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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+def config
+  Grader::Configuration.get_instance
+end
+
+def display_manual
+  puts <<USAGE
+load_testcases
+using: load_testcases [problem_name ...]
+  problem_name    are list of "short name" of the problems
+
+  options:
+    --dry-run     do nothing, just simulate the run
+    --all         import all problem. This might take several minutes
+
+USAGE
+end
+
+def process_options_and_stop_file
+
+  # Process 'help' option
+  if (ARGV.length == 0) or ((ARGV.length==1) and (/help/.match(ARGV[0])))
+    display_manual
+    exit(0)
+  end
+
+  #default options
+  options = {
+    :dry_run => false,
+  }
+
+  options[:dry_run] = (ARGV.delete('--dry') != nil)
+  options[:all] = (ARGV.delete('--all') != nil)
+
+  return options
+end
+
+def process_problem(prob,dry_run = false)
+  prob.testcases.destroy_all
+  testcases_root = File.expand_path(GRADER_ROOT+"/../ev/#{prob.name}/test_cases/")
+  num = 1
+  puts "Processing problem #{prob.name}"
+  loop do
+    file_root = testcases_root + "/#{num}/"
+    puts "  checking file #{file_root}"
+    break unless File.exists? file_root
+    input = File.read(file_root + "/input-#{num}.txt")
+    answer = File.read(file_root + "/answer-#{num}.txt")
+    puts "  got test case ##{num} of size #{input.size} and #{answer.size}"
+
+    #THIS IS JUST A  PLACE HOLDER
+    group = num #this is wrong!!! fix it!!
+    score = 10
+    #BEWARE
+
+    prob.testcases.create(input: input,sol: answer, num: num, score:score,group: group) unless dry_run
+    num += 1
+  end
+end
+
+#########################################
+# main program
+#########################################
+
+options = process_options_and_stop_file
+
+# load grader environment
+GRADER_ENV = 'grading'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'config/environment')
+
+# boot rails, to be able to use the active record
+RAILS_ENV = config.rails_env
+require RAILS_ROOT + '/config/environment'
+
+if options[:all]
+  Problem.all.each { |prob| process_problem(prob,options[:dry_run]) }
+else
+  ARGV.each do |name|
+    prob = Problem.find_by(name: name)
+    process_problem(prob,options[:dry_run]) if prob
+    puts "Cannot find the problem #{name}" unless prob
+  end
+end
+