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+const Settings = require('settings-sharelatex')
+const { ObjectId } = require('mongodb')
+const { Project } = require('../app/src/models/Project')
+
+async function main() {
+  const { image, projectIds } = parseArgs()
+  await updateImage(image, projectIds)
+}
+
+function parseArgs() {
+  if (process.argv.length < 4) {
+    printUsage()
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+  const image = parseImage(process.argv[2])
+  const projectIds = parseProjectIds(process.argv.slice(3))
+  return { image, projectIds }
+}
+
+function printUsage() {
+  console.error('Usage: node set_tex_live_image.js <image> <projectId> ...')
+}
+
+function parseImage(image) {
+  const allowedImageNames = Settings.allowedImageNames.map(x => x.imageName)
+  if (!allowedImageNames.includes(image)) {
+    console.error(`Unknown image: ${image}`)
+    console.error('Please use one of:')
+    for (const allowedImage of allowedImageNames) {
+      console.error(`    - ${allowedImage}`)
+    }
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+  return image
+}
+
+function parseProjectIds(projectIds) {
+  const oids = []
+  for (const projectId of projectIds) {
+    let oid
+    try {
+      oid = ObjectId(projectId)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(`Invalid project id: ${projectId}`)
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+    oids.push(oid)
+  }
+  return oids
+}
+
+async function updateImage(image, projectIds) {
+  const res = await Project.updateMany(
+    { _id: { $in: projectIds.map(ObjectId) } },
+    { $set: { imageName: `quay.io/sharelatex/${image}` } }
+  ).exec()
+  console.log(`Found ${res.n} out of ${projectIds.length} projects`)
+  console.log(`Modified ${res.nModified} projects`)
+}
+
+main()
+  .then(() => {
+    process.exit()
+  })
+  .catch(err => {
+    console.error(err)
+    process.exit(1)
+  })