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+import os
+import sys
+import json
+import logging
+
+from ming.orm import state, session
+from ming.orm.base import instrument, DocumentTracker
+
+from pymongo.json_util import default, object_hook
+from pyforge import model as M
+from pyforge.command import ReindexCommand
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+MONGO_HOME=os.environ.get('MONGO_HOME', '')
+MONGO_DUMP=os.path.join(MONGO_HOME, 'bin/mongodump')
+MONGO_RESTORE=os.path.join(MONGO_HOME, 'bin/mongorestore')
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        log.error('Usage: %s <dirname> <new_shortname>', sys.argv[0])
+        return
+    dirname = sys.argv[1]
+    new_pname = sys.argv[2]
+    restore_project(dirname, new_pname)
+
+def restore_project(dirname, new_shortname=None):
+    log.info('Reloading %s into %s', dirname, new_shortname)
+    with open(os.path.join(dirname, 'project.json')) as fp:
+        project_doc = json.load(fp, object_hook=object_hook)
+    project = M.Project.query.get(_id=project_doc['_id'])
+    st = state(project)
+    st.document = instrument(project_doc, DocumentTracker(st))
+    if project is None:
+        log.fatal('Project not found')
+        return
+    dump_path = os.path.join(dirname, project.database)
+    with open(os.path.join(dirname, 'project.json')) as fp:
+        project_doc = json.load(fp, object_hook=object_hook)
+    st = state(project)
+    st.document = instrument(project_doc, DocumentTracker(st))
+    project.shortname = new_shortname
+    project.database = 'project:' + new_shortname.replace('/', ':').replace('-', '_')
+    project.deleted = False
+    conn = M.main_doc_session.bind.conn
+    if project.database in conn.database_names():
+        raw_input('''Warning: database %s is already populated.  If you do NOT want
+    to drop the database and create a new one, press Crtl-C NOW!  Otherwise,
+    press enter to continue.''' % project.database)
+        conn.drop_database(project.database)
+    os.system('%s --db %s %s' % (
+            MONGO_RESTORE, project.database, dump_path))
+    session(project).flush()
+    reindex= ReindexCommand('reindex')
+    reindex.run(['--project', new_shortname])
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()