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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+function usage(){
+    echo -e "usage: sudo $0 [OPTIONS]"
+    echo -e "Install openvim database server"
+    echo -e "  OPTIONS"
+    echo -e "     -U USER:    database admin user. 'root' by default. Prompts if needed"
+    echo -e "     -P PASS:    database admin password to be used or installed. Prompts if needed"
+    echo -e "     -d: d database name, default name  vim_db"
+    echo -e "     -u: database user, default name  vim"
+    echo -e "     -p: database pass, default name  vimpw"
+    echo -e "     -q --quiet: install in unattended mode"
+    echo -e "     -h --help:  show this help"
+    echo -e "     --forcedb:  reinstall vim_db DB, deleting previous database if exists and creating a new one"
+    echo -e "     --no-install-packages: <deprecate> use this option to skip updating and installing the requires packages. This avoid wasting time if you are sure requires packages are present e.g. because of a previous installation"
+
+
+}
+
+function _create_db(){
+    echo '
+    #################################################################
+    #####               CREATE DATABASE                         #####
+    #################################################################'
+    echo -e "\nCreating temporary file form MYSQL installation and initialization"
+    TEMPFILE="$(mktemp -q --tmpdir "installopenvim.XXXXXX")"
+    trap 'rm -f "$TEMPFILE"' EXIT
+    chmod 0600 "$TEMPFILE"
+    echo -e "[client]\n user='${DB_ADMIN_USER}'\n password='$DB_ADMIN_PASSWD'">"$TEMPFILE"
+
+    if db_exists $DB_NAME $TEMPFILE ; then
+        if [[ -n $FORCEDB ]]; then
+            DBDELETEPARAM=""
+            [[ -n $QUIET_MODE ]] && DBDELETEPARAM="-f"
+            mysqladmin  --defaults-extra-file=$TEMPFILE -s drop ${DB_NAME} $DBDELETEPARAM || ! echo "Could not delete ${DB_NAME} database" || exit 1
+            mysqladmin  --defaults-extra-file=$TEMPFILE -s create ${DB_NAME} || ! echo "1 Error creating ${DB_NAME} database" || exit 1
+            echo "CREATE USER $DB_USER@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$DB_PASS';"   | mysql --defaults-extra-file=$TEMPFILE -s || ! echo "2 Failed while creating user vim at database"
+            echo "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ${DB_NAME}.* TO $DB_USER@'localhost';" | mysql --defaults-extra-file=$TEMPFILE -s || ! echo "3 Failed while creating user vim at database" || exit 1
+            echo " Database '${DB_NAME}' created, user $DB_USER password '$DB_PASS'"
+        else
+            echo "Database exists. Use option '--forcedb' to force the deletion of the existing one" && exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "mysqladmin -u$DB_ADMIN_USER $DBPASSWD_PARAM -s create ${DB_NAME}"
+
+        mysqladmin -u$DB_ADMIN_USER $DBPASSWD_PARAM -s create ${DB_NAME} || ! echo "4 Error creating ${DB_NAME} database" || exit 1
+        echo "CREATE USER $DB_USER@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$DB_PASS';"   | mysql --defaults-extra-file=$TEMPFILE -s || ! echo "Failed while creating user vim at database"
+        echo "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ${DB_NAME}.* TO $DB_USER@'localhost';" | mysql --defaults-extra-file=$TEMPFILE -s || ! echo "Failed giving creating user vim at database" || exit 1
+        echo " Database '${DB_NAME}' created, user $DB_USER password '$DB_PASS'"
+    fi
+}
+
+function _init_db(){
+    echo '
+    #################################################################
+    #####        INIT DATABASE                                  #####
+    #################################################################'
+    DIRNAME=$(dirname $(readlink -f ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))
+    su $SUDO_USER -c "${DIRNAME}/init_vim_db.sh -u $DB_USER -p $DB_PASS -d ${DB_NAME}" || ! echo "Failed while initializing database" || exit 1
+}
+
+function db_exists() {
+    RESULT=`mysqlshow --defaults-extra-file="$2" | grep -v Wildcard | grep -o $1`
+    if [ "$RESULT" == "$1" ]; then
+        echo " DB $1 exists"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    echo " DB $1 does not exist"
+    return 1
+}
+DB_NAME='vim_db'
+DB_ADMIN_USER="root"
+DB_USER="vim"
+DB_PASS="vimpw"
+DB_ADMIN_PASSWD=""
+DBPASSWD_PARAM=""
+QUIET_MODE=""
+FORCEDB=""
+NO_PACKAGES=""
+while getopts ":U:P:d:u:p:hiq-:" o; do
+    case "${o}" in
+        U)
+            export DB_ADMIN_USER="$OPTARG"
+            ;;
+        P)
+            export DB_ADMIN_PASSWD="$OPTARG"
+            export DBPASSWD_PARAM="-p$OPTARG"
+            ;;
+        d)
+            export DB_NAME="$OPTARG"
+            ;;
+        u)
+            export DB_USER="$OPTARG"
+            ;;
+        p)
+            export DB_PASS="$OPTARG"
+            ;;
+        q)
+            export QUIET_MODE=yes
+            export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+            ;;
+        h)
+            usage && exit 0
+            ;;
+        -)
+            [ "${OPTARG}" == "help" ] && usage && exit 0
+            [ "${OPTARG}" == "forcedb" ] && FORCEDB="y" && continue
+            [ "${OPTARG}" == "quiet" ] && export QUIET_MODE=yes && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && continue
+            [ "${OPTARG}" == "no-install-packages" ] && export NO_PACKAGES=yes && continue
+            echo -e "Invalid option: '--$OPTARG'\nTry $0 --help for more information" >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        \?)
+            echo -e "Invalid option: '-$OPTARG'\nTry $0 --help for more information" >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        :)
+            echo -e "Option '-$OPTARG' requires an argument\nTry $0 --help for more information" >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        *)
+            usage >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+HERE=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
+OPENVIM_BASEFOLDER=$(dirname $HERE)
+[ "$USER" != "root" ] && echo "Needed root privileges" >&2 && exit -1
+
+if [[ -z "$SUDO_USER" ]] || [[ "$SUDO_USER" = "root" ]]
+then
+    export SUDO_USER='root'
+fi
+
+#Discover Linux distribution
+#try redhat type
+[ -f /etc/redhat-release ] && _DISTRO=$(cat /etc/redhat-release 2>/dev/null | cut  -d" " -f1)
+#if not assuming ubuntu type
+[ -f /etc/redhat-release ] || _DISTRO=$(lsb_release -is  2>/dev/null)
+
+#check and ask for database user password. Must be done after database installation
+if [[ -n $QUIET_MODE ]]
+then
+    echo -e "\nCheking database connection and ask for credentials"
+    echo "mysqladmin -s -u$DB_ADMIN_USER $DBPASSWD_PARAM status >/dev/null"
+    while ! mysqladmin -s -u$DB_ADMIN_USER $DBPASSWD_PARAM status >/dev/null
+    do
+        [ -n "$logintry" ] &&  echo -e "\nInvalid database credentials!!!. Try again (Ctrl+c to abort)"
+        [ -z "$logintry" ] &&  echo -e "\nProvide database credentials"
+        read -e -p "database user? ($DB_ADMIN_USER) " DBUSER_
+        [ -n "$DBUSER_" ] && DB_ADMIN_USER=$DBUSER_
+        read -e -s -p "database password? (Enter for not using password) " DBPASSWD_
+        [ -n "$DBPASSWD_" ] && DB_ADMIN_PASSWD="$DBPASSWD_" && DBPASSWD_PARAM="-p$DBPASSWD_"
+        [ -z "$DBPASSWD_" ] && DB_ADMIN_PASSWD=""           && DBPASSWD_PARAM=""
+        logintry="yes"
+    done
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$NO_PACKAGES" ]]
+then
+    _create_db
+    _init_db
+fi
+