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+/* globals process */
+var filePath = process.env.FILE;
+
+if (!filePath) {
+    console.log("Provide a path to a log file of files that should be restored");
+    console.log("Like: `FILE=/home/user/cryptpad/logs/23/file.ndjson node ./scripts/restore-blobs-from-log.js`");
+    process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const Fs = require("node:fs");
+
+(function () {
+    try {
+        var stat = Fs.statSync(filePath);
+        if (stat.isDirectory()) { throw new Error("NOT_A_FILE"); }
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+        console.log("specified file was not valid");
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+}());
+
+const Readline = require("node:readline");
+
+const nThen = require("nthen");
+
+const BlobStorage = require("../lib/storage/blob");
+const Logger = require("../lib/log");
+
+const Environment = require("../lib/env");
+const config = require("../lib/load-config");
+
+var Env = Environment.create(config);
+
+var blobStore;
+var msgStore;
+var Log;
+
+var parse = s => { try { return JSON.parse(s); } catch (err) {}};
+
+nThen(function (w) {
+    // load the logger
+    Logger.create(config, w(function (_) {
+        Log = _;
+    }));
+}).nThen(function (w) {
+    // load the blob store
+    BlobStorage.create({
+        blobPath: Env.paths.blob,
+        blobStagingPath: Env.paths.staging,
+        archivePath: Env.paths.archive,
+        getSession: () => { return {}; },
+    }, w(function (err, _)  {
+        if (err) {
+            w.abort();
+            console.error(err);
+            return void process.exit(1);
+        }
+        blobStore = _;
+    }));
+}).nThen(function (w) {
+    var done = w();
+
+    var ACTIONS = {};
+    ACTIONS.EVICT_ARCHIVE_BLOB = (line, cb) => {
+        var id;
+        try {
+            id = line[3].item.blobId;
+        } catch (err) {
+            Log.error('RESTORE_BLOBS_INVALID_ID', {
+                line,
+            });
+            return void cb();
+        }
+
+        blobStore.restore.blob(id, function (err) {
+            cb();
+            if (err) {
+                return void Log.error('RESTORE_BLOB_FAILURE', { error: err, id: id });
+            }
+            Log.info("RESTORE_BLOBS_SUCCESS",  {
+                id,
+            });
+        });
+    };
+    ACTIONS.EVICT_BLOB_PROOF_LONELY = (line, cb) => {
+        var item = line[3];
+        if (!item) { return void cb(); }
+
+        blobStore.restore.proof(item.safeKey, item.blobId, function (err) {
+            cb();
+            if (err) {
+                return void Log.error('RESTORE_BLOB_PROOF_FAILURE', {
+                    error: err,
+                    blobId: item.blobId,
+                });
+            }
+            Log.info('RESTORE_BLOB_PROOF_SUCCESS', {
+                safeKey: item.safeKey,
+                blobId: item.blobId,
+            });
+        });
+    };
+
+    // start reading
+
+    // database methods are all async, so we can't rely on stream backpressure
+    // to prevent memory usage from getting out of control
+    // use .pause() and .resume() as necessary ?
+
+    var input = Fs.createReadStream(filePath);
+    var lineReader = Readline.createInterface({ input });
+
+    var pending = 0;
+    var limit = 10;
+    var start = function () {
+        //console.log("start", pending);
+        pending++;
+        if (pending >= limit) {
+            lineReader.pause();
+        }
+    };
+
+    var end = function () {
+        setTimeout(function () {
+            //console.log("end", pending);
+            pending--;
+            if (pending < limit) {
+                lineReader.resume();
+            }
+        }, 10); // force a little asynchrony to make the script a bit less intrusive on the CPU
+    };
+
+    lineReader.on('line', line => {
+        line = parse(line);
+        if (!line) { return; }
+        var label = line[2];
+        if (typeof(ACTIONS[label]) !== 'function') { return; }
+        try {
+            start();
+            ACTIONS[label](line, end);
+        } catch (err) {
+            end();
+        }
+    });
+
+    lineReader.on('close', done);
+}).nThen(function () {
+    // done
+    msgStore.shutdown();
+    Log.shutdown();
+});
+