServerAPI.get_last_version_by_product_name = (
            _new_get_last_version_by_product_name
        )

    site_id = get_local_site_id()
    version = os.getenv("AYON_VERSION")
    if ayon_api.is_connection_created():
        con = ayon_api.get_server_api_connection()
        # Monkey patching to fix 'get_last_version_by_product_name'
        if fix_before_1_0_2:
            def _lvs_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                return _new_get_last_versions(
                    con, *args, **kwargs
                )
            def _lv_by_pi_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                return _new_get_last_version_by_product_id(
                    con, *args, **kwargs
                )
            def _lv_by_pn_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                return _new_get_last_version_by_product_name(
                    con, *args, **kwargs
                )
            con.get_last_versions = _lvs_wrapper
            con.get_last_version_by_product_id = _lv_by_pi_wrapper
            con.get_last_version_by_product_name = _lv_by_pn_wrapper
        con.set_site_id(site_id)
        con.set_client_version(version)
    else:
        ayon_api.create_connection(site_id, version)