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+// This is a script to add a user to the DB: entries in the users and private_users table
+// Run with:
+// export ENVIRONMENT=DEV && ./../scripts/build_api.sh && npx tsx users.ts
+
+import {createSupabaseDirectClient} from "shared/lib/supabase/init";
+import {insert} from "shared/lib/supabase/utils";
+import {PrivateUser} from "common/lib/user";
+import {getDefaultNotificationPreferences} from "common/lib/user-notification-preferences";
+import {randomString} from "common/lib/util/random";
+
+(async () => {
+
+  const userId = '...'
+  const email = '...'
+  const name = '...'
+  const username = '...'
+  const ip = '...'
+  const deviceToken = randomString()
+  const pg = createSupabaseDirectClient()
+
+  const user = {
+    // avatarUrl,
+    isBannedFromPosting: false,
+    link: {},
+  }
+
+  const privateUser: PrivateUser = {
+    id: userId,
+    email,
+    initialIpAddress: ip,
+    initialDeviceToken: deviceToken,
+    notificationPreferences: getDefaultNotificationPreferences(),
+    blockedUserIds: [],
+    blockedByUserIds: [],
+  }
+
+  await pg.tx(async (tx) => {
+
+    const newUserRow = await insert(tx, 'users', {
+      id: userId,
+      name,
+      username,
+      data: user,
+    })
+
+    console.log(newUserRow)
+
+    const newPrivateUserRow = await insert(tx, 'private_users', {
+      id: userId,
+      data: privateUser,
+    })
+
+    console.log(newPrivateUserRow)
+
+  })
+
+  process.exit(0)
+})()