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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+$|++; # disable output buffering
+our ($webguiRoot, $configFile, $state, $emailFile, $groupId );
+
+BEGIN {
+    $webguiRoot = "..";
+    unshift (@INC, $webguiRoot."/lib");
+}
+
+use strict;
+use Pod::Usage;
+use Getopt::Long;
+use WebGUI::Session;
+use WebGUI::User;
+use WebGUI::User::SpecialState;
+
+# Get parameters here, including $help
+GetOptions(
+    'configFile=s'  => \$configFile,
+    'groupId=s'     => \$groupId,
+    'state=s'       => \$state,
+    'emailFile=s'   => \$emailFile,
+);
+
+my $session = start( $webguiRoot, $configFile );
+
+open my $fh, "<$emailFile" || die "Cannot open email file [$emailFile]";
+
+while ( my $email = <$fh> ) {
+    $email =~ s{\s}{}gxmsi;
+
+    if ( $email !~ m/^[^@]+\@[^@]+$/ ) {
+        print "Skipping email address [$email] because it looks wrong.\n";
+        next;
+    }
+
+    print "Processing email address [$email]...\n";
+
+    my $user = WebGUI::User->newByEmail( $session, $email );
+    if ( $user ) {
+        print "\tEmail already has account. Skipping.\n";
+    }
+    else {
+        print "\tEmail has no account, creating special state $state.\n";
+        $user = WebGUI::User::SpecialState->create( $session );
+        $user->update( { email => $email } );
+        $user->addSpecialState( $state );
+    }
+
+    print "\tAdding user to group $groupId\n";
+
+    $user->addToGroups( [ $groupId ] );
+
+}
+print "Done\n\n";
+
+finish($session);
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Your sub here
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub start {
+    my $webguiRoot  = shift;
+    my $configFile  = shift;
+    my $session = WebGUI::Session->open($webguiRoot,$configFile);
+    $session->user({userId=>3});
+    
+    ## If your script is adding or changing content you need these lines, otherwise leave them commented
+    #
+    # my $versionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($session);
+    # $versionTag->set({name => 'Name Your Tag'});
+    #
+    ##
+    
+    return $session;
+}
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub finish {
+    my $session = shift;
+    
+    ## If your script is adding or changing content you need these lines, otherwise leave them commented
+    #
+    # my $versionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($session);
+    # $versionTag->commit;
+    ##
+    
+    $session->var->end;
+    $session->close;
+}
+
+__END__
+
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+utility - A template for WebGUI utility scripts
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ utility --configFile config.conf ...
+
+ utility --help
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This WebGUI utility script helps you...
+
+=head1 ARGUMENTS
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+=over
+
+=item B<--configFile config.conf>
+
+The WebGUI config file to use. Only the file name needs to be specified,
+since it will be looked up inside WebGUI's configuration directory.
+This parameter is required.
+
+=item B<--help>
+
+Shows a short summary and usage
+
+=item B<--man>
+
+Shows this document
+
+=back
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
+
+=cut
+
+#vim:ft=perl