cubicweb/server/serverctl.py
changeset 11057 0b59724cb3f2
parent 10823 48f59820ff78
child 11126 9bacaf91afbc
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+++ b/cubicweb/server/serverctl.py	Sat Jan 16 13:48:51 2016 +0100
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+# copyright 2003-2014 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
+# contact http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
+#
+# This file is part of CubicWeb.
+#
+# CubicWeb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# CubicWeb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
+# with CubicWeb.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""cubicweb-ctl commands and command handlers specific to the repository"""
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
+
+# *ctl module should limit the number of import to be imported as quickly as
+# possible (for cubicweb-ctl reactivity, necessary for instance for usable bash
+# completion). So import locally in command helpers.
+import sys
+import os
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+import logging
+import subprocess
+
+from six import string_types
+from six.moves import input
+
+from logilab.common import nullobject
+from logilab.common.configuration import Configuration, merge_options
+from logilab.common.shellutils import ASK, generate_password
+
+from logilab.database import get_db_helper, get_connection
+
+from cubicweb import AuthenticationError, ExecutionError, ConfigurationError
+from cubicweb.toolsutils import Command, CommandHandler, underline_title
+from cubicweb.cwctl import CWCTL, check_options_consistency, ConfigureInstanceCommand
+from cubicweb.server import SOURCE_TYPES
+from cubicweb.server.serverconfig import (
+    USER_OPTIONS, ServerConfiguration, SourceConfiguration,
+    ask_source_config, generate_source_config)
+
+# utility functions ###########################################################
+
+def source_cnx(source, dbname=None, special_privs=False, interactive=True):
+    """open and return a connection to the system database defined in the
+    given server.serverconfig
+    """
+    from getpass import getpass
+    dbhost = source.get('db-host')
+    if dbname is None:
+        dbname = source['db-name']
+    driver = source['db-driver']
+    dbhelper = get_db_helper(driver)
+    if interactive:
+        print('-> connecting to %s database' % driver, end=' ')
+        if dbhost:
+            print('%s@%s' % (dbname, dbhost), end=' ')
+        else:
+            print(dbname, end=' ')
+    if dbhelper.users_support:
+        if not interactive or (not special_privs and source.get('db-user')):
+            user = source.get('db-user', os.environ.get('USER', ''))
+            if interactive:
+                print('as', user)
+            password = source.get('db-password')
+        else:
+            print()
+            if special_privs:
+                print('WARNING')
+                print ('the user will need the following special access rights '
+                       'on the database:')
+                print(special_privs)
+                print()
+            default_user = source.get('db-user', os.environ.get('USER', ''))
+            user = input('Connect as user ? [%r]: ' % default_user)
+            user = user.strip() or default_user
+            if user == source.get('db-user'):
+                password = source.get('db-password')
+            else:
+                password = getpass('password: ')
+    else:
+        user = password = None
+    extra_args = source.get('db-extra-arguments')
+    extra = extra_args and {'extra_args': extra_args} or {}
+    cnx = get_connection(driver, dbhost, dbname, user, password=password,
+                         port=source.get('db-port'),
+                         schema=source.get('db-namespace'),
+                         **extra)
+    try:
+        cnx.logged_user = user
+    except AttributeError:
+        # C object, __slots__
+        from logilab.database import _SimpleConnectionWrapper
+        cnx = _SimpleConnectionWrapper(cnx)
+        cnx.logged_user = user
+    return cnx
+
+def system_source_cnx(source, dbms_system_base=False,
+                      special_privs='CREATE/DROP DATABASE', interactive=True):
+    """shortcut to get a connextion to the instance system database
+    defined in the given config. If <dbms_system_base> is True,
+    connect to the dbms system database instead (for task such as
+    create/drop the instance database)
+    """
+    if dbms_system_base:
+        system_db = get_db_helper(source['db-driver']).system_database()
+        return source_cnx(source, system_db, special_privs=special_privs,
+                          interactive=interactive)
+    return source_cnx(source, special_privs=special_privs,
+                      interactive=interactive)
+
+def _db_sys_cnx(source, special_privs, interactive=True):
+    """return a connection on the RDMS system table (to create/drop a user or a
+    database)
+    """
+    import logilab.common as lgp
+    lgp.USE_MX_DATETIME = False
+    driver = source['db-driver']
+    helper = get_db_helper(driver)
+    # connect on the dbms system base to create our base
+    cnx = system_source_cnx(source, True, special_privs=special_privs,
+                            interactive=interactive)
+    # disable autocommit (isolation_level(1)) because DROP and
+    # CREATE DATABASE can't be executed in a transaction
+    set_isolation_level = getattr(cnx, 'set_isolation_level', None)
+    if set_isolation_level is not None:
+        # set_isolation_level() is psycopg specific
+        set_isolation_level(0)
+    return cnx
+
+def repo_cnx(config):
+    """return a in-memory repository and a repoapi connection to it"""
+    from cubicweb import repoapi
+    from cubicweb.server.utils import manager_userpasswd
+    try:
+        login = config.default_admin_config['login']
+        pwd = config.default_admin_config['password']
+    except KeyError:
+        login, pwd = manager_userpasswd()
+    while True:
+        try:
+            repo = repoapi.get_repository(config=config)
+            cnx = repoapi.connect(repo, login, password=pwd)
+            return repo, cnx
+        except AuthenticationError:
+            print('-> Error: wrong user/password.')
+            # reset cubes else we'll have an assertion error on next retry
+            config._cubes = None
+        login, pwd = manager_userpasswd()
+
+
+# repository specific command handlers ########################################
+
+class RepositoryCreateHandler(CommandHandler):
+    cmdname = 'create'
+    cfgname = 'repository'
+
+    def bootstrap(self, cubes, automatic=False, inputlevel=0):
+        """create an instance by copying files from the given cube and by asking
+        information necessary to build required configuration files
+        """
+        config = self.config
+        if not automatic:
+            print(underline_title('Configuring the repository'))
+            config.input_config('email', inputlevel)
+            print('\n'+underline_title('Configuring the sources'))
+        sourcesfile = config.sources_file()
+        # hack to make Method('default_instance_id') usable in db option defs
+        # (in native.py)
+        sconfig = SourceConfiguration(config,
+                                      options=SOURCE_TYPES['native'].options)
+        if not automatic:
+            sconfig.input_config(inputlevel=inputlevel)
+            print()
+        sourcescfg = {'system': sconfig}
+        if automatic:
+            # XXX modify a copy
+            password = generate_password()
+            print('-> set administrator account to admin / %s' % password)
+            USER_OPTIONS[1][1]['default'] = password
+            sconfig = Configuration(options=USER_OPTIONS)
+        else:
+            sconfig = Configuration(options=USER_OPTIONS)
+            sconfig.input_config(inputlevel=inputlevel)
+        sourcescfg['admin'] = sconfig
+        config.write_sources_file(sourcescfg)
+        # remember selected cubes for later initialization of the database
+        config.write_bootstrap_cubes_file(cubes)
+
+    def postcreate(self, automatic=False, inputlevel=0):
+        if automatic:
+            CWCTL.run(['db-create', '--automatic', self.config.appid])
+        elif ASK.confirm('Run db-create to create the system database ?'):
+            CWCTL.run(['db-create', '--config-level', str(inputlevel),
+                       self.config.appid])
+        else:
+            print('-> nevermind, you can do it later with '
+                  '"cubicweb-ctl db-create %s".' % self.config.appid)
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def db_transaction(source, privilege):
+    """Open a transaction to the instance database"""
+    cnx = system_source_cnx(source, special_privs=privilege)
+    cursor = cnx.cursor()
+    try:
+        yield cursor
+    except:
+        cnx.rollback()
+        cnx.close()
+        raise
+    else:
+        cnx.commit()
+        cnx.close()
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def db_sys_transaction(source, privilege):
+    """Open a transaction to the system database"""
+    cnx = _db_sys_cnx(source, privilege)
+    cursor = cnx.cursor()
+    try:
+        yield cursor
+    except:
+        cnx.rollback()
+        cnx.close()
+        raise
+    else:
+        cnx.commit()
+        cnx.close()
+
+
+class RepositoryDeleteHandler(CommandHandler):
+    cmdname = 'delete'
+    cfgname = 'repository'
+
+    def _drop_namespace(self, source):
+        db_namespace = source.get('db-namespace')
+        with db_transaction(source, privilege='DROP SCHEMA') as cursor:
+            helper = get_db_helper(source['db-driver'])
+            helper.drop_schema(cursor, db_namespace)
+            print('-> database schema %s dropped' % db_namespace)
+
+    def _drop_database(self, source):
+        dbname = source['db-name']
+        if source['db-driver'] == 'sqlite':
+            print('deleting database file %(db-name)s' % source)
+            os.unlink(source['db-name'])
+            print('-> database %(db-name)s dropped.' % source)
+        else:
+            helper = get_db_helper(source['db-driver'])
+            with db_sys_transaction(source, privilege='DROP DATABASE') as cursor:
+                print('dropping database %(db-name)s' % source)
+                cursor.execute('DROP DATABASE "%(db-name)s"' % source)
+                print('-> database %(db-name)s dropped.' % source)
+
+    def _drop_user(self, source):
+        user = source['db-user'] or None
+        if user is not None:
+            with db_sys_transaction(source, privilege='DROP USER') as cursor:
+                print('dropping user %s' % user)
+                cursor.execute('DROP USER %s' % user)
+
+    def _cleanup_steps(self, source):
+        # 1/ delete namespace if used
+        db_namespace = source.get('db-namespace')
+        if db_namespace:
+            yield ('Delete database namespace "%s"' % db_namespace,
+                   self._drop_namespace, True)
+        # 2/ delete database
+        yield ('Delete database "%(db-name)s"' % source,
+               self._drop_database, True)
+        # 3/ delete user
+        helper = get_db_helper(source['db-driver'])
+        if source['db-user'] and helper.users_support:
+            # XXX should check we are not connected as user
+            yield ('Delete user "%(db-user)s"' % source,
+                   self._drop_user, False)
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        """remove instance's configuration and database"""
+        source = self.config.system_source_config
+        for msg, step, default in self._cleanup_steps(source):
+            if ASK.confirm(msg, default_is_yes=default):
+                try:
+                    step(source)
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    print('ERROR', exc)
+                    if ASK.confirm('An error occurred. Continue anyway?',
+                                   default_is_yes=False):
+                        continue
+                    raise ExecutionError(str(exc))
+
+
+# repository specific commands ################################################
+
+def createdb(helper, source, dbcnx, cursor, **kwargs):
+    if dbcnx.logged_user != source['db-user']:
+        helper.create_database(cursor, source['db-name'], source['db-user'],
+                               source['db-encoding'], **kwargs)
+    else:
+        helper.create_database(cursor, source['db-name'],
+                               dbencoding=source['db-encoding'], **kwargs)
+
+
+class CreateInstanceDBCommand(Command):
+    """Create the system database of an instance (run after 'create').
+
+    You will be prompted for a login / password to use to connect to
+    the system database.  The given user should have almost all rights
+    on the database (ie a super user on the DBMS allowed to create
+    database, users, languages...).
+
+    <instance>
+      the identifier of the instance to initialize.
+    """
+    name = 'db-create'
+    arguments = '<instance>'
+    min_args = max_args = 1
+    options = (
+        ('automatic',
+         {'short': 'a', 'action' : 'store_true',
+          'default': False,
+          'help': 'automatic mode: never ask and use default answer to every '
+          'question. this may require that your login match a database super '
+          'user (allowed to create database & all).',
+          }),
+        ('config-level',
+         {'short': 'l', 'type' : 'int', 'metavar': '<level>',
+          'default': 0,
+          'help': 'configuration level (0..2): 0 will ask for essential '
+          'configuration parameters only while 2 will ask for all parameters',
+          }),
+        ('create-db',
+         {'short': 'c', 'type': 'yn', 'metavar': '<y or n>',
+          'default': True,
+          'help': 'create the database (yes by default)'
+          }),
+        )
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        """run the command with its specific arguments"""
+        check_options_consistency(self.config)
+        automatic = self.get('automatic')
+        appid = args.pop()
+        config = ServerConfiguration.config_for(appid)
+        source = config.system_source_config
+        dbname = source['db-name']
+        driver = source['db-driver']
+        helper = get_db_helper(driver)
+        if driver == 'sqlite':
+            if os.path.exists(dbname) and (
+                automatic or
+                ASK.confirm('Database %s already exists. Drop it?' % dbname)):
+                os.unlink(dbname)
+        elif self.config.create_db:
+            print('\n'+underline_title('Creating the system database'))
+            # connect on the dbms system base to create our base
+            dbcnx = _db_sys_cnx(source, 'CREATE/DROP DATABASE and / or USER',
+                                interactive=not automatic)
+            cursor = dbcnx.cursor()
+            try:
+                if helper.users_support:
+                    user = source['db-user']
+                    if not helper.user_exists(cursor, user) and (automatic or \
+                           ASK.confirm('Create db user %s ?' % user, default_is_yes=False)):
+                        helper.create_user(source['db-user'], source.get('db-password'))
+                        print('-> user %s created.' % user)
+                if dbname in helper.list_databases(cursor):
+                    if automatic or ASK.confirm('Database %s already exists -- do you want to drop it ?' % dbname):
+                        cursor.execute('DROP DATABASE "%s"' % dbname)
+                    else:
+                        print('you may want to run "cubicweb-ctl db-init '
+                              '--drop %s" manually to continue.' % config.appid)
+                        return
+                createdb(helper, source, dbcnx, cursor)
+                dbcnx.commit()
+                print('-> database %s created.' % dbname)
+            except BaseException:
+                dbcnx.rollback()
+                raise
+        cnx = system_source_cnx(source, special_privs='CREATE LANGUAGE/SCHEMA',
+                                interactive=not automatic)
+        cursor = cnx.cursor()
+        helper.init_fti_extensions(cursor)
+        namespace = source.get('db-namespace')
+        if namespace and ASK.confirm('Create schema %s in database %s ?'
+                                     % (namespace, dbname)):
+            helper.create_schema(cursor, namespace)
+        cnx.commit()
+        # postgres specific stuff
+        if driver == 'postgres':
+            # install plpythonu/plpgsql languages
+            langs = ('plpythonu', 'plpgsql')
+            for extlang in langs:
+                if automatic or ASK.confirm('Create language %s ?' % extlang):
+                    try:
+                        helper.create_language(cursor, extlang)
+                    except Exception as exc:
+                        print('-> ERROR:', exc)
+                        print('-> could not create language %s, some stored procedures might be unusable' % extlang)
+                        cnx.rollback()
+                    else:
+                        cnx.commit()
+        print('-> database for instance %s created and necessary extensions installed.' % appid)
+        print()
+        if automatic:
+            CWCTL.run(['db-init', '--automatic', '--config-level', '0',
+                       config.appid])
+        elif ASK.confirm('Run db-init to initialize the system database ?'):
+            CWCTL.run(['db-init', '--config-level',
+                       str(self.config.config_level), config.appid])
+        else:
+            print('-> nevermind, you can do it later with '
+                  '"cubicweb-ctl db-init %s".' % config.appid)
+
+
+class InitInstanceCommand(Command):
+    """Initialize the system database of an instance (run after 'db-create').
+
+    Notice this will be done using user specified in the sources files, so this
+    user should have the create tables grant permissions on the database.
+
+    <instance>
+      the identifier of the instance to initialize.
+    """
+    name = 'db-init'
+    arguments = '<instance>'
+    min_args = max_args = 1
+    options = (
+        ('automatic',
+         {'short': 'a', 'action' : 'store_true',
+          'default': False,
+          'help': 'automatic mode: never ask and use default answer to every '
+          'question.',
+          }),
+        ('config-level',
+         {'short': 'l', 'type': 'int', 'default': 0,
+          'help': 'level threshold for questions asked when configuring '
+          'another source'
+          }),
+        ('drop',
+         {'short': 'd', 'action': 'store_true',
+          'default': False,
+          'help': 'insert drop statements to remove previously existant '
+          'tables, indexes... (no by default)'
+          }),
+        )
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        check_options_consistency(self.config)
+        print('\n'+underline_title('Initializing the system database'))
+        from cubicweb.server import init_repository
+        appid = args[0]
+        config = ServerConfiguration.config_for(appid)
+        try:
+            system = config.system_source_config
+            extra_args = system.get('db-extra-arguments')
+            extra = extra_args and {'extra_args': extra_args} or {}
+            get_connection(
+                system['db-driver'], database=system['db-name'],
+                host=system.get('db-host'), port=system.get('db-port'),
+                user=system.get('db-user') or '', password=system.get('db-password') or '',
+                schema=system.get('db-namespace'), **extra)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            raise ConfigurationError(
+                'You seem to have provided wrong connection information in '\
+                'the %s file. Resolve this first (error: %s).'
+                % (config.sources_file(), str(ex).strip()))
+        init_repository(config, drop=self.config.drop)
+        if not self.config.automatic:
+            while ASK.confirm('Enter another source ?', default_is_yes=False):
+                CWCTL.run(['source-add', '--config-level',
+                           str(self.config.config_level), config.appid])
+
+
+class AddSourceCommand(Command):
+    """Add a data source to an instance.
+
+    <instance>
+      the identifier of the instance to initialize.
+    """
+    name = 'source-add'
+    arguments = '<instance>'
+    min_args = max_args = 1
+    options = (
+        ('config-level',
+         {'short': 'l', 'type': 'int', 'default': 1,
+          'help': 'level threshold for questions asked when configuring another source'
+          }),
+        )
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        appid = args[0]
+        config = ServerConfiguration.config_for(appid)
+        repo, cnx = repo_cnx(config)
+        repo.hm.call_hooks('server_maintenance', repo=repo)
+        try:
+            with cnx:
+                used = set(n for n, in cnx.execute('Any SN WHERE S is CWSource, S name SN'))
+                cubes = repo.get_cubes()
+                while True:
+                    type = input('source type (%s): '
+                                        % ', '.join(sorted(SOURCE_TYPES)))
+                    if type not in SOURCE_TYPES:
+                        print('-> unknown source type, use one of the available types.')
+                        continue
+                    sourcemodule = SOURCE_TYPES[type].module
+                    if not sourcemodule.startswith('cubicweb.'):
+                        # module names look like cubes.mycube.themodule
+                        sourcecube = SOURCE_TYPES[type].module.split('.', 2)[1]
+                        # if the source adapter is coming from an external component,
+                        # ensure it's specified in used cubes
+                        if not sourcecube in cubes:
+                            print ('-> this source type require the %s cube which is '
+                                   'not used by the instance.')
+                            continue
+                    break
+                while True:
+                    parser = input('parser type (%s): '
+                                        % ', '.join(sorted(repo.vreg['parsers'])))
+                    if parser in repo.vreg['parsers']:
+                        break
+                    print('-> unknown parser identifier, use one of the available types.')
+                while True:
+                    sourceuri = input('source identifier (a unique name used to '
+                                          'tell sources apart): ').strip()
+                    if not sourceuri:
+                        print('-> mandatory.')
+                    else:
+                        sourceuri = unicode(sourceuri, sys.stdin.encoding)
+                        if sourceuri in used:
+                            print('-> uri already used, choose another one.')
+                        else:
+                            break
+                url = input('source URL (leave empty for none): ').strip()
+                url = unicode(url) if url else None
+                # XXX configurable inputlevel
+                sconfig = ask_source_config(config, type, inputlevel=self.config.config_level)
+                cfgstr = unicode(generate_source_config(sconfig), sys.stdin.encoding)
+                cnx.create_entity('CWSource', name=sourceuri, type=unicode(type),
+                                  config=cfgstr, parser=unicode(parser), url=unicode(url))
+                cnx.commit()
+        finally:
+            repo.hm.call_hooks('server_shutdown')
+
+
+class GrantUserOnInstanceCommand(Command):
+    """Grant a database user on a repository system database.
+
+    <instance>
+      the identifier of the instance
+    <user>
+      the database's user requiring grant access
+    """
+    name = 'db-grant-user'
+    arguments = '<instance> <user>'
+    min_args = max_args = 2
+    options = (
+        ('set-owner',
+         {'short': 'o', 'type' : 'yn', 'metavar' : '<yes or no>',
+          'default' : False,
+          'help': 'Set the user as tables owner if yes (no by default).'}
+         ),
+        )
+    def run(self, args):
+        """run the command with its specific arguments"""
+        from cubicweb.server.sqlutils import sqlexec, sqlgrants
+        appid, user = args
+        config = ServerConfiguration.config_for(appid)
+        source = config.system_source_config
+        set_owner = self.config.set_owner
+        cnx = system_source_cnx(source, special_privs='GRANT')
+        cursor = cnx.cursor()
+        schema = config.load_schema()
+        try:
+            sqlexec(sqlgrants(schema, source['db-driver'], user,
+                              set_owner=set_owner), cursor)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            cnx.rollback()
+            import traceback
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            print('-> an error occurred:', ex)
+        else:
+            cnx.commit()
+            print('-> rights granted to %s on instance %s.' % (appid, user))
+
+
+class ResetAdminPasswordCommand(Command):
+    """Reset the administrator password.
+
+    <instance>
+      the identifier of the instance
+    """
+    name = 'reset-admin-pwd'
+    arguments = '<instance>'
+    min_args = max_args = 1
+    options = (
+        ('password',
+         {'short': 'p', 'type' : 'string', 'metavar' : '<new-password>',
+          'default' : None,
+          'help': 'Use this password instead of prompt for one.\n'
+                  '/!\ THIS IS AN INSECURE PRACTICE /!\ \n'
+                  'the password will appear in shell history'}
+         ),
+        )
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        """run the command with its specific arguments"""
+        from cubicweb.server.utils import crypt_password, manager_userpasswd
+        appid = args[0]
+        config = ServerConfiguration.config_for(appid)
+        sourcescfg = config.read_sources_file()
+        try:
+            adminlogin = sourcescfg['admin']['login']
+        except KeyError:
+            print('-> Error: could not get cubicweb administrator login.')
+            sys.exit(1)
+        cnx = source_cnx(sourcescfg['system'])
+        driver = sourcescfg['system']['db-driver']
+        dbhelper = get_db_helper(driver)
+        cursor = cnx.cursor()
+        # check admin exists
+        cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM cw_CWUser WHERE cw_login=%(l)s",
+                       {'l': adminlogin})
+        if not cursor.fetchall():
+            print("-> error: admin user %r specified in sources doesn't exist "
+                  "in the database" % adminlogin)
+            print("   fix your sources file before running this command")
+            cnx.close()
+            sys.exit(1)
+        if self.config.password is None:
+            # ask for a new password
+            msg = 'new password for %s' % adminlogin
+            _, pwd = manager_userpasswd(adminlogin, confirm=True, passwdmsg=msg)
+        else:
+            pwd = self.config.password
+        try:
+            cursor.execute("UPDATE cw_CWUser SET cw_upassword=%(p)s WHERE cw_login=%(l)s",
+                           {'p': dbhelper.binary_value(crypt_password(pwd)), 'l': adminlogin})
+            sconfig = Configuration(options=USER_OPTIONS)
+            sconfig['login'] = adminlogin
+            sconfig['password'] = pwd
+            sourcescfg['admin'] = sconfig
+            config.write_sources_file(sourcescfg)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            cnx.rollback()
+            import traceback
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            print('-> an error occurred:', ex)
+        else:
+            cnx.commit()
+            print('-> password reset, sources file regenerated.')
+        cnx.close()
+
+
+
+def _remote_dump(host, appid, output, sudo=False):
+    # XXX generate unique/portable file name
+    from datetime import date
+    filename = '%s-%s.tgz' % (appid, date.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))
+    dmpcmd = 'cubicweb-ctl db-dump -o /tmp/%s %s' % (filename, appid)
+    if sudo:
+        dmpcmd = 'sudo %s' % (dmpcmd)
+    dmpcmd = 'ssh -t %s "%s"' % (host, dmpcmd)
+    print(dmpcmd)
+    if os.system(dmpcmd):
+        raise ExecutionError('Error while dumping the database')
+    if output is None:
+        output = filename
+    cmd = 'scp %s:/tmp/%s %s' % (host, filename, output)
+    print(cmd)
+    if os.system(cmd):
+        raise ExecutionError('Error while retrieving the dump at /tmp/%s' % filename)
+    rmcmd = 'ssh -t %s "rm -f /tmp/%s"' % (host, filename)
+    print(rmcmd)
+    if os.system(rmcmd) and not ASK.confirm(
+        'An error occurred while deleting remote dump at /tmp/%s. '
+        'Continue anyway?' % filename):
+        raise ExecutionError('Error while deleting remote dump at /tmp/%s' % filename)
+
+
+def _local_dump(appid, output, format='native'):
+    config = ServerConfiguration.config_for(appid)
+    config.quick_start = True
+    mih = config.migration_handler(verbosity=1)
+    mih.backup_database(output, askconfirm=False, format=format)
+    mih.shutdown()
+
+def _local_restore(appid, backupfile, drop, format='native'):
+    config = ServerConfiguration.config_for(appid)
+    config.verbosity = 1 # else we won't be asked for confirmation on problems
+    config.quick_start = True
+    mih = config.migration_handler(connect=False, verbosity=1)
+    mih.restore_database(backupfile, drop, askconfirm=False, format=format)
+    repo = mih.repo
+    # version of the database
+    dbversions = repo.get_versions()
+    mih.shutdown()
+    if not dbversions:
+        print("bad or missing version information in the database, don't upgrade file system")
+        return
+    # version of installed software
+    eversion = dbversions['cubicweb']
+    status = instance_status(config, eversion, dbversions)
+    # * database version > installed software
+    if status == 'needsoftupgrade':
+        print("** The database of %s is more recent than the installed software!" % config.appid)
+        print("** Upgrade your software, then migrate the database by running the command")
+        print("** 'cubicweb-ctl upgrade %s'" % config.appid)
+        return
+    # * database version < installed software, an upgrade will be necessary
+    #   anyway, just rewrite vc.conf and warn user he has to upgrade
+    elif status == 'needapplupgrade':
+        print("** The database of %s is older than the installed software." % config.appid)
+        print("** Migrate the database by running the command")
+        print("** 'cubicweb-ctl upgrade %s'" % config.appid)
+        return
+    # * database version = installed software, database version = instance fs version
+    #   ok!
+
+def instance_status(config, cubicwebapplversion, vcconf):
+    cubicwebversion = config.cubicweb_version()
+    if cubicwebapplversion > cubicwebversion:
+        return 'needsoftupgrade'
+    if cubicwebapplversion < cubicwebversion:
+        return 'needapplupgrade'
+    for cube in config.cubes():
+        try:
+            softversion = config.cube_version(cube)
+        except ConfigurationError:
+            print('-> Error: no cube version information for %s, please check that the cube is installed.' % cube)
+            continue
+        try:
+            applversion = vcconf[cube]
+        except KeyError:
+            print('-> Error: no cube version information for %s in version configuration.' % cube)
+            continue
+        if softversion == applversion:
+            continue
+        if softversion > applversion:
+            return 'needsoftupgrade'
+        elif softversion < applversion:
+            return 'needapplupgrade'
+    return None
+
+
+class DBDumpCommand(Command):
+    """Backup the system database of an instance.
+
+    <instance>
+      the identifier of the instance to backup
+      format [[user@]host:]appname
+    """
+    name = 'db-dump'
+    arguments = '<instance>'
+    min_args = max_args = 1
+    options = (
+        ('output',
+         {'short': 'o', 'type' : 'string', 'metavar' : '<file>',
+          'default' : None,
+          'help': 'Specify the backup file where the backup will be stored.'}
+         ),
+        ('sudo',
+         {'short': 's', 'action' : 'store_true',
+          'default' : False,
+          'help': 'Use sudo on the remote host.'}
+         ),
+        ('format',
+         {'short': 'f', 'default': 'native', 'type': 'choice',
+          'choices': ('native', 'portable'),
+          'help': '"native" format uses db backend utilities to dump the database. '
+                  '"portable" format uses a database independent format'}
+         ),
+        )
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        appid = args[0]
+        if ':' in appid:
+            host, appid = appid.split(':')
+            _remote_dump(host, appid, self.config.output, self.config.sudo)
+        else:
+            _local_dump(appid, self.config.output, format=self.config.format)
+
+
+
+
+class DBRestoreCommand(Command):
+    """Restore the system database of an instance.
+
+    <instance>
+      the identifier of the instance to restore
+    """
+    name = 'db-restore'
+    arguments = '<instance> <backupfile>'
+    min_args = max_args = 2
+
+    options = (
+        ('no-drop',
+         {'short': 'n', 'action' : 'store_true', 'default' : False,
+          'help': 'for some reason the database doesn\'t exist and so '
+          'should not be dropped.'}
+         ),
+        ('format',
+         {'short': 'f', 'default': 'native', 'type': 'choice',
+          'choices': ('native', 'portable'),
+          'help': 'the format used when dumping the database'}),
+        )
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        appid, backupfile = args
+        if self.config.format == 'portable':
+            # we need to ensure a DB exist before restoring from portable format
+            if not self.config.no_drop:
+                try:
+                    CWCTL.run(['db-create', '--automatic', appid])
+                except SystemExit as exc:
+                    # continue if the command exited with status 0 (success)
+                    if exc.code:
+                        raise
+        _local_restore(appid, backupfile,
+                       drop=not self.config.no_drop,
+                       format=self.config.format)
+        if self.config.format == 'portable':
+            try:
+                CWCTL.run(['db-rebuild-fti', appid])
+            except SystemExit as exc:
+                if exc.code:
+                    raise
+
+
+class DBCopyCommand(Command):
+    """Copy the system database of an instance (backup and restore).
+
+    <src-instance>
+      the identifier of the instance to backup
+      format [[user@]host:]appname
+
+    <dest-instance>
+      the identifier of the instance to restore
+    """
+    name = 'db-copy'
+    arguments = '<src-instance> <dest-instance>'
+    min_args = max_args = 2
+    options = (
+        ('no-drop',
+         {'short': 'n', 'action' : 'store_true',
+          'default' : False,
+          'help': 'For some reason the database doesn\'t exist and so '
+          'should not be dropped.'}
+         ),
+        ('keep-dump',
+         {'short': 'k', 'action' : 'store_true',
+          'default' : False,
+          'help': 'Specify that the dump file should not be automatically removed.'}
+         ),
+        ('sudo',
+         {'short': 's', 'action' : 'store_true',
+          'default' : False,
+          'help': 'Use sudo on the remote host.'}
+         ),
+        ('format',
+         {'short': 'f', 'default': 'native', 'type': 'choice',
+          'choices': ('native', 'portable'),
+          'help': '"native" format uses db backend utilities to dump the database. '
+                  '"portable" format uses a database independent format'}
+         ),
+        )
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        import tempfile
+        srcappid, destappid = args
+        fd, output = tempfile.mkstemp()
+        os.close(fd)
+        if ':' in srcappid:
+            host, srcappid = srcappid.split(':')
+            _remote_dump(host, srcappid, output, self.config.sudo)
+        else:
+            _local_dump(srcappid, output, format=self.config.format)
+        _local_restore(destappid, output, not self.config.no_drop,
+                       self.config.format)
+        if self.config.keep_dump:
+            print('-> you can get the dump file at', output)
+        else:
+            os.remove(output)
+
+
+class CheckRepositoryCommand(Command):
+    """Check integrity of the system database of an instance.
+
+    <instance>
+      the identifier of the instance to check
+    """
+    name = 'db-check'
+    arguments = '<instance>'
+    min_args = max_args = 1
+    options = (
+        ('checks',
+         {'short': 'c', 'type' : 'csv', 'metavar' : '<check list>',
+          'default' : ('entities', 'relations',
+                       'mandatory_relations', 'mandatory_attributes',
+                       'metadata', 'schema', 'text_index'),
+          'help': 'Comma separated list of check to run. By default run all \
+checks, i.e. entities, relations, mandatory_relations, mandatory_attributes, \
+metadata, text_index and schema.'}
+         ),
+
+        ('autofix',
+         {'short': 'a', 'type' : 'yn', 'metavar' : '<yes or no>',
+          'default' : False,
+          'help': 'Automatically correct integrity problems if this option \
+is set to "y" or "yes", else only display them'}
+         ),
+        ('reindex',
+         {'short': 'r', 'type' : 'yn', 'metavar' : '<yes or no>',
+          'default' : False,
+          'help': 're-indexes the database for full text search if this \
+option is set to "y" or "yes" (may be long for large database).'}
+         ),
+        ('force',
+         {'short': 'f', 'action' : 'store_true',
+          'default' : False,
+          'help': 'don\'t check instance is up to date.'}
+         ),
+
+        )
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        from cubicweb.server.checkintegrity import check
+        appid = args[0]
+        config = ServerConfiguration.config_for(appid)
+        config.repairing = self.config.force
+        repo, _cnx = repo_cnx(config)
+        with repo.internal_cnx() as cnx:
+            check(repo, cnx,
+                  self.config.checks,
+                  self.config.reindex,
+                  self.config.autofix)
+
+
+class RebuildFTICommand(Command):
+    """Rebuild the full-text index of the system database of an instance.
+
+    <instance> [etype(s)]
+      the identifier of the instance to rebuild
+
+    If no etype is specified, cubicweb will reindex everything, otherwise
+    only specified etypes will be considered.
+    """
+    name = 'db-rebuild-fti'
+    arguments = '<instance>'
+    min_args = 1
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        from cubicweb.server.checkintegrity import reindex_entities
+        appid = args.pop(0)
+        etypes = args or None
+        config = ServerConfiguration.config_for(appid)
+        repo, cnx = repo_cnx(config)
+        with cnx:
+            reindex_entities(repo.schema, cnx, etypes=etypes)
+            cnx.commit()
+
+
+class SynchronizeSourceCommand(Command):
+    """Force a source synchronization.
+
+    <instance>
+      the identifier of the instance
+    <source>
+      the name of the source to synchronize.
+    """
+    name = 'source-sync'
+    arguments = '<instance> <source>'
+    min_args = max_args = 2
+    options = (
+            ('loglevel',
+             {'short': 'l', 'type' : 'choice', 'metavar': '<log level>',
+              'default': 'info', 'choices': ('debug', 'info', 'warning', 'error'),
+             }),
+    )
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        from cubicweb import repoapi
+        from cubicweb.cwctl import init_cmdline_log_threshold
+        config = ServerConfiguration.config_for(args[0])
+        config.global_set_option('log-file', None)
+        config.log_format = '%(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s'
+        init_cmdline_log_threshold(config, self['loglevel'])
+        repo = repoapi.get_repository(config=config)
+        repo.hm.call_hooks('server_maintenance', repo=repo)
+        try:
+            try:
+                source = repo.sources_by_uri[args[1]]
+            except KeyError:
+                raise ExecutionError('no source named %r' % args[1])
+            with repo.internal_cnx() as cnx:
+                stats = source.pull_data(cnx, force=True, raise_on_error=True)
+        finally:
+            repo.shutdown()
+        for key, val in stats.items():
+            if val:
+                print(key, ':', val)
+
+
+
+def permissionshandler(relation, perms):
+    from yams.schema import RelationDefinitionSchema
+    from yams.buildobjs import DEFAULT_ATTRPERMS
+    from cubicweb.schema import (PUB_SYSTEM_ENTITY_PERMS, PUB_SYSTEM_REL_PERMS,
+                                 PUB_SYSTEM_ATTR_PERMS, RO_REL_PERMS, RO_ATTR_PERMS)
+    defaultrelperms = (DEFAULT_ATTRPERMS, PUB_SYSTEM_REL_PERMS,
+                       PUB_SYSTEM_ATTR_PERMS, RO_REL_PERMS, RO_ATTR_PERMS)
+    defaulteperms = (PUB_SYSTEM_ENTITY_PERMS,)
+    # canonicalize vs str/unicode
+    for p in ('read', 'add', 'update', 'delete'):
+        rule = perms.get(p)
+        if rule:
+            perms[p] = tuple(str(x) if isinstance(x, string_types) else x
+                             for x in rule)
+    return perms, perms in defaultrelperms or perms in defaulteperms
+
+
+class SchemaDiffCommand(Command):
+    """Generate a diff between schema and fsschema description.
+
+    <instance>
+      the identifier of the instance
+    <diff-tool>
+      the name of the diff tool to compare the two generated files.
+    """
+    name = 'schema-diff'
+    arguments = '<instance> <diff-tool>'
+    min_args = max_args = 2
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        from yams.diff import schema_diff
+        from cubicweb import repoapi
+        appid = args.pop(0)
+        diff_tool = args.pop(0)
+        config = ServerConfiguration.config_for(appid)
+        repo = repoapi.get_repository(config=config)
+        fsschema = config.load_schema(expand_cubes=True)
+        schema_diff(fsschema, repo.schema, permissionshandler, diff_tool, ignore=('eid',))
+
+
+for cmdclass in (CreateInstanceDBCommand, InitInstanceCommand,
+                 GrantUserOnInstanceCommand, ResetAdminPasswordCommand,
+                 DBDumpCommand, DBRestoreCommand, DBCopyCommand,
+                 AddSourceCommand, CheckRepositoryCommand, RebuildFTICommand,
+                 SynchronizeSourceCommand, SchemaDiffCommand,
+                 ):
+    CWCTL.register(cmdclass)
+
+# extend configure command to set options in sources config file ###############
+
+db_options = (
+    ('db',
+     {'short': 'd', 'type' : 'named', 'metavar' : '[section1.]key1:value1,[section2.]key2:value2',
+      'default': None,
+      'help': '''set <key> in <section> to <value> in "source" configuration file. If <section> is not specified, it defaults to "system".
+
+Beware that changing admin.login or admin.password using this command
+will NOT update the database with new admin credentials.  Use the
+reset-admin-pwd command instead.
+''',
+      }),
+    )
+
+ConfigureInstanceCommand.options = merge_options(
+        ConfigureInstanceCommand.options + db_options)
+
+configure_instance = ConfigureInstanceCommand.configure_instance
+def configure_instance2(self, appid):
+    configure_instance(self, appid)
+    if self.config.db is not None:
+        appcfg = ServerConfiguration.config_for(appid)
+        srccfg = appcfg.read_sources_file()
+        for key, value in self.config.db.items():
+            if '.' in key:
+                section, key = key.split('.', 1)
+            else:
+                section = 'system'
+            try:
+                srccfg[section][key] = value
+            except KeyError:
+                raise ConfigurationError('unknown configuration key "%s" in section "%s" for source' % (key, section))
+        admcfg = Configuration(options=USER_OPTIONS)
+        admcfg['login'] = srccfg['admin']['login']
+        admcfg['password'] = srccfg['admin']['password']
+        srccfg['admin'] = admcfg
+        appcfg.write_sources_file(srccfg)
+ConfigureInstanceCommand.configure_instance = configure_instance2