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+# Federated Computer, Inc.
+# David Sainty <saint@federated.computer>  2024 A.D.
+# Gossamer Threads to Discourse -- Correct Encoding
+# v0.1 New script
+
+require 'mysql2'
+require 'active_record'
+require 'charlock_holmes'
+
+# require 'concurrent-ruby'
+require File.expand_path("../../../../config/environment", __FILE__)
+require File.expand_path("../../../../script/import_scripts/base", __FILE__)
+
+class GossamerForumsCorrectEncoding < ImportScripts::Base
+  def initialize
+    super
+      begin
+        # Initialize MySQL client to connect to Gossamer Forums database
+        @mysql_client = Mysql2::Client.new(
+          host: "slowtwitch.northend.network",
+          username: "admin",
+          password: "yxnh93Ybbz2Nm8#mp28zCVv",
+          database: "slowtwitch"
+        )
+      rescue Mysql2::Error => e
+        puts "Error connecting to MySQL: #{e.message}"
+        exit 1
+      end
+      @batch_size = 1000   # Number of posts to process in each batch
+  end
+
+  # Method to detect and fix text encoding
+  def fix_text_encoding(text)
+    # Detect encoding
+    detection = CharlockHolmes::Detect.detect(text)
+    original_encoding = detection[:encoding]
+    puts "Original encoding detected: #{original_encoding}"
+
+    if original_encoding == 'ISO-8859-1'
+      text.force_encoding('ISO-8859-1').encode('UTF-8')
+    else
+      # Try to convert from detected encoding to UTF-8
+      text.encode('UTF-8', original_encoding, invalid: :replace, undef: :replace, replace: '?')
+    end
+  rescue StandardError => e
+    puts "Error during encoding conversion: #{e.message}"
+    text
+  end
+
+    # Method to fix encoding issues in post content
+  def fix_encoding
+    offset = 0
+
+    loop do
+      posts = Post.limit(@batch_size).offset(offset)
+      break if posts.empty?
+
+      posts.each do |post|
+        raw_content = post.raw
+        fixed_content = fix_text_encoding(raw_content)
+        if fixed_content != raw_content
+          puts "Updating post ##{post.id}"
+          puts "------- raw_content:\n#{raw_content}"
+          puts "+++++++ fixed_content:\n#{fixed_content}"
+          puts "---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+          # post.update(raw: fixed_content)
+          post.raw = fixed_content
+          if post.save
+            puts "Post ##{post.id} updated successfully."
+          else
+            puts "Failed to update Post ##{post.id}: #{post.errors.full_messages.join(', ')}"
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      offset += @batch_size
+    end
+  end
+
+  def perform_encoding_correction
+    puts "Encoding Correction beginning!"
+    # destroy_deleted_posts_from_gossamer
+    destroy_deleted_posts_from_gossamer_with_user('spudone')
+    puts "Encoding Correction complete!"
+  end
+end
+
+GossamerForumsDestroyDeletedPosts.new.perform_encoding_correction
+