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+class BaseController(object):
+
+    def get_cluster_meta_or_404(self, request, cluster_id):
+        """
+        Grabs the cluster metadata for an cluster with a supplied
+        identifier or raises an HTTPNotFound (404) response
+
+        :param request: The WSGI/Webob Request object
+        :param cluster_id: The opaque cluster identifier
+
+        :raises HTTPNotFound if cluster does not exist
+        """
+        pass