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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import bson
+import copy
+import datetime
+import dateutil.parser
+import json
+
+from api import config
+
+## DEFAULTS ##
+
+USER_ID = "meganhenning@flywheel.io"
+SAFE_FILE_HASH = "v0-sha384-a8d0d1bd9368e5385f31d3582db07f9bc257537d5e1f207d36a91fdd3d2f188fff56616c0874bb3535c37fdf761a446c"
+PROJECT_ID = "5a26e049c6fa4a00161e4a1a"
+GROUP_ID = 'scitran'
+
+# Some day maybe this can use the SDK/API calls to get the proper test data
+# For now, paste it in
+
+SESSIONS = []
+
+ACQUISITIONS = []
+
+def handle_permissions(obj):
+	obj['permissions'] = [{
+		"access": "admin",
+		"_id": USER_ID
+	}]
+
+def handle_dates(obj):
+	if obj.get('timestamp'):
+		obj['timestamp'] = dateutil.parser.parse(obj['timestamp'])
+	if obj.get('created'):
+		obj['created'] = dateutil.parser.parse(obj['created'])
+	if obj.get('modified'):
+		obj['modified'] = dateutil.parser.parse(obj['modified'])
+
+def handle_file(f):
+	handle_dates(f)
+	f.pop('info_exists', None)
+	f.pop('join_origin', None)
+	f['hash'] = SAFE_FILE_HASH
+
+
+for i, s in enumerate(SESSIONS):
+	print "Processing session {} of {} sessions".format(i+1, len(SESSIONS))
+
+	s.pop('join-origin', None)
+
+	s['_id'] = bson.ObjectId(s['_id'])
+	s['project'] = bson.ObjectId(str(PROJECT_ID))
+	s['group'] = GROUP_ID
+	handle_dates(s)
+	handle_permissions(s)
+
+	for f in s.get('files', []):
+		handle_file(f)
+
+
+	config.db.sessions.delete_many({'_id': s['_id']})
+	config.db.sessions.insert(s)
+
+for i, a in enumerate(ACQUISITIONS):
+	print "Processing acquisition {} of {} acquisitions".format(i+1, len(ACQUISITIONS))
+
+	a['_id'] = bson.ObjectId(a['_id'])
+	a['session'] = bson.ObjectId(a['session'])
+
+	a.pop('join-origin', None)
+
+	handle_dates(a)
+	handle_permissions(a)
+
+	for f in a.get('files', []):
+		handle_file(f)
+
+	config.db.acquisitions.delete_many({'_id': a['_id']})
+	config.db.acquisitions.insert(a)