discourse/lib/tasks/categories.rake

task "categories:move_topics", [:from_category, :to_category] => [:environment] do |_, args|
  from_category_id = args[:from_category]
  to_category_id = args[:to_category]

  if !from_category_id || !to_category_id
    puts "ERROR: Expecting categories:move_topics[from_category_id,to_category_id]"
    exit 1
  end

  from_category = Category.find(from_category_id)
  to_category = Category.find(to_category_id)

  if from_category.present? && to_category.present?
    puts "Moving topics from #{from_category.slug} to #{to_category.slug}..."
    Topic.where(category_id: from_category.id).update_all(category_id: to_category.id)
    from_category.update_attribute(:topic_count, 0)

    puts "Updating category stats..."
    Category.update_stats
  end

  puts "", "Done!", ""
end

task "categories:create_definition" => :environment do
  puts "Creating category definitions"
  puts

  done = 0
  current = 0
  total = Category.count

  Category.find_each do |c|
    if c.topic_id.blank?
      c.create_category_definition
      done += 1
    end
    print_status(current += 1, total)
  end

  puts "", "category definition created for #{done} categories!", ""
end


def print_status(current, max)
  print "\r%9d / %d (%5.1f%%)" % [current, max, ((current.to_f / max.to_f) * 100).round(1)]
end