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-#!/bin/sh
-
-# this script prepare database and redis instance to run accpetance test
-#
-# NOTE: assumes existance of a "template_postgis"
-# NOTE2: use PG* environment variables to control who and where
-#
-# NOTE3: a side effect of the db preparation is the persistent creation
-#        of two database roles which will be valid for the whole cluster
-#        TODO: fix that
-#
-
-PREPARE_REDIS=yes
-PREPARE_PGSQL=yes
-
-while [ -n "$1" ]; do
-  OPTION=$(echo "$1" | tr -d '[:space:]')
-  if [[ "$OPTION" == "--skip-pg" ]]; then
-    PREPARE_PGSQL=no
-    shift; continue
-  elif [[ "$OPTION" == "--skip-redis" ]]; then
-    PREPARE_REDIS=no
-    shift; continue
-  else
-    shift; continue;
-  fi
-done
-
-die() {
-        msg=$1
-        echo "${msg}" >&2
-        exit 1
-}
-
-# This is where postgresql connection parameters are read from
-TESTENV=../../config/environments/test.js
-if [ \! -r ${TESTENV} ]; then
-  echo "Cannot read ${TESTENV}" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-TESTUSERID=1
-
-TESTUSER=`node -e "console.log(require('${TESTENV}').postgres_auth_user || '')"`
-if test -z "$TESTUSER"; then
-  echo "Missing postgres_auth_user from ${TESTENV}" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-TESTUSER=`echo ${TESTUSER} | sed "s/<%= user_id %>/${TESTUSERID}/"`
-
-TESTPASS=`node -e "console.log(require('${TESTENV}').postgres_auth_pass || 'test')"`
-# TODO: should postgres_auth_pass be optional ?
-if test -z "$TESTPASS"; then
-  echo "Missing postgres_auth_pass from ${TESTENV}" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-TESTPASS=`echo ${TESTPASS} | sed "s/<%= user_id %>/${TESTUSERID}/"`
-
-TEST_DB="${TESTUSER}_db"
-
-# NOTE: will be set by caller trough environment
-if test -z "$REDIS_PORT"; then REDIS_PORT=6333; fi
-
-PUBLICUSER=`node -e "console.log(require('${TESTENV}').postgres.user || 'xxx')"`
-PUBLICPASS=`node -e "console.log(require('${TESTENV}').postgres.password || 'xxx')"`
-echo "PUBLICUSER: ${PUBLICUSER}"
-echo "PUBLICPASS: ${PUBLICPASS}"
-echo "TESTUSER: ${TESTUSER}"
-echo "TESTPASS: ${TESTPASS}"
-
-if test x"$PREPARE_PGSQL" = xyes; then
-
-  echo "preparing postgres..."
-  dropdb "${TEST_DB}"
-  createdb -Ttemplate_postgis -EUTF8 "${TEST_DB}" || die "Could not create test database"
-  psql -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS cartodb CASCADE;" ${TEST_DB}
-
-  LOCAL_SQL_SCRIPTS='analysis_catalog windshaft.test gadm4 countries_null_values ported/populated_places_simple_reduced cdb_analysis_check cdb_invalidate_varnish'
-  for i in ${LOCAL_SQL_SCRIPTS}
-  do
-    cat sql/${i}.sql |
-      sed -e "s/:PUBLICUSER/${PUBLICUSER}/g" |
-      sed -e "s/:PUBLICPASS/${PUBLICPASS}/g" |
-      sed -e "s/:TESTUSER/${TESTUSER}/g" |
-      sed -e "s/:TESTPASS/${TESTPASS}/g" |
-      PGOPTIONS='--client-min-messages=WARNING' psql -q -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 ${TEST_DB} > /dev/null || exit 1
-  done
-fi
-
-if test x"$PREPARE_REDIS" = xyes; then
-
-  echo "preparing redis..."
-
-  cat <<EOF | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 5
-HMSET rails:users:localhost id ${TESTUSERID} \
-                            database_name "${TEST_DB}" \
-                            database_host localhost \
-                            map_key 1234
-SADD rails:users:localhost:map_key 1235
-EOF
-
-  # A user configured as with cartodb-2.5.0+
-  cat <<EOF | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 5
-HMSET rails:users:cartodb250user id ${TESTUSERID} \
-                                 database_name "${TEST_DB}" \
-                                 database_host "localhost" \
-                                 database_password "${TESTPASS}" \
-                                 map_key 4321
-EOF
-
-
-  cat <<EOF | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 0
-HSET rails:${TEST_DB}:my_table infowindow "this, that, the other"
-HSET rails:${TEST_DB}:test_table_private_1 privacy "0"
-EOF
-
-fi
-
-# API keys ==============================
-
-# User localhost -----------------------
-
-# API Key Master
-cat <<EOF | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 5
-  HMSET api_keys:localhost:1234 \
-    user "localhost" \
-    type "master" \
-    grants_sql "true" \
-    grants_maps "true" \
-    database_role "${TESTUSER}" \
-    database_password "${TESTPASS}"
-EOF
-
-# API Key Default public
-cat <<EOF | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 5
-  HMSET api_keys:localhost:default_public \
-    user "localhost" \
-    type "default" \
-    grants_sql "true" \
-    grants_maps "true" \
-    database_role "test_windshaft_publicuser" \
-    database_password "public"
-EOF
-
-# API Key Regular
-cat <<EOF | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 5
-  HMSET api_keys:localhost:regular1 \
-    user "localhost" \
-    type "regular" \
-    grants_sql "true" \
-    grants_maps "true" \
-    database_role "test_windshaft_regular1" \
-    database_password "regular1"
-EOF
-
-# API Key Regular 2 no Maps API access, only to check grants permissions to the API
-cat <<EOF | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 5
-  HMSET api_keys:localhost:regular2 \
-    user "localhost" \
-    type "regular" \
-    grants_sql "true" \
-    grants_maps "false" \
-    database_role "test_windshaft_publicuser" \
-    database_password "public"
-EOF
-
-# User cartodb250user -----------------------
-
-# API Key Master
-cat <<EOF | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 5
-  HMSET api_keys:cartodb250user:4321 \
-    user "localhost" \
-    type "master" \
-    grants_sql "true" \
-    grants_maps "true" \
-    database_role "${TESTUSER}" \
-    database_password "${TESTPASS}"
-EOF
-
-# API Key Default
-cat <<EOF | redis-cli -p ${REDIS_PORT} -n 5
-  HMSET api_keys:cartodb250user:default_public \
-    user "localhost" \
-    type "default" \
-    grants_sql "true" \
-    grants_maps "true" \
-    database_role "test_windshaft_publicuser" \
-    database_password "public"
-EOF
-
-
-echo "Finished preparing data. Ready to run tests"