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Namespace ID ambiguous as it isn't clear if is a user ID or a group ID

Created by: CCTJNII

I'm attempting to categorize projects via the API and I cannot seem to determine a clear way to tell if a project is in a user namespace or a group namespace. Looking at the example given on https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/api/projects.md:

   "namespace": {
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13: 46: 02Z",
      "description": "",
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Diaspora",
      "owner_id": 1,
      "path": "diaspora",
      "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13: 46: 02Z"
    },

An id is given for the namespace, but it isn't clear if that namespace belongs to a user or a group. Via trial and error against our gitlab it appears the IDs are not unique between users and groups, so a simple lookup doesn't suffice. I have been unable to determine any user/group signatures for namespace that appear reliable.

For resolution I believe we should add a field that shows what kind of id 'id' is, or clarify the namespace documentation so unseasoned users don't chase their tails on this. Thanks.