code: def auto_sync(instance):
      
      # this allows us to turn off sync temporarily - e.g. when doing bulk updates
      if not get_setting("auto_sync"):
          return False
      model_name = "{}.{}".format(instance._meta.app_label, instance._meta.model_name)
      if model_name in get_setting("never_auto_sync", []):
          return False
      return True
docs: Returns bool if auto_sync is on for the model (instance)