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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Schema;
+use App\{Media, Status};
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use App\Jobs\ImageOptimizePipeline\ImageThumbnail;
+
+class UpdateCommand extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'update';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Run pixelfed schema updates between versions.';
+
+    protected $versions = [
+        '0.1.0',
+        '0.1.2',
+        '0.1.3',
+        '0.1.4',
+        '0.1.5',
+        '0.1.6',
+        '0.1.7',
+        '0.1.8',
+        '0.1.9',
+    ];
+
+    protected $version;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new command instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $this->verifyVersion();
+    }
+
+    public function verifyVersion()
+    {
+        $this->callSilent('config:cache');
+        $this->version = config('pixelfed.version');
+
+        $known = in_array($this->version, $this->versions);
+        if($known == false) {
+            $this->error('Unknown version found, aborting...');
+            exit;   
+        }
+        $this->updateStrategy($this->version);
+    }
+
+    public function updateStrategy($version)
+    {
+        switch ($version) {
+            case '0.1.8':
+                $this->info('You are running an older version that doesn\'t require any updates!');
+                break;
+            case '0.1.9':
+                $this->update019();
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                # code...
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function update019()
+    {
+        $this->buildVersionFile();
+        $v = $this->getVersionFile();
+        if($v['updated'] == true) {
+            $this->info('Already up to date!');
+            exit;
+        }
+        $exists = Schema::hasColumn('statuses','scope');
+        if(!$exists) {
+            $this->error('You need to run the migrations before you proceed with this update.');
+            if($this->confirm('Do you want to run the migrations?')) {
+                $this->callSilent('migrate');
+            } else {
+                exit;
+            }
+        }
+        $statusCount = Status::count();
+        $this->info('Running updates ...');
+        $bar = $this->output->createProgressBar($statusCount);
+        Status::chunk(200, function($statuses) use ($bar) {
+
+            foreach($statuses as $status) {
+                $ts = $status->updated_at;
+                $status->scope = $status->visibility;
+                $status->updated_at = $ts;
+                $status->save();
+
+                if($status->firstMedia()) {
+                    $media = $status->firstMedia();
+                    if(in_array($media->mime, ['image/jpeg', 'image/png'])) {
+                        ImageThumbnail::dispatch($media);
+                    }
+                }
+                $bar->advance();
+            }
+        });
+        $this->updateVersionFile('0.1.9', true);
+        $bar->finish();
+    }
+
+    protected function buildVersionFile()
+    {
+        $path = storage_path('app/version.json');
+        if(is_file($path) == false) {
+            $contents = json_encode([
+                'version' => $this->version,
+                'updated' => false,
+                'timestamp' => date('c')
+            ], JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
+            file_put_contents($path, $contents);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function getVersionFile()
+    {
+        $path = storage_path('app/version.json');
+        if(is_file($path) == false) {
+            $contents = [
+                'version' => $this->version,
+                'updated' => false,
+                'timestamp' => date('c')
+            ];
+            $json = json_encode($contents, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
+            file_put_contents($path, $json);
+            return $contents;
+        } else {
+            return json_decode(file_get_contents($path), true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function updateVersionFile($version, $updated = false) {
+        $path = storage_path('app/version.json');
+        if(is_file($path) == false) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $contents = [
+            'version' => $version,
+            'updated' => $updated,
+            'timestamp' => date('c')
+        ];
+        $json = json_encode($contents, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
+        file_put_contents($path, $json);
+    }
+}