def METHOD_NAME():
    current_app.request_start_time = time.time()
    current_app.request_start_date = datetime.utcnow()
    try:
        current_app.user_id = g.auth_user["id"]
    except (AttributeError, KeyError):
        current_app.user_id = USER_NOT_FOUND
    current_app.table_id = None
    current_app.operation_id = None
    current_app.request_type = None
    content_encoding = request.headers.get("Content-Encoding", "")
    if "gzip" in content_encoding.lower():
        request.data = compression.decompress(request.data, "gzip")