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+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 0028_add_default_permissions
+Revises: 0027_add_service_permission
+Create Date: 2016-02-26 10:33:20.536362
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '0028_add_default_permissions'
+down_revision = '0027_add_service_permission'
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+def upgrade():
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    user_services = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM user_to_service").fetchall()
+    for entry in user_services:
+        id_ = uuid.uuid4()
+        created_at = datetime.now().isoformat().replace('T', ' ')
+        conn.execute((
+            "INSERT INTO permissions (id, user_id, service_id, permission, created_at)"
+            " VALUES ('{}', '{}', '{}', 'manage_service', '{}')").format(id_, entry[0], entry[1], created_at))
+        id_ = uuid.uuid4()
+        conn.execute((
+            "INSERT INTO permissions (id, user_id, service_id, permission, created_at)"
+            " VALUES ('{}', '{}', '{}', 'send_messages', '{}')").format(id_, entry[0], entry[1], created_at))
+        id_ = uuid.uuid4()
+        conn.execute((
+            "INSERT INTO permissions (id, user_id, service_id, permission, created_at)"
+            " VALUES ('{}', '{}', '{}', 'manage_api_keys', '{}')").format(id_, entry[0], entry[1], created_at))
+    ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    conn.execute("DELETE FROM permissions")
+
+    ### end Alembic commands ###
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