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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require "rest_client"
+require "redis"
+
+class Migrator
+
+  attr_accessor :username, :token, :base_url
+
+  def initialize(username, token)
+    @username = username
+    @token = token
+    @base_url = "https://storage.5apps.com"
+  end
+
+  def configure_redis(redis_config)
+    @redis_config = redis_config
+  end
+
+  def root_url
+    "#{@base_url}/#{@username}"
+  end
+
+  def headers
+    {"authorization" => "Bearer #{@token}"}
+  end
+
+  def is_dir?(name)
+    name[-1] == "/"
+  end
+
+  def url_for(directory, parent_directory="")
+    # base_path = [root_url, parent_directory].join("/")
+    "#{root_url}#{parent_directory}#{directory}"
+  end
+
+  def migrate
+    work_on_dir("", "/")
+  end
+
+  def work_on_dir(directory, parent_directory)
+    url = url_for(directory, parent_directory)
+
+    # puts "work on dir: #{url}"
+
+    response = RestClient.get(url, headers)
+    listing = JSON.parse(response.body)
+
+    timestamp = (Time.now.to_f * 1000).to_i
+
+    if listing["items"].any?
+      items = listing["items"]
+      items.each do |item, data|
+        if is_dir? item
+          save_directory_data("#{parent_directory}#{directory}", item, data, timestamp)
+
+          # get dir listing and repeat
+          work_on_dir(item, "#{parent_directory}#{directory}")
+        else
+          save_document_data("#{parent_directory}#{directory}", item, data, timestamp)
+        end
+
+        add_item_to_parent_dir("#{parent_directory}#{directory}", item)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def add_item_to_parent_dir(dir, item)
+    key = "rs_meta:#{username}:#{parent_directory_for(dir)}:items"
+    # puts "adding item #{item} to #{key}"
+    redis.sadd key, item
+  end
+
+  def save_directory_data(dir, item, data, timestamp)
+    key = "rs_meta:#{username}:#{dir.gsub(/^\//, "")}#{item}"
+    metadata = {etag: data["ETag"], modified: timestamp}
+
+    # puts "metadata for dir #{key}: #{metadata}"
+    redis.hmset(key, *metadata)
+  end
+
+  def save_document_data(dir, item, data, timestamp)
+    key = "rs_meta:#{username}:#{dir.gsub(/^\//, "")}#{item}"
+    metadata = {
+      etag: data["ETag"],
+      size: data["Content-Length"],
+      type: data["Content-Type"],
+      modified: timestamp
+    }
+    # puts "metadata for document #{key}: #{metadata}"
+    redis.hmset(key, *metadata)
+  end
+
+  def parent_directory_for(directory)
+    return directory if directory == "/"
+
+    return directory[0..directory.rindex("/")].gsub(/^\//, "")
+  end
+
+  def redis
+    @redis ||= Redis.new(@redis_config)
+  end
+
+end
+
+username = ARGV[0]
+token = ARGV[1]
+
+migrator = Migrator.new username, token
+migrator.configure_redis({host: "localhost", port: 6379})
+
+migrator.migrate
+
+
+
+
+