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+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+
+# A script by Vincent Emonet to auto import ontologies from a BioPortal appliance to another
+# It will import the metadata too
+# Fill the following variables with
+
+# URL of the API and APIKEY of the BioPortal we want to import data FROM
+SOURCE_API = "http://data.bioontology.org"
+SOURCE_APIKEY = ""
+
+# URL of the API and APIKEY of the BioPortal we want to import data TO
+TARGET_API = "http://agroportal.lirmm.fr"
+TARGET_APIKEY = ""
+
+# The username of the user that will have the administration rights on the ontology on the target portal
+TARGETED_PORTAL_USER = "admin"
+
+# The list of acronyms of ontologies to import
+ONTOLOGIES_TO_IMPORT = ["STY"]
+
+
+
+require 'json'
+require 'net/http'
+
+# A function to create a new ontology (if already Acronym already existing on the portal it will return HTTPConflict)
+def create_ontology(ont_info)
+  uri = URI.parse(TARGET_API)
+  http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
+
+  req = Net::HTTP::Put.new("/ontologies/#{ont_info["acronym"]}")
+  req['Content-Type'] = "application/json"
+  req['Authorization'] = "apikey token=#{TARGET_APIKEY}"
+
+  if (ont_info["viewingRestriction"] == "private")
+    # In case of private ontology (acl: list of user that have the right to see the ontology)
+    req.body = { "acronym": ont_info["acronym"], "name": ont_info["name"], "group": ont_info["group"], "hasDomain": ont_info["hasDomain"], "administeredBy": [TARGETED_PORTAL_USER], "viewingRestriction": "private", "acl": [TARGETED_PORTAL_USER]}.to_json
+  else
+    req.body = { "acronym": ont_info["acronym"], "name": ont_info["name"], "group": ont_info["group"], "hasDomain": ont_info["hasDomain"], "administeredBy": [TARGETED_PORTAL_USER]}.to_json
+  end
+
+  response = http.start do |http|
+    http.request(req)
+  end
+
+  return response
+end
+
+# A function that take the submission informations from the source BioPortal to create a new submission
+# 2 possibilities:
+# - the source BioPortal pulls the ontology from an URL (pullLocation is filled), in this case we directly pull from this URL
+# - Or it stores it directly in the portal, in this case we pull it from the portal download link
+def upload_submission(sub_info)
+  uri = URI.parse(TARGET_API)
+  http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
+
+  req = Net::HTTP::Post.new("/ontologies/#{sub_info["ontology"]["acronym"]}/submissions")
+  req['Content-Type'] = "application/json"
+  req['Authorization'] = "apikey token=#{TARGET_APIKEY}"
+
+  # Check if the source BioPortal is pulling the ontology from an URL
+  # If yes then we will pull the ontology from this place (allow auto update of the ontology when the ontology is changed in its source URL)
+  if sub_info["pullLocation"].nil?
+    pull_location = "#{sub_info["ontology"]["links"]["download"]}?apikey=#{SOURCE_APIKEY}"
+  else
+    pull_location = sub_info["pullLocation"]
+  end
+
+  # Extract contacts
+  contacts = []
+  sub_info["contact"].each do |contact|
+    contacts.push({"name": contact["name"],"email": contact["email"]})
+  end
+
+  # Build the json body
+  # hasOntologyLanguage options: OWL, UMLS, SKOS, OBO
+  # status: alpha, beta, production, retired
+  req.body = {
+      "contact": contacts,
+      "hasOntologyLanguage": sub_info["hasOntologyLanguage"],
+      "released": sub_info["released"],
+      "ontology": "#{TARGET_API}/ontologies/#{sub_info["ontology"]["acronym"]}",
+      "description": sub_info["description"],
+      "status": sub_info["status"],
+      "version": sub_info["version"],
+      "homepage": sub_info["homepage"],
+      "documentation": sub_info["documentation"],
+      "publication": sub_info["publication"],
+      "naturalLanguage": sub_info["naturalLanguage"],
+      "pullLocation": pull_location
+  }.to_json
+
+  #puts req.body.to_s
+  response = http.start do |http|
+    http.request(req)
+  end
+
+  return response
+end
+
+
+# Go through all ontologies acronym and get their latest_submission informations
+ONTOLOGIES_TO_IMPORT.each do |ont|
+  sub_info = JSON.parse(Net::HTTP.get(URI.parse("#{SOURCE_API}/ontologies/#{ont}/latest_submission?apikey=#{SOURCE_APIKEY}&display=all")))
+
+  # if the ontology is already created then it will return HTTPConflict, no consequences
+  puts create_ontology(sub_info["ontology"])
+
+  puts upload_submission(sub_info)
+end
+
+