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+const Settings = require('@overleaf/settings')
+const logger = require('@overleaf/logger')
+const rclient = require('@overleaf/redis-wrapper').createClient(
+  Settings.redis.documentupdater
+)
+const keys = Settings.redis.documentupdater.key_schema
+const ProjectFlusher = require('app/js/ProjectFlusher')
+const DocumentManager = require('app/js/DocumentManager')
+// const RedisManager = require('app/js/RedisManager')
+const util = require('util')
+const flushAndDeleteDocWithLock = util.promisify(
+  DocumentManager.flushAndDeleteDocWithLock
+)
+// const getDoc = util.promisify((projectId, docId, cb) => {
+//   RedisManager.getDoc(projectId, docId, (err, ...results) => {
+//     cb(err, results)
+//   })
+// })
+
+// const removeDocFromMemory = util.promisify(RedisManager.removeDocFromMemory)
+
+async function flushAndDeleteDocs(dockeys, options) {
+  logger.debug({ dockeys }, 'trying keys')
+  const docIds = ProjectFlusher._extractIds(dockeys)
+  for (const docId of docIds) {
+    const pathname = await rclient.get(keys.pathname({ doc_id: docId }))
+    logger.debug({ docId, pathname }, 'checking doc')
+    if (!pathname) {
+      const projectId = await rclient.get(keys.projectKey({ doc_id: docId }))
+      if (!projectId) {
+        // await deleteDanglingDoc(projectId, docId, pathname, options)
+        logger.info(
+          { projectId, docId, pathname },
+          'skipping doc with empty pathname and project id'
+        )
+      } else {
+        await flushAndDeleteDoc(projectId, docId, pathname, options)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// async function deleteDanglingDoc(projectId, docId, pathname, options) {
+//   const [
+//     // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+//     _docLines,
+//     version,
+//     // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+//     _ranges,
+//     // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+//     _pathname,
+//     projectHistoryId,
+//     unflushedTime,
+//     lastUpdatedAt,
+//     lastUpdatedBy,
+//   ] = await getDoc(projectId, docId)
+//   logger.warn(
+//     {
+//       projectId,
+//       docId,
+//       pathname,
+//       version,
+//       projectHistoryId,
+//       unflushedTime,
+//       lastUpdatedAt,
+//       lastUpdatedBy,
+//     },
+//     'missing project id'
+//   )
+//   if (options.dryRun) {
+//     logger.info(
+//       { projectId, docId, pathname },
+//       'dry run mode - would delete doc with empty pathname and project id'
+//     )
+//     return
+//   }
+//   logger.info(
+//     { projectId, docId, pathname },
+//     'deleting doc with empty pathname and project id'
+//   )
+//   try {
+//     await removeDocFromMemory(projectId, docId)
+//   } catch (err) {
+//     logger.error(
+//       { projectId, docId, pathname, err },
+//       'error deleting doc with empty pathname and project id'
+//     )
+//   }
+// }
+
+async function flushAndDeleteDoc(projectId, docId, pathname, options) {
+  if (options.dryRun) {
+    logger.info(
+      { projectId, docId, pathname },
+      'dry run mode - would flush doc with empty pathname'
+    )
+    return
+  }
+  logger.info(
+    { projectId, docId, pathname },
+    'flushing doc with empty pathname'
+  )
+  try {
+    await flushAndDeleteDocWithLock(projectId, docId, {})
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.error(
+      { projectId, docId, pathname, err },
+      'error flushing and deleting doc without pathname'
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+async function cleanUpDocs(options) {
+  logger.info({ options }, 'cleaning up docs without pathnames')
+  let cursor = 0
+  do {
+    const [newCursor, doclinesKeys] = await rclient.scan(
+      cursor,
+      'MATCH',
+      keys.docLines({ doc_id: '*' }),
+      'COUNT',
+      options.limit
+    )
+    logger.debug({ count: doclinesKeys.length }, 'found docs')
+    await flushAndDeleteDocs(doclinesKeys, options)
+    cursor = newCursor
+  } while (cursor !== '0')
+}
+
+cleanUpDocs({ limit: 1000, dryRun: true })
+  .then(result => {
+    console.log('DONE')
+  })
+  .catch(function (error) {
+    if (error) {
+      throw error
+    }
+    return process.exit()
+  })