appwrite-utils-cli 0.0.286 → 0.9.0

package/src/migrations/dataLoader.ts

@@ -1,1304 +1,1615 @@
-import type { ImportDataActions } from "./importDataActions.js";
-import {
-  AttributeMappingsSchema,
-  CollectionCreateSchema,
-  importDefSchema,
-  type AppwriteConfig,
-  type AttributeMappings,
-  type CollectionCreate,
-  type ConfigDatabase,
-  type IdMapping,
-  type ImportDef,
-  type ImportDefs,
-  type RelationshipAttribute,
-} from "appwrite-utils";
-import path from "path";
-import fs from "fs";
-import { convertObjectByAttributeMappings } from "./converters.js";
-import { z } from "zod";
-import { checkForCollection } from "./collections.js";
-import { ID, Users, type Databases } from "node-appwrite";
-import { logger } from "./logging.js";
-import { findOrCreateOperation, updateOperation } from "./migrationHelper.js";
-import { AuthUserCreateSchema } from "../schemas/authUser.js";
-import _ from "lodash";
-import { UsersController } from "./users.js";
-import { finalizeByAttributeMap } from "../utils/helperFunctions.js";
-// Define a schema for the structure of collection import data using Zod for validation
-export const CollectionImportDataSchema = z.object({
-  // Optional collection creation schema
-  collection: CollectionCreateSchema.optional(),
-  // Array of data objects each containing rawData, finalData, context, and an import definition
-  data: z.array(
-    z.object({
-      rawData: z.any(), // The initial raw data
-      finalData: z.any(), // The transformed data ready for import
-      context: z.any(), // Additional context for the data transformation
-      importDef: importDefSchema.optional(), // The import definition schema
-    })
-  ),
-});
-
-// Infer the TypeScript type from the Zod schema
-export type CollectionImportData = z.infer<typeof CollectionImportDataSchema>;
-
-// DataLoader class to handle the loading of data into collections
-export class DataLoader {
-  // Private member variables to hold configuration and state
-  private appwriteFolderPath: string;
-  private importDataActions: ImportDataActions;
-  private database: Databases;
-  private usersController: UsersController;
-  private config: AppwriteConfig;
-  // Map to hold the import data for each collection by name
-  importMap = new Map<string, CollectionImportData>();
-  // Map to track old to new ID mappings for each collection, if applicable
-  private oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap = new Map<string, Map<string, string>>();
-  // Map to hold the import operation ID for each collection
-  collectionImportOperations = new Map<string, string>();
-  // Map to hold the merged user map for relationship resolution
-  // Will hold an array of the old user ID's that are mapped to the same new user ID
-  // For example, if there are two users with the same email, they will both be mapped to the same new user ID
-  // Prevents duplicate users with the other two maps below it and allows me to keep the old ID's
-  private mergedUserMap = new Map<string, string[]>();
-  // Maps to hold email and phone to user ID mappings for unique-ness in User Accounts
-  private emailToUserIdMap = new Map<string, string>();
-  private phoneToUserIdMap = new Map<string, string>();
-  userExistsMap = new Map<string, boolean>();
-  private shouldWriteFile = false;
-
-  // Constructor to initialize the DataLoader with necessary configurations
-  constructor(
-    appwriteFolderPath: string,
-    importDataActions: ImportDataActions,
-    database: Databases,
-    config: AppwriteConfig,
-    shouldWriteFile?: boolean
-  ) {
-    this.appwriteFolderPath = appwriteFolderPath;
-    this.importDataActions = importDataActions;
-    this.database = database;
-    this.usersController = new UsersController(config, database);
-    this.config = config;
-    this.shouldWriteFile = shouldWriteFile || false;
-  }
-
-  // Helper method to generate a consistent key for collections
-  getCollectionKey(name: string) {
-    return name.toLowerCase().replace(" ", "");
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Merges two objects by updating the source object with the target object's values.
-   * It iterates through the target object's keys and updates the source object if:
-   * - The source object has the key.
-   * - The target object's value for that key is not null, undefined, or an empty string.
-   *
-   * @param source - The source object to be updated.
-   * @param target - The target object with values to update the source object.
-   * @returns The updated source object.
-   */
-  mergeObjects(source: any, update: any): any {
-    // Create a new object to hold the merged result
-    const result = { ...source };
-
-    Object.keys(update).forEach((key) => {
-      const sourceValue = source[key];
-      const updateValue = update[key];
-
-      // If the update value is an array, concatenate and remove duplicates
-      if (Array.isArray(updateValue)) {
-        const sourceArray = Array.isArray(sourceValue) ? sourceValue : [];
-        result[key] = [...new Set([...sourceArray, ...updateValue])];
-      }
-      // If the update value is an object, recursively merge
-      else if (
-        updateValue !== null &&
-        typeof updateValue === "object" &&
-        !(updateValue instanceof Date)
-      ) {
-        result[key] = this.mergeObjects(sourceValue, updateValue);
-      }
-      // If the update value is not nullish, overwrite the source value
-      else if (updateValue !== null && updateValue !== undefined) {
-        result[key] = updateValue;
-      }
-      // If the update value is nullish, keep the original value unless it doesn't exist
-      else if (sourceValue === undefined) {
-        result[key] = updateValue;
-      }
-    });
-
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  // Method to load data from a file specified in the import definition
-  loadData(importDef: ImportDef): any[] {
-    // Resolve the file path and check if the file exists
-    const filePath = path.resolve(this.appwriteFolderPath, importDef.filePath);
-    if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
-      console.error(`File not found: ${filePath}`);
-      return [];
-    }
-
-    // Read the file and parse the JSON data
-    const rawData = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
-    return importDef.basePath
-      ? JSON.parse(rawData)[importDef.basePath]
-      : JSON.parse(rawData);
-  }
-
-  // Helper method to check if a new ID already exists in the old-to-new ID map
-  checkMapValuesForId(newId: string, collectionName: string) {
-    const oldIdMap = this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.get(collectionName);
-    for (const [key, value] of oldIdMap?.entries() || []) {
-      if (value === newId) {
-        return key;
-      }
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  // Method to generate a unique ID that doesn't conflict with existing IDs
-  getTrueUniqueId(collectionName: string) {
-    let newId = ID.unique();
-    while (this.checkMapValuesForId(newId, collectionName)) {
-      newId = ID.unique();
-    }
-    return newId;
-  }
-
-  // Method to create a context object for data transformation
-  createContext(
-    db: ConfigDatabase,
-    collection: CollectionCreate,
-    item: any,
-    docId: string
-  ) {
-    return {
-      ...item, // Spread the item data for easy access to its properties
-      dbId: db.$id,
-      dbName: db.name,
-      collId: collection.$id,
-      collName: collection.name,
-      docId: docId,
-      createdDoc: {}, // Initially null, to be updated when the document is created
-    };
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Transforms the given item based on the provided attribute mappings.
-   * This method applies conversion rules to the item's attributes as defined in the attribute mappings.
-   *
-   * @param item - The item to be transformed.
-   * @param attributeMappings - The mappings that define how each attribute should be transformed.
-   * @returns The transformed item.
-   */
-  transformData(item: any, attributeMappings: AttributeMappings): any {
-    // Convert the item using the attribute mappings provided
-    const convertedItem = convertObjectByAttributeMappings(
-      item,
-      attributeMappings
-    );
-    // Run additional converter functions on the converted item, if any
-    return this.importDataActions.runConverterFunctions(
-      convertedItem,
-      attributeMappings
-    );
-  }
-
-  async setupMaps(dbId: string) {
-    // Initialize the users collection in the import map
-    this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey("users"), {
-      data: [],
-    });
-    for (const db of this.config.databases) {
-      if (db.$id !== dbId) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      if (!this.config.collections) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      for (let index = 0; index < this.config.collections.length; index++) {
-        const collectionConfig = this.config.collections[index];
-        let collection = CollectionCreateSchema.parse(collectionConfig);
-        // Check if the collection exists in the database
-        const collectionExists = await checkForCollection(
-          this.database,
-          db.$id,
-          collection
-        );
-        if (!collectionExists) {
-          logger.error(`No collection found for ${collection.name}`);
-          continue;
-        } else if (!collection.name) {
-          logger.error(`Collection ${collection.name} has no name`);
-          continue;
-        }
-        // Update the collection ID with the existing one
-        collectionConfig.$id = collectionExists.$id;
-        collection.$id = collectionExists.$id;
-        this.config.collections[index] = collectionConfig;
-        // Find or create an import operation for the collection
-        const collectionImportOperation = await findOrCreateOperation(
-          this.database,
-          collection.$id,
-          "importData"
-        );
-        // Store the operation ID in the map
-        this.collectionImportOperations.set(
-          this.getCollectionKey(collection.name),
-          collectionImportOperation.$id
-        );
-        // Initialize the collection in the import map
-        this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), {
-          collection: collection,
-          data: [],
-        });
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  async getAllUsers() {
-    const users = new UsersController(this.config, this.database);
-    const allUsers = await users.getAllUsers();
-    // Iterate over the users and setup our maps ahead of time for email and phone
-    for (const user of allUsers) {
-      if (user.email) {
-        this.emailToUserIdMap.set(user.email, user.$id);
-      }
-      if (user.phone) {
-        this.phoneToUserIdMap.set(user.phone, user.$id);
-      }
-      this.userExistsMap.set(user.$id, true);
-    }
-    return allUsers;
-  }
-
-  // Main method to start the data loading process for a given database ID
-  async start(dbId: string) {
-    console.log("---------------------------------");
-    console.log(`Starting data setup for database: ${dbId}`);
-    console.log("---------------------------------");
-    await this.setupMaps(dbId);
-    const allUsers = await this.getAllUsers();
-    console.log(`Fetched ${allUsers.length} users`);
-    // Iterate over the configured databases to find the matching one
-    for (const db of this.config.databases) {
-      if (db.$id !== dbId) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      if (!this.config.collections) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      // Iterate over the configured collections to process each
-      for (const collectionConfig of this.config.collections) {
-        const collection = collectionConfig;
-        // Determine if this is the users collection
-        let isUsersCollection =
-          this.getCollectionKey(this.config.usersCollectionName) ===
-          this.getCollectionKey(collection.name);
-        // Process create and update definitions for the collection
-        const createDefs = collection.importDefs.filter(
-          (def: ImportDef) => def.type === "create" || !def.type
-        );
-        const updateDefs = collection.importDefs.filter(
-          (def: ImportDef) => def.type === "update"
-        );
-        for (const createDef of createDefs) {
-          if (!isUsersCollection) {
-            console.log(`${collection.name} is not users collection`);
-            await this.prepareCreateData(db, collection, createDef);
-          } else {
-            // Special handling for users collection if needed
-            console.log(`${collection.name} is users collection`);
-            await this.prepareUserCollectionCreateData(
-              db,
-              collection,
-              createDef
-            );
-          }
-        }
-        for (const updateDef of updateDefs) {
-          if (!this.importMap.has(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name))) {
-            logger.error(
-              `No data found for collection ${collection.name} for updateDef but it says it's supposed to have one...`
-            );
-            continue;
-          }
-          // Prepare the update data for the collection
-          await this.prepareUpdateData(db, collection, updateDef);
-        }
-      }
-      console.log("Running update references");
-      await this.dealWithMergedUsers();
-      await this.updateOldReferencesForNew();
-      console.log("Done running update references");
-    }
-    // for (const collection of this.config.collections) {
-    //   this.resolveDataItemRelationships(collection);
-    // }
-    console.log("---------------------------------");
-    console.log(`Data setup for database: ${dbId} completed`);
-    console.log("---------------------------------");
-    if (this.shouldWriteFile) {
-      this.writeMapsToJsonFile();
-    }
-  }
-
-  async dealWithMergedUsers() {
-    const usersCollectionKey = this.getCollectionKey(
-      this.config.usersCollectionName
-    );
-    const usersCollectionPrimaryKeyFields = new Set();
-    if (!this.config.collections) {
-      return;
-    }
-    // Collect primary key fields from the users collection definitions
-    this.config.collections.forEach((collection) => {
-      if (this.getCollectionKey(collection.name) === usersCollectionKey) {
-        collection.importDefs.forEach((importDef) => {
-          if (importDef.primaryKeyField) {
-            usersCollectionPrimaryKeyFields.add(importDef.primaryKeyField);
-          }
-        });
-      }
-    });
-
-    // Iterate over all collections to update references based on merged users
-    this.config.collections.forEach((collection) => {
-      const collectionData = this.importMap.get(
-        this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-      );
-      if (!collectionData || !collectionData.data) return;
-
-      collection.importDefs.forEach((importDef) => {
-        importDef.idMappings?.forEach((idMapping) => {
-          if (
-            this.getCollectionKey(idMapping.targetCollection) ===
-            usersCollectionKey
-          ) {
-            if (usersCollectionPrimaryKeyFields.has(idMapping.targetField)) {
-              // Process each item in the collection
-              collectionData.data.forEach((item) => {
-                const oldId = item.context[idMapping.sourceField];
-                const newId = this.mergedUserMap.get(oldId);
-
-                if (newId) {
-                  // Update context to use new user ID
-                  item.context[idMapping.fieldToSet || idMapping.targetField] =
-                    newId;
-                }
-              });
-            }
-          }
-        });
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  async updateOldReferencesForNew() {
-    if (!this.config.collections) {
-      return;
-    }
-    for (const collectionConfig of this.config.collections) {
-      const collectionKey = this.getCollectionKey(collectionConfig.name);
-      const collectionData = this.importMap.get(collectionKey);
-
-      if (!collectionData || !collectionData.data) continue;
-
-      console.log(
-        `Updating references for collection: ${collectionConfig.name}`
-      );
-
-      let needsUpdate = false;
-
-      // Iterate over each data item in the current collection
-      for (let i = 0; i < collectionData.data.length; i++) {
-        if (collectionConfig.importDefs) {
-          for (const importDef of collectionConfig.importDefs) {
-            if (importDef.idMappings) {
-              for (const idMapping of importDef.idMappings) {
-                const targetCollectionKey = this.getCollectionKey(
-                  idMapping.targetCollection
-                );
-                const fieldToSetKey =
-                  idMapping.fieldToSet || idMapping.sourceField;
-                const valueToMatch =
-                  collectionData.data[i].context[idMapping.sourceField];
-
-                if (!valueToMatch || _.isEmpty(valueToMatch)) continue;
-
-                const targetCollectionData =
-                  this.importMap.get(targetCollectionKey);
-                if (!targetCollectionData || !targetCollectionData.data)
-                  continue;
-
-                const foundData = targetCollectionData.data.filter((data) => {
-                  const targetValue = data.context[idMapping.targetField];
-                  const isMatch = `${targetValue}` === `${valueToMatch}`;
-                  // Debugging output to understand what's being compared
-                  logger.warn(
-                    `Comparing target: ${targetValue} with match: ${valueToMatch} - Result: ${isMatch}`
-                  );
-                  return isMatch;
-                });
-
-                if (!foundData.length) {
-                  console.log(
-                    `No data found for collection: ${targetCollectionKey} with value: ${valueToMatch} for field: ${fieldToSetKey}`
-                  );
-                  logger.error(
-                    `No data found for collection: ${targetCollectionKey} with value: ${valueToMatch} for field: ${fieldToSetKey} -- idMapping: ${JSON.stringify(
-                      idMapping,
-                      null,
-                      2
-                    )}`
-                  );
-                  continue;
-                }
-
-                needsUpdate = true;
-
-                // Properly handle arrays and non-arrays
-                if (
-                  Array.isArray(collectionData.data[i].finalData[fieldToSetKey])
-                ) {
-                  collectionData.data[i].finalData[fieldToSetKey] =
-                    foundData.map((data) => data.finalData);
-                } else {
-                  collectionData.data[i].finalData[fieldToSetKey] =
-                    foundData[0].finalData;
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (needsUpdate) {
-        this.importMap.set(collectionKey, collectionData);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  async updateReferencesInRelatedCollections() {
-    if (!this.config.collections) {
-      return;
-    }
-    // Iterate over each collection configuration
-    for (const collectionConfig of this.config.collections) {
-      const collectionKey = this.getCollectionKey(collectionConfig.name);
-      const collectionData = this.importMap.get(collectionKey);
-
-      if (!collectionData || !collectionData.data) continue;
-
-      console.log(
-        `Updating references for collection: ${collectionConfig.name}`
-      );
-
-      // Iterate over each data item in the current collection
-      for (const item of collectionData.data) {
-        let needsUpdate = false;
-
-        // Check if the current collection has import definitions with idMappings
-        if (collectionConfig.importDefs) {
-          for (const importDef of collectionConfig.importDefs) {
-            if (importDef.idMappings) {
-              // Iterate over each idMapping defined for the current import definition
-              for (const idMapping of importDef.idMappings) {
-                const oldIds = Array.isArray(
-                  item.context[idMapping.sourceField]
-                )
-                  ? item.context[idMapping.sourceField]
-                  : [item.context[idMapping.sourceField]];
-                const resolvedNewIds: string[] = [];
-
-                oldIds.forEach((oldId: any) => {
-                  // Attempt to find a new ID for the old ID
-                  let newIdForOldId = this.findNewIdForOldId(
-                    oldId,
-                    idMapping,
-                    importDef
-                  );
-
-                  if (
-                    newIdForOldId &&
-                    !resolvedNewIds.includes(newIdForOldId)
-                  ) {
-                    resolvedNewIds.push(newIdForOldId);
-                  } else {
-                    logger.error(
-                      `No new ID found for old ID ${oldId} in collection ${collectionConfig.name}`
-                    );
-                  }
-                });
-
-                if (resolvedNewIds.length) {
-                  const targetField =
-                    idMapping.fieldToSet || idMapping.targetField;
-                  const isArray = collectionConfig.attributes.some(
-                    (attribute) =>
-                      attribute.key === targetField && attribute.array
-                  );
-
-                  // Set the target field based on whether it's an array or single value
-                  item.finalData[targetField] = isArray
-                    ? resolvedNewIds
-                    : resolvedNewIds[0];
-                  needsUpdate = true;
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        // Update the importMap if changes were made to the item
-        if (needsUpdate) {
-          this.importMap.set(collectionKey, collectionData);
-          logger.info(
-            `Updated item: ${JSON.stringify(item.finalData, undefined, 2)}`
-          );
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  findNewIdForOldId(oldId: string, idMapping: IdMapping, importDef: ImportDef) {
-    // First, check if this ID mapping is related to the users collection.
-    const targetCollectionKey = this.getCollectionKey(
-      idMapping.targetCollection
-    );
-    const isUsersCollection =
-      targetCollectionKey ===
-      this.getCollectionKey(this.config.usersCollectionName);
-
-    // If handling users, check the mergedUserMap for any existing new ID.
-    if (isUsersCollection) {
-      for (const [newUserId, oldIds] of this.mergedUserMap.entries()) {
-        if (oldIds.includes(oldId)) {
-          return newUserId;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    // If not a user or no merged ID found, check the regular ID mapping from old to new.
-    const targetCollectionData = this.importMap.get(targetCollectionKey);
-    if (targetCollectionData) {
-      const foundEntry = targetCollectionData.data.find(
-        (entry) => entry.context[importDef.primaryKeyField] === oldId
-      );
-      if (foundEntry) {
-        return foundEntry.context.docId; // Assuming `docId` stores the new ID after import
-      }
-    }
-
-    logger.error(
-      `No corresponding new ID found for ${oldId} in ${targetCollectionKey}`
-    );
-    return null; // Return null if no new ID is found
-  }
-
-  private writeMapsToJsonFile() {
-    const outputDir = path.resolve(process.cwd());
-    const outputFile = path.join(outputDir, "dataLoaderOutput.json");
-
-    const dataToWrite = {
-      // Convert Maps to arrays of entries for serialization
-      oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap: Array.from(
-        this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.entries()
-      ).map(([key, value]) => {
-        return {
-          collection: key,
-          data: Array.from(value.entries()),
-        };
-      }),
-      mergedUserMap: Array.from(this.mergedUserMap.entries()),
-      dataFromCollections: Array.from(this.importMap.entries()).map(
-        ([key, value]) => {
-          return {
-            collection: key,
-            data: value.data.map((item: any) => item.finalData),
-          };
-        }
-      ),
-      // emailToUserIdMap: Array.from(this.emailToUserIdMap.entries()),
-      // phoneToUserIdMap: Array.from(this.phoneToUserIdMap.entries()),
-    };
-
-    // Use JSON.stringify with a replacer function to handle Maps
-    const replacer = (key: any, value: any) => {
-      if (value instanceof Map) {
-        return Array.from(value.entries());
-      }
-      return value;
-    };
-
-    fs.writeFile(
-      outputFile,
-      JSON.stringify(dataToWrite, replacer, 2),
-      "utf8",
-      (err) => {
-        if (err) {
-          console.error("Error writing data to JSON file:", err);
-          return;
-        }
-        console.log(`Data successfully written to ${outputFile}`);
-      }
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Prepares user data by checking for duplicates based on email or phone, adding to a duplicate map if found,
-   * and then returning the transformed item without user-specific keys.
-   *
-   * @param item - The raw item to be processed.
-   * @param attributeMappings - The attribute mappings for the item.
-   * @returns The transformed item with user-specific keys removed.
-   */
-  async prepareUserData(
-    item: any,
-    attributeMappings: AttributeMappings,
-    primaryKeyField: string,
-    newId: string
-  ): Promise<any> {
-    // Transform the item data based on the attribute mappings
-    let transformedItem = this.transformData(item, attributeMappings);
-    const userData = AuthUserCreateSchema.safeParse(transformedItem);
-    if (!userData.success) {
-      logger.error(
-        `Invalid user data: ${JSON.stringify(
-          userData.error.errors,
-          undefined,
-          2
-        )}`
-      );
-      return transformedItem;
-    }
-    const email = userData.data.email;
-    const phone = userData.data.phone;
-    let existingId: string | undefined;
-
-    // Check for duplicate email and add to emailToUserIdMap if not found
-    if (email && email.length > 0) {
-      if (this.emailToUserIdMap.has(email)) {
-        existingId = this.emailToUserIdMap.get(email);
-      } else {
-        this.emailToUserIdMap.set(email, newId);
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Check for duplicate phone and add to phoneToUserIdMap if not found
-    if (phone && phone.length > 0) {
-      if (this.phoneToUserIdMap.has(phone)) {
-        existingId = this.phoneToUserIdMap.get(phone);
-      } else {
-        this.phoneToUserIdMap.set(phone, newId);
-      }
-    }
-    if (!existingId) {
-      existingId = newId;
-    }
-
-    // If existingId is found, add to mergedUserMap
-    if (existingId) {
-      userData.data.userId = existingId;
-      const mergedUsers = this.mergedUserMap.get(existingId) || [];
-      mergedUsers.push(`${item[primaryKeyField]}`);
-      this.mergedUserMap.set(existingId, mergedUsers);
-    }
-
-    // Remove user-specific keys from the transformed item
-    const userKeys = ["email", "phone", "name", "labels", "prefs"];
-    userKeys.forEach((key) => {
-      if (transformedItem.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-        delete transformedItem[key];
-      }
-    });
-    const usersMap = this.importMap.get(this.getCollectionKey("users"));
-    const userDataToAdd = {
-      rawData: item,
-      finalData: userData.data,
-    };
-    // Directly update the importMap with the new user data, without pushing to usersMap.data first
-    this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey("users"), {
-      data: [...(usersMap?.data || []), userDataToAdd],
-    });
-
-    return [transformedItem, existingId, userDataToAdd];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Prepares the data for creating user collection documents.
-   * This involves loading the data, transforming it according to the import definition,
-   * and handling the creation of new unique IDs for each item.
-   *
-   * @param db - The database configuration.
-   * @param collection - The collection configuration.
-   * @param importDef - The import definition containing the attribute mappings and other relevant info.
-   */
-  async prepareUserCollectionCreateData(
-    db: ConfigDatabase,
-    collection: CollectionCreate,
-    importDef: ImportDef
-  ): Promise<void> {
-    // Load the raw data based on the import definition
-    const rawData = this.loadData(importDef);
-    const operationId = this.collectionImportOperations.get(
-      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-    );
-    // Initialize a new map for old ID to new ID mappings
-    const oldIdToNewIdMap = new Map<string, string>();
-    // Retrieve or initialize the collection-specific old ID to new ID map
-    const collectionOldIdToNewIdMap =
-      this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.get(
-        this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-      ) ||
-      this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap
-        .set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), oldIdToNewIdMap)
-        .get(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name));
-    console.log(
-      `${collection.name} -- collectionOldIdToNewIdMap: ${collectionOldIdToNewIdMap}`
-    );
-    if (!operationId) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `No import operation found for collection ${collection.name}`
-      );
-    }
-    await updateOperation(this.database, operationId, {
-      status: "ready",
-      total: rawData.length,
-    });
-    // Retrieve the current user data and the current collection data from the import map
-    const currentUserData = this.importMap.get(this.getCollectionKey("users"));
-    const currentData = this.importMap.get(
-      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-    );
-    // Log errors if the necessary data is not found in the import map
-    if (!currentUserData) {
-      logger.error(
-        `No data found for collection ${"users"} for createDef but it says it's supposed to have one...`
-      );
-      return;
-    } else if (!currentData) {
-      logger.error(
-        `No data found for collection ${collection.name} for createDef but it says it's supposed to have one...`
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-    // Iterate through each item in the raw data
-    for (const item of rawData) {
-      // Prepare user data, check for duplicates, and remove user-specific keys
-      let [transformedItem, existingId, userData] = await this.prepareUserData(
-        item,
-        importDef.attributeMappings,
-        importDef.primaryKeyField,
-        this.getTrueUniqueId(this.getCollectionKey("users"))
-      );
-
-      logger.info(
-        `In create user -- transformedItem: ${JSON.stringify(
-          transformedItem,
-          null,
-          2
-        )}`
-      );
-
-      // Generate a new unique ID for the item or use existing ID
-      if (!existingId) {
-        // No existing user ID, generate a new unique ID
-        existingId = this.getTrueUniqueId(this.getCollectionKey("users"));
-        transformedItem.userId = existingId; // Assign the new ID to the transformed data's userId field
-      }
-
-      // Create a context object for the item, including the new ID
-      let context = this.createContext(db, collection, item, existingId);
-
-      // Merge the transformed data into the context
-      context = { ...context, ...transformedItem };
-
-      // If a primary key field is defined, handle the ID mapping and check for duplicates
-      if (importDef.primaryKeyField) {
-        const oldId = item[importDef.primaryKeyField];
-
-        // Check if the oldId already exists to handle potential duplicates
-        if (
-          this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap
-            .get(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name))
-            ?.has(`${oldId}`)
-        ) {
-          // Found a duplicate oldId, now decide how to merge or handle these duplicates
-          for (const data of currentData.data) {
-            if (
-              data.finalData.docId === oldId ||
-              data.finalData.userId === oldId
-            ) {
-              transformedItem = this.mergeObjects(
-                data.finalData,
-                transformedItem
-              );
-            }
-          }
-        } else {
-          // No duplicate found, simply map the oldId to the new itemId
-          collectionOldIdToNewIdMap?.set(`${oldId}`, `${existingId}`);
-        }
-      }
-      // Merge the final user data into the context
-      context = { ...context, ...userData.finalData };
-
-      // Handle merging for currentUserData
-      for (let i = 0; i < currentUserData.data.length; i++) {
-        if (
-          (currentUserData.data[i].finalData.docId === existingId ||
-            currentUserData.data[i].finalData.userId === existingId) &&
-          !_.isEqual(currentUserData.data[i], userData)
-        ) {
-          this.mergeObjects(
-            currentUserData.data[i].finalData,
-            userData.finalData
-          );
-          console.log("Merging user data", currentUserData.data[i].finalData);
-          this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey("users"), currentUserData);
-        }
-      }
-      // Update the attribute mappings with any actions that need to be performed post-import
-      const mappingsWithActions = this.getAttributeMappingsWithActions(
-        importDef.attributeMappings,
-        context,
-        transformedItem
-      );
-      // Update the import definition with the new attribute mappings
-      const newImportDef = {
-        ...importDef,
-        attributeMappings: mappingsWithActions,
-      };
-
-      let foundData = false;
-      for (let i = 0; i < currentData.data.length; i++) {
-        if (
-          currentData.data[i].finalData.docId === existingId ||
-          currentData.data[i].finalData.userId === existingId
-        ) {
-          currentData.data[i].finalData = this.mergeObjects(
-            currentData.data[i].finalData,
-            transformedItem
-          );
-          currentData.data[i].context = context;
-          currentData.data[i].importDef = newImportDef;
-          this.importMap.set(
-            this.getCollectionKey(collection.name),
-            currentData
-          );
-          this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.set(
-            this.getCollectionKey(collection.name),
-            collectionOldIdToNewIdMap!
-          );
-          foundData = true;
-        }
-      }
-      if (!foundData) {
-        // Add new data to the associated collection
-        currentData.data.push({
-          rawData: item,
-          context: context,
-          importDef: newImportDef,
-          finalData: transformedItem,
-        });
-        this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), currentData);
-        this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.set(
-          this.getCollectionKey(collection.name),
-          collectionOldIdToNewIdMap!
-        );
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Prepares the data for creating documents in a collection.
-   * This involves loading the data, transforming it, and handling ID mappings.
-   *
-   * @param db - The database configuration.
-   * @param collection - The collection configuration.
-   * @param importDef - The import definition containing the attribute mappings and other relevant info.
-   */
-  async prepareCreateData(
-    db: ConfigDatabase,
-    collection: CollectionCreate,
-    importDef: ImportDef
-  ): Promise<void> {
-    // Load the raw data based on the import definition
-    const rawData = this.loadData(importDef);
-    const operationId = this.collectionImportOperations.get(
-      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-    );
-    if (!operationId) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `No import operation found for collection ${collection.name}`
-      );
-    }
-    await updateOperation(this.database, operationId, {
-      status: "ready",
-      total: rawData.length,
-    });
-    // Initialize a new map for old ID to new ID mappings
-    const oldIdToNewIdMapNew = new Map<string, string>();
-    // Retrieve or initialize the collection-specific old ID to new ID map
-    const collectionOldIdToNewIdMap =
-      this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.get(
-        this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-      ) ||
-      this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap
-        .set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), oldIdToNewIdMapNew)
-        .get(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name));
-    console.log(
-      `${collection.name} -- collectionOldIdToNewIdMap: ${collectionOldIdToNewIdMap}`
-    );
-    // Iterate through each item in the raw data
-    for (const item of rawData) {
-      // Generate a new unique ID for the item
-      const itemIdNew = this.getTrueUniqueId(
-        this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-      );
-      // Retrieve the current collection data from the import map
-      const currentData = this.importMap.get(
-        this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-      );
-      // Create a context object for the item, including the new ID
-      let context = this.createContext(db, collection, item, itemIdNew);
-      // Transform the item data based on the attribute mappings
-      const transformedData = this.transformData(
-        item,
-        importDef.attributeMappings
-      );
-      // If a primary key field is defined, handle the ID mapping and check for duplicates
-      if (importDef.primaryKeyField) {
-        const oldId = item[importDef.primaryKeyField];
-        if (collectionOldIdToNewIdMap?.has(`${oldId}`)) {
-          logger.error(
-            `Collection ${collection.name} has multiple documents with the same primary key ${oldId}`
-          );
-          continue;
-        }
-        collectionOldIdToNewIdMap?.set(`${oldId}`, `${itemIdNew}`);
-      }
-      // Merge the transformed data into the context
-      context = { ...context, ...transformedData };
-      // Validate the item before proceeding
-      const isValid = await this.importDataActions.validateItem(
-        transformedData,
-        importDef.attributeMappings,
-        context
-      );
-      if (!isValid) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      // Update the attribute mappings with any actions that need to be performed post-import
-      const mappingsWithActions = this.getAttributeMappingsWithActions(
-        importDef.attributeMappings,
-        context,
-        transformedData
-      );
-      // Update the import definition with the new attribute mappings
-      const newImportDef = {
-        ...importDef,
-        attributeMappings: mappingsWithActions,
-      };
-      // If the current collection data exists, add the item with its context and final data
-      if (currentData && currentData.data) {
-        currentData.data.push({
-          rawData: item,
-          context: context,
-          importDef: newImportDef,
-          finalData: transformedData,
-        });
-        this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), currentData);
-        this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.set(
-          this.getCollectionKey(collection.name),
-          collectionOldIdToNewIdMap!
-        );
-      } else {
-        logger.error(
-          `No data found for collection ${collection.name} for createDef but it says it's supposed to have one...`
-        );
-        continue;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  /**
-   * Prepares the data for updating documents within a collection.
-   * This method loads the raw data based on the import definition, transforms it according to the attribute mappings,
-   * finds the new ID for each item based on the primary key or update mapping, and then validates the transformed data.
-   * If the data is valid, it updates the import definition with any post-import actions and adds the item to the current collection data.
-   *
-   * @param db - The database configuration.
-   * @param collection - The collection configuration.
-   * @param importDef - The import definition containing the attribute mappings and other relevant info.
-   */
-  async prepareUpdateData(
-    db: ConfigDatabase,
-    collection: CollectionCreate,
-    importDef: ImportDef
-  ) {
-    // Retrieve the current collection data and old-to-new ID map from the import map
-    const currentData = this.importMap.get(
-      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-    );
-    const oldIdToNewIdMap = this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.get(
-      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-    );
-    // Log an error and return if no current data is found for the collection
-    if (
-      !(currentData?.data && currentData?.data.length > 0) &&
-      !oldIdToNewIdMap
-    ) {
-      logger.error(
-        `No data found for collection ${collection.name} for updateDef but it says it's supposed to have one...`
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-    // Load the raw data based on the import definition
-    const rawData = this.loadData(importDef);
-    const operationId = this.collectionImportOperations.get(
-      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-    );
-    if (!operationId) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `No import operation found for collection ${collection.name}`
-      );
-    }
-    for (const item of rawData) {
-      // Transform the item data based on the attribute mappings
-      let transformedData = this.transformData(
-        item,
-        importDef.attributeMappings
-      );
-      let newId: string | undefined;
-      let oldId: string | undefined;
-      // Determine the new ID for the item based on the primary key field or update mapping
-      if (importDef.primaryKeyField) {
-        oldId = item[importDef.primaryKeyField];
-      } else if (importDef.updateMapping) {
-        oldId = item[importDef.updateMapping.originalIdField];
-      }
-      if (oldId) {
-        newId = oldIdToNewIdMap?.get(`${oldId}`);
-        if (
-          !newId &&
-          this.getCollectionKey(this.config.usersCollectionName) ===
-            this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
-        ) {
-          for (const [key, value] of this.mergedUserMap.entries()) {
-            if (value.includes(`${oldId}`)) {
-              newId = key;
-              break;
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      } else {
-        logger.error(
-          `No old ID found (to update another document with) in prepareUpdateData for ${
-            collection.name
-          }, ${JSON.stringify(item, null, 2)}`
-        );
-        continue;
-      }
-      // Log an error and continue to the next item if no new ID is found
-      if (!newId) {
-        logger.error(
-          `No new id found for collection ${
-            collection.name
-          } for updateDef ${JSON.stringify(
-            item,
-            null,
-            2
-          )} but it says it's supposed to have one...`
-        );
-        continue;
-      }
-      const itemDataToUpdate = this.importMap
-        .get(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name))
-        ?.data.find(
-          (data) => data.rawData[importDef.primaryKeyField] === oldId
-        );
-      if (!itemDataToUpdate) {
-        logger.error(
-          `No data found for collection ${
-            collection.name
-          } for updateDef ${JSON.stringify(
-            item,
-            null,
-            2
-          )} but it says it's supposed to have one...`
-        );
-        continue;
-      }
-      transformedData = this.mergeObjects(
-        itemDataToUpdate.finalData,
-        transformedData
-      );
-      // Create a context object for the item, including the new ID and transformed data
-      let context = this.createContext(db, collection, item, newId);
-      context = this.mergeObjects(context, transformedData);
-      // Validate the item before proceeding
-      const isValid = await this.importDataActions.validateItem(
-        item,
-        importDef.attributeMappings,
-        context
-      );
-      // Log info and continue to the next item if it's invalid
-      if (!isValid) {
-        logger.info(
-          `Skipping item: ${JSON.stringify(item, null, 2)} because it's invalid`
-        );
-        continue;
-      }
-      // Update the attribute mappings with any actions that need to be performed post-import
-      const mappingsWithActions = this.getAttributeMappingsWithActions(
-        importDef.attributeMappings,
-        context,
-        transformedData
-      );
-      // Update the import definition with the new attribute mappings
-      const newImportDef = {
-        ...importDef,
-        attributeMappings: mappingsWithActions,
-      };
-      // Add the item with its context and final data to the current collection data
-      if (itemDataToUpdate) {
-        // Update the existing item's finalData and context in place
-        itemDataToUpdate.finalData = this.mergeObjects(
-          itemDataToUpdate.finalData,
-          transformedData
-        );
-        itemDataToUpdate.context = context;
-        itemDataToUpdate.importDef = newImportDef;
-      } else {
-        // If no existing item matches, then add the new item
-        currentData!.data.push({
-          rawData: item,
-          context: context,
-          importDef: newImportDef,
-          finalData: transformedData,
-        });
-      }
-      // Since we're modifying currentData in place, we ensure no duplicates are added
-      this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), currentData!);
-    }
-  }
-
-  private updateReferencesBasedOnAttributeMappings() {
-    if (!this.config.collections) {
-      return;
-    }
-    this.config.collections.forEach((collectionConfig) => {
-      const collectionName = collectionConfig.name;
-      const collectionData = this.importMap.get(
-        this.getCollectionKey(collectionName)
-      );
-
-      if (!collectionData) {
-        logger.error(`No data found for collection ${collectionName}`);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      collectionData.data.forEach((dataItem) => {
-        collectionConfig.importDefs.forEach((importDef) => {
-          if (!importDef.idMappings) return; // Skip collections without idMappings
-          importDef.idMappings.forEach((mapping) => {
-            if (mapping && mapping.targetField) {
-              const idsToUpdate = Array.isArray(
-                dataItem[mapping.targetField as keyof typeof dataItem]
-              )
-                ? dataItem[mapping.targetField as keyof typeof dataItem]
-                : [dataItem[mapping.targetField as keyof typeof dataItem]];
-              const updatedIds = idsToUpdate.map((id: string) =>
-                this.getMergedId(id, mapping.targetCollection)
-              );
-
-              // Update the dataItem with the new IDs
-              dataItem[mapping.targetField as keyof typeof dataItem] =
-                Array.isArray(
-                  dataItem[mapping.targetField as keyof typeof dataItem]
-                )
-                  ? updatedIds
-                  : updatedIds[0];
-            }
-          });
-        });
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  private getMergedId(oldId: string, relatedCollectionName: string): string {
-    // Retrieve the old to new ID map for the related collection
-    const oldToNewIdMap = this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.get(
-      this.getCollectionKey(relatedCollectionName)
-    );
-
-    // If there's a mapping for the old ID, return the new ID
-    if (oldToNewIdMap && oldToNewIdMap.has(`${oldId}`)) {
-      return oldToNewIdMap.get(`${oldId}`)!; // The non-null assertion (!) is used because we checked if the map has the key
-    }
-
-    // If no mapping is found, return the old ID as a fallback
-    return oldId;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Generates attribute mappings with post-import actions based on the provided attribute mappings.
-   * This method checks each mapping for a fileData attribute and adds a post-import action to create a file
-   * and update the field with the file's ID if necessary.
-   *
-   * @param attributeMappings - The attribute mappings from the import definition.
-   * @param context - The context object containing information about the database, collection, and document.
-   * @param item - The item being imported, used for resolving template paths in fileData mappings.
-   * @returns The attribute mappings updated with any necessary post-import actions.
-   */
-  getAttributeMappingsWithActions(
-    attributeMappings: AttributeMappings,
-    context: any,
-    item: any
-  ) {
-    // Iterate over each attribute mapping to check for fileData attributes
-    return attributeMappings.map((mapping) => {
-      if (mapping.fileData) {
-        // Resolve the file path using the provided template, context, and item
-        let mappingFilePath = this.importDataActions.resolveTemplate(
-          mapping.fileData.path,
-          context,
-          item
-        );
-        // Ensure the file path is absolute if it doesn't start with "http"
-        if (!mappingFilePath.toLowerCase().startsWith("http")) {
-          mappingFilePath = path.resolve(
-            this.appwriteFolderPath,
-            mappingFilePath
-          );
-        }
-        // Define the after-import action to create a file and update the field
-        const afterImportAction = {
-          action: "createFileAndUpdateField",
-          params: [
-            "{dbId}",
-            "{collId}",
-            "{docId}",
-            mapping.targetKey,
-            `${this.config!.documentBucketId}_${context.dbName
-              .toLowerCase()
-              .replace(" ", "")}`, // Assuming 'images' is your bucket ID
-            mappingFilePath,
-            mapping.fileData.name,
-          ],
-        };
-        // Add the after-import action to the mapping's postImportActions array
-        const postImportActions = mapping.postImportActions
-          ? [...mapping.postImportActions, afterImportAction]
-          : [afterImportAction];
-        return { ...mapping, postImportActions };
-      }
-      // Return the mapping unchanged if no fileData attribute is found
-      return mapping;
-    });
-  }
-}
+import type { ImportDataActions } from "./importDataActions.js";
+import {
+  AttributeMappingsSchema,
+  CollectionCreateSchema,
+  importDefSchema,
+  type AppwriteConfig,
+  type AttributeMappings,
+  type CollectionCreate,
+  type ConfigDatabase,
+  type IdMapping,
+  type ImportDef,
+  type ImportDefs,
+  type RelationshipAttribute,
+} from "appwrite-utils";
+import path from "path";
+import fs from "fs";
+import { convertObjectByAttributeMappings } from "./converters.js";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { checkForCollection } from "./collections.js";
+import { ID, Users, type Databases } from "node-appwrite";
+import { logger } from "./logging.js";
+import { findOrCreateOperation, updateOperation } from "./migrationHelper.js";
+import { AuthUserCreateSchema } from "../schemas/authUser.js";
+import _ from "lodash";
+import { UsersController } from "./users.js";
+import { finalizeByAttributeMap } from "../utils/helperFunctions.js";
+// Define a schema for the structure of collection import data using Zod for validation
+export const CollectionImportDataSchema = z.object({
+  // Optional collection creation schema
+  collection: CollectionCreateSchema.optional(),
+  // Array of data objects each containing rawData, finalData, context, and an import definition
+  data: z.array(
+    z.object({
+      rawData: z.any(), // The initial raw data
+      finalData: z.any(), // The transformed data ready for import
+      context: z.any(), // Additional context for the data transformation
+      importDef: importDefSchema.optional(), // The import definition schema
+    })
+  ),
+});
+
+// Infer the TypeScript type from the Zod schema
+export type CollectionImportData = z.infer<typeof CollectionImportDataSchema>;
+
+// DataLoader class to handle the loading of data into collections
+export class DataLoader {
+  // Private member variables to hold configuration and state
+  private appwriteFolderPath: string;
+  private importDataActions: ImportDataActions;
+  private database: Databases;
+  private usersController: UsersController;
+  private config: AppwriteConfig;
+  // Map to hold the import data for each collection by name
+  importMap = new Map<string, CollectionImportData>();
+  // Map to track old to new ID mappings for each collection, if applicable
+  private oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap = new Map<string, Map<string, string>>();
+  // Map to hold the import operation ID for each collection
+  collectionImportOperations = new Map<string, string>();
+  // Map to hold the merged user map for relationship resolution
+  // Will hold an array of the old user ID's that are mapped to the same new user ID
+  // For example, if there are two users with the same email, they will both be mapped to the same new user ID
+  // Prevents duplicate users with the other two maps below it and allows me to keep the old ID's
+  private mergedUserMap = new Map<string, string[]>();
+  // Maps to hold email and phone to user ID mappings for unique-ness in User Accounts
+  private emailToUserIdMap = new Map<string, string>();
+  private phoneToUserIdMap = new Map<string, string>();
+  private userIdSet = new Set<string>();
+  userExistsMap = new Map<string, boolean>();
+  private shouldWriteFile = false;
+
+  // Constructor to initialize the DataLoader with necessary configurations
+  constructor(
+    appwriteFolderPath: string,
+    importDataActions: ImportDataActions,
+    database: Databases,
+    config: AppwriteConfig,
+    shouldWriteFile?: boolean
+  ) {
+    this.appwriteFolderPath = appwriteFolderPath;
+    this.importDataActions = importDataActions;
+    this.database = database;
+    this.usersController = new UsersController(config, database);
+    this.config = config;
+    this.shouldWriteFile = shouldWriteFile || false;
+  }
+
+  // Helper method to generate a consistent key for collections
+  getCollectionKey(name: string) {
+    return name.toLowerCase().replace(" ", "");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Merges two objects by updating the source object with the target object's values.
+   * It iterates through the target object's keys and updates the source object if:
+   * - The source object has the key.
+   * - The target object's value for that key is not null, undefined, or an empty string.
+   * - If the target object has an array value, it concatenates the values and removes duplicates.
+   *
+   * @param source - The source object to be updated.
+   * @param target - The target object with values to update the source object.
+   * @returns The updated source object.
+   */
+  mergeObjects(source: any, update: any): any {
+    // Create a new object to hold the merged result
+    const result = { ...source };
+
+    // Loop through the keys of the object we care about
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(source)) {
+      // Check if the key exists in the target object
+      if (!Object.hasOwn(update, key)) {
+        // If the key doesn't exist, we can just skip it like bad cheese
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (update[key] === value) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      // If the value ain't here, we can just do whatever man
+      if (value === undefined || value === null || value === "") {
+        // If the update key is defined
+        if (
+          update[key] !== undefined &&
+          update[key] !== null &&
+          update[key] !== ""
+        ) {
+          // might as well use it eh?
+          result[key] = update[key];
+        }
+        // ELSE if the value is an array, because it would then not be === to those things above
+      } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+        // Get the update value
+        const updateValue = update[key];
+        // If the update value is an array, concatenate and remove duplicates
+        // and poopy data
+        if (Array.isArray(updateValue)) {
+          result[key] = [...new Set([...value, ...updateValue])].filter(
+            (item) => item !== null && item !== undefined && item !== ""
+          );
+        } else {
+          // If the update value is not an array, just use it
+          result[key] = [...value, updateValue].filter(
+            (item) => item !== null && item !== undefined && item !== ""
+          );
+        }
+      } else if (typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value)) {
+        // If the value is an object, we need to merge it
+        if (typeof update[key] === "object" && !Array.isArray(update[key])) {
+          result[key] = this.mergeObjects(value, update[key]);
+        }
+      } else {
+        // Finally, the source value is defined, and not an array, so we don't care about the update value
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+    // Because the objects should technically always be validated FIRST, we can assume the update keys are also defined on the source object
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(update)) {
+      if (value === undefined || value === null || value === "") {
+        continue;
+      } else if (!Object.hasOwn(source, key)) {
+        result[key] = value;
+      } else if (
+        typeof source[key] === "object" &&
+        typeof value === "object" &&
+        !Array.isArray(source[key]) &&
+        !Array.isArray(value)
+      ) {
+        result[key] = this.mergeObjects(source[key], value);
+      } else if (Array.isArray(source[key]) && Array.isArray(value)) {
+        result[key] = [...new Set([...source[key], ...value])].filter(
+          (item) => item !== null && item !== undefined && item !== ""
+        );
+      } else if (
+        source[key] === undefined ||
+        source[key] === null ||
+        source[key] === ""
+      ) {
+        result[key] = value;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  // Method to load data from a file specified in the import definition
+  loadData(importDef: ImportDef): any[] {
+    // Resolve the file path and check if the file exists
+    const filePath = path.resolve(this.appwriteFolderPath, importDef.filePath);
+    if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+      console.error(`File not found: ${filePath}`);
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    // Read the file and parse the JSON data
+    const rawData = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+    return importDef.basePath
+      ? JSON.parse(rawData)[importDef.basePath]
+      : JSON.parse(rawData);
+  }
+
+  // Helper method to check if a new ID already exists in the old-to-new ID map
+  checkMapValuesForId(newId: string, collectionName: string) {
+    const oldIdMap = this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.get(collectionName);
+    for (const [key, value] of oldIdMap?.entries() || []) {
+      if (value === newId) {
+        return key;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Method to generate a unique ID that doesn't conflict with existing IDs
+  getTrueUniqueId(collectionName: string) {
+    let newId = ID.unique();
+    let condition =
+      this.checkMapValuesForId(newId, collectionName) ||
+      this.userExistsMap.has(newId) ||
+      this.userIdSet.has(newId) ||
+      this.importMap
+        .get(this.getCollectionKey("users"))
+        ?.data.some(
+          (user) =>
+            user.finalData.docId === newId || user.finalData.userId === newId
+        );
+    while (condition) {
+      newId = ID.unique();
+      condition =
+        this.checkMapValuesForId(newId, collectionName) ||
+        this.userExistsMap.has(newId) ||
+        this.userIdSet.has(newId) ||
+        this.importMap
+          .get(this.getCollectionKey("users"))
+          ?.data.some(
+            (user) =>
+              user.finalData.docId === newId || user.finalData.userId === newId
+          );
+    }
+    return newId;
+  }
+
+  // Method to create a context object for data transformation
+  createContext(
+    db: ConfigDatabase,
+    collection: CollectionCreate,
+    item: any,
+    docId: string
+  ) {
+    return {
+      ...item, // Spread the item data for easy access to its properties
+      dbId: db.$id,
+      dbName: db.name,
+      collId: collection.$id,
+      collName: collection.name,
+      docId: docId,
+      createdDoc: {}, // Initially null, to be updated when the document is created
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Transforms the given item based on the provided attribute mappings.
+   * This method applies conversion rules to the item's attributes as defined in the attribute mappings.
+   *
+   * @param item - The item to be transformed.
+   * @param attributeMappings - The mappings that define how each attribute should be transformed.
+   * @returns The transformed item.
+   */
+  transformData(item: any, attributeMappings: AttributeMappings): any {
+    // Convert the item using the attribute mappings provided
+    const convertedItem = convertObjectByAttributeMappings(
+      item,
+      attributeMappings
+    );
+    // Run additional converter functions on the converted item, if any
+    return this.importDataActions.runConverterFunctions(
+      convertedItem,
+      attributeMappings
+    );
+  }
+
+  async setupMaps(dbId: string) {
+    // Initialize the users collection in the import map
+    this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey("users"), {
+      data: [],
+    });
+    for (const db of this.config.databases) {
+      if (db.$id !== dbId) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (!this.config.collections) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      for (let index = 0; index < this.config.collections.length; index++) {
+        const collectionConfig = this.config.collections[index];
+        let collection = CollectionCreateSchema.parse(collectionConfig);
+        // Check if the collection exists in the database
+        const collectionExists = await checkForCollection(
+          this.database,
+          db.$id,
+          collection
+        );
+        if (!collectionExists) {
+          logger.error(`No collection found for ${collection.name}`);
+          continue;
+        } else if (!collection.name) {
+          logger.error(`Collection ${collection.name} has no name`);
+          continue;
+        }
+        // Update the collection ID with the existing one
+        collectionConfig.$id = collectionExists.$id;
+        collection.$id = collectionExists.$id;
+        this.config.collections[index] = collectionConfig;
+        // Find or create an import operation for the collection
+        const collectionImportOperation = await findOrCreateOperation(
+          this.database,
+          collection.$id,
+          "importData"
+        );
+        // Store the operation ID in the map
+        this.collectionImportOperations.set(
+          this.getCollectionKey(collection.name),
+          collectionImportOperation.$id
+        );
+        // Initialize the collection in the import map
+        this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), {
+          collection: collection,
+          data: [],
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getAllUsers() {
+    const users = new UsersController(this.config, this.database);
+    const allUsers = await users.getAllUsers();
+    // Iterate over the users and setup our maps ahead of time for email and phone
+    for (const user of allUsers) {
+      if (user.email) {
+        this.emailToUserIdMap.set(user.email.toLowerCase(), user.$id);
+      }
+      if (user.phone) {
+        this.phoneToUserIdMap.set(user.phone, user.$id);
+      }
+      this.userExistsMap.set(user.$id, true);
+      this.userIdSet.add(user.$id);
+      let importData = this.importMap.get(this.getCollectionKey("users"));
+      if (!importData) {
+        importData = {
+          data: [],
+        };
+      }
+      importData.data.push({
+        finalData: {
+          ...user,
+          email: user.email?.toLowerCase(),
+          userId: user.$id,
+          docId: user.$id,
+        },
+        context: {
+          ...user,
+          email: user.email?.toLowerCase(),
+          userId: user.$id,
+          docId: user.$id,
+        },
+        rawData: user,
+      });
+      this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey("users"), importData);
+    }
+    return allUsers;
+  }
+
+  // Main method to start the data loading process for a given database ID
+  async start(dbId: string) {
+    console.log("---------------------------------");
+    console.log(`Starting data setup for database: ${dbId}`);
+    console.log("---------------------------------");
+    await this.setupMaps(dbId);
+    const allUsers = await this.getAllUsers();
+    console.log(
+      `Fetched ${allUsers.length} users, waiting a few seconds to let the program catch up...`
+    );
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
+    // Iterate over the configured databases to find the matching one
+    for (const db of this.config.databases) {
+      if (db.$id !== dbId) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (!this.config.collections) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      // Iterate over the configured collections to process each
+      for (const collectionConfig of this.config.collections) {
+        const collection = collectionConfig;
+        // Determine if this is the users collection
+        let isUsersCollection =
+          this.getCollectionKey(this.config.usersCollectionName) ===
+          this.getCollectionKey(collection.name);
+        const collectionDefs = collection.importDefs;
+        if (!collectionDefs || !collectionDefs.length) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        // Process create and update definitions for the collection
+        const createDefs = collection.importDefs.filter(
+          (def: ImportDef) => def.type === "create" || !def.type
+        );
+        const updateDefs = collection.importDefs.filter(
+          (def: ImportDef) => def.type === "update"
+        );
+        for (const createDef of createDefs) {
+          if (!isUsersCollection || !createDef.createUsers) {
+            await this.prepareCreateData(db, collection, createDef);
+          } else {
+            // Special handling for users collection if needed
+            await this.prepareUserCollectionCreateData(
+              db,
+              collection,
+              createDef
+            );
+          }
+        }
+        for (const updateDef of updateDefs) {
+          if (!this.importMap.has(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name))) {
+            logger.error(
+              `No data found for collection ${collection.name} for updateDef but it says it's supposed to have one...`
+            );
+            continue;
+          }
+          // Prepare the update data for the collection
+          this.prepareUpdateData(db, collection, updateDef);
+        }
+      }
+      console.log("Running update references");
+      // this.dealWithMergedUsers();
+      this.updateOldReferencesForNew();
+      console.log("Done running update references");
+    }
+    // for (const collection of this.config.collections) {
+    //   this.resolveDataItemRelationships(collection);
+    // }
+    console.log("---------------------------------");
+    console.log(`Data setup for database: ${dbId} completed`);
+    console.log("---------------------------------");
+    if (this.shouldWriteFile) {
+      this.writeMapsToJsonFile();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Deals with merged users by iterating through all collections in the configuration.
+   * We have merged users if there are duplicate emails or phones in the import data.
+   * This function will iterate through all collections that are the same name as the
+   * users collection and pull out their primaryKeyField's. It will then loop through
+   * each collection and find any documents that have a
+   *
+   * @return {void} This function does not return anything.
+   */
+  // dealWithMergedUsers() {
+  //   const usersCollectionKey = this.getCollectionKey(
+  //     this.config.usersCollectionName
+  //   );
+  //   const usersCollectionData = this.importMap.get(usersCollectionKey);
+
+  //   if (!this.config.collections) {
+  //     console.log("No collections found in configuration.");
+  //     return;
+  //   }
+
+  //   let needsUpdate = false;
+  //   let numUpdates = 0;
+
+  //   for (const collectionConfig of this.config.collections) {
+  //     const collectionKey = this.getCollectionKey(collectionConfig.name);
+  //     const collectionData = this.importMap.get(collectionKey);
+  //     const collectionImportDefs = collectionConfig.importDefs;
+  //     const collectionIdMappings = collectionImportDefs
+  //       .map((importDef) => importDef.idMappings)
+  //       .flat()
+  //       .filter((idMapping) => idMapping !== undefined && idMapping !== null);
+  //     if (!collectionData || !collectionData.data) continue;
+  //     for (const dataItem of collectionData.data) {
+  //       for (const idMapping of collectionIdMappings) {
+  //         // We know it's the users collection here
+  //         if (this.getCollectionKey(idMapping.targetCollection) === usersCollectionKey) {
+  //           const targetFieldKey = idMapping.targetFieldToMatch || idMapping.targetField;
+  //           if (targetFieldKey === )
+  //           const targetValue = dataItem.finalData[targetFieldKey];
+  //           const targetCollectionData = this.importMap.get(this.getCollectionKey(idMapping.targetCollection));
+  //           if (!targetCollectionData || !targetCollectionData.data) continue;
+  //           const foundData = targetCollectionData.data.filter(({ context }) => {
+  //             const targetValue = context[targetFieldKey];
+  //             const isMatch = `${targetValue}` === `${valueToMatch}`;
+  //             return isMatch && targetValue !== undefined && targetValue !== null;
+  //           });
+  //         }
+  //       }
+  //     }
+  //   }
+  // }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the value to match for a given key in the final data or context.
+   * @param finalData - The final data object.
+   * @param context - The context object.
+   * @param key - The key to get the value for.
+   * @returns The value to match for from finalData or Context
+   */
+  getValueFromData(finalData: any, context: any, key: string) {
+    if (
+      context[key] !== undefined &&
+      context[key] !== null &&
+      context[key] !== ""
+    ) {
+      return context[key];
+    }
+    return finalData[key];
+  }
+
+  updateOldReferencesForNew() {
+    if (!this.config.collections) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    for (const collectionConfig of this.config.collections) {
+      const collectionKey = this.getCollectionKey(collectionConfig.name);
+      const collectionData = this.importMap.get(collectionKey);
+
+      if (!collectionData || !collectionData.data) continue;
+
+      console.log(
+        `Updating references for collection: ${collectionConfig.name}`
+      );
+
+      let needsUpdate = false;
+
+      // Iterate over each data item in the current collection
+      for (let i = 0; i < collectionData.data.length; i++) {
+        if (collectionConfig.importDefs) {
+          for (const importDef of collectionConfig.importDefs) {
+            if (importDef.idMappings) {
+              for (const idMapping of importDef.idMappings) {
+                const targetCollectionKey = this.getCollectionKey(
+                  idMapping.targetCollection
+                );
+                const fieldToSetKey =
+                  idMapping.fieldToSet || idMapping.sourceField;
+                const targetFieldKey =
+                  idMapping.targetFieldToMatch || idMapping.targetField;
+                const sourceValue = this.getValueFromData(
+                  collectionData.data[i].finalData,
+                  collectionData.data[i].context,
+                  idMapping.sourceField
+                );
+
+                // Skip if value to match is missing or empty
+                if (
+                  !sourceValue ||
+                  _.isEmpty(sourceValue) ||
+                  sourceValue === null
+                )
+                  continue;
+
+                const isFieldToSetArray = collectionConfig.attributes.find(
+                  (attribute) => attribute.key === fieldToSetKey
+                )?.array;
+
+                const targetCollectionData =
+                  this.importMap.get(targetCollectionKey);
+                if (!targetCollectionData || !targetCollectionData.data)
+                  continue;
+
+                // Handle cases where sourceValue is an array
+                const sourceValues = Array.isArray(sourceValue)
+                  ? sourceValue.map((sourceValue) => `${sourceValue}`)
+                  : [`${sourceValue}`];
+                let newData = [];
+
+                for (const valueToMatch of sourceValues) {
+                  // Find matching data in the target collection
+                  const foundData = targetCollectionData.data.filter(
+                    ({ context, finalData }) => {
+                      const targetValue = this.getValueFromData(
+                        finalData,
+                        context,
+                        targetFieldKey
+                      );
+                      const isMatch = `${targetValue}` === `${valueToMatch}`;
+                      // Ensure the targetValue is defined and not null
+                      return (
+                        isMatch &&
+                        targetValue !== undefined &&
+                        targetValue !== null
+                      );
+                    }
+                  );
+
+                  if (foundData.length) {
+                    newData.push(
+                      ...foundData.map((data) => {
+                        const newValue = this.getValueFromData(
+                          data.finalData,
+                          data.context,
+                          idMapping.targetField
+                        );
+                        return newValue;
+                      })
+                    );
+                  } else {
+                    logger.info(
+                      `No data found for collection: ${targetCollectionKey} with value: ${valueToMatch} for field: ${fieldToSetKey} -- idMapping: ${JSON.stringify(
+                        idMapping,
+                        null,
+                        2
+                      )}`
+                    );
+                  }
+                  continue;
+                }
+
+                const getCurrentDataFiltered = (currentData: any) => {
+                  if (Array.isArray(currentData.finalData[fieldToSetKey])) {
+                    return currentData.finalData[fieldToSetKey].filter(
+                      (data: any) => !sourceValues.includes(`${data}`)
+                    );
+                  }
+                  return currentData.finalData[fieldToSetKey];
+                };
+
+                // Get the current data to be updated
+                const currentDataFiltered = getCurrentDataFiltered(
+                  collectionData.data[i]
+                );
+
+                if (newData.length) {
+                  needsUpdate = true;
+
+                  // Handle cases where current data is an array
+                  if (isFieldToSetArray) {
+                    if (!currentDataFiltered) {
+                      // Set new data if current data is undefined
+                      collectionData.data[i].finalData[fieldToSetKey] =
+                        Array.isArray(newData) ? newData : [newData];
+                    } else {
+                      if (Array.isArray(currentDataFiltered)) {
+                        // Convert current data to array and merge if new data is non-empty array
+                        collectionData.data[i].finalData[fieldToSetKey] = [
+                          ...new Set(
+                            [...currentDataFiltered, ...newData].filter(
+                              (value: any) =>
+                                value !== null &&
+                                value !== undefined &&
+                                value !== ""
+                            )
+                          ),
+                        ];
+                      } else {
+                        // Merge arrays if new data is non-empty array and filter for uniqueness
+                        collectionData.data[i].finalData[fieldToSetKey] = [
+                          ...new Set(
+                            [
+                              ...(Array.isArray(currentDataFiltered)
+                                ? currentDataFiltered
+                                : [currentDataFiltered]),
+                              ...newData,
+                            ].filter(
+                              (value: any) =>
+                                value !== null &&
+                                value !== undefined &&
+                                value !== "" &&
+                                !sourceValues.includes(`${value}`)
+                            )
+                          ),
+                        ];
+                      }
+                    }
+                  } else {
+                    if (!currentDataFiltered) {
+                      // Set new data if current data is undefined
+                      collectionData.data[i].finalData[fieldToSetKey] =
+                        Array.isArray(newData) ? newData[0] : newData;
+                    } else if (Array.isArray(newData) && newData.length > 0) {
+                      // Convert current data to array and merge if new data is non-empty array, then filter for uniqueness
+                      // and take the first value, because it's an array and the attribute is not an array
+                      collectionData.data[i].finalData[fieldToSetKey] = [
+                        ...new Set(
+                          [currentDataFiltered, ...newData].filter(
+                            (value: any) =>
+                              value !== null &&
+                              value !== undefined &&
+                              value !== "" &&
+                              !sourceValues.includes(`${value}`)
+                          )
+                        ),
+                      ].slice(0, 1)[0];
+                    } else if (
+                      !Array.isArray(newData) &&
+                      newData !== undefined
+                    ) {
+                      // Simply update the field if new data is not an array and defined
+                      collectionData.data[i].finalData[fieldToSetKey] = newData;
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Update the import map if any changes were made
+      if (needsUpdate) {
+        this.importMap.set(collectionKey, collectionData);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private writeMapsToJsonFile() {
+    const outputDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "zlogs");
+
+    // Ensure the logs directory exists
+    if (!fs.existsSync(outputDir)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(outputDir);
+    }
+
+    // Helper function to write data to a file
+    const writeToFile = (fileName: string, data: any) => {
+      const outputFile = path.join(outputDir, fileName);
+      fs.writeFile(outputFile, JSON.stringify(data, null, 2), "utf8", (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          console.error(`Error writing data to ${fileName}:`, err);
+          return;
+        }
+        console.log(`Data successfully written to ${fileName}`);
+      });
+    };
+
+    // Convert Maps to arrays of entries for serialization
+    const oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap = Array.from(
+      this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.entries()
+    ).map(([key, value]) => {
+      return {
+        collection: key,
+        data: Array.from(value.entries()),
+      };
+    });
+
+    const mergedUserMap = Array.from(this.mergedUserMap.entries());
+
+    // Write each part to a separate file
+    writeToFile(
+      "oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.json",
+      oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap
+    );
+    writeToFile("mergedUserMap.json", mergedUserMap);
+
+    // Write each collection's data to a separate file
+    this.importMap.forEach((value, key) => {
+      const data = {
+        collection: key,
+        data: value.data.map((item: any) => {
+          return {
+            finalData: item.finalData,
+            context: item.context,
+          };
+        }),
+      };
+      writeToFile(`${key}.json`, data);
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Prepares user data by checking for duplicates based on email or phone, adding to a duplicate map if found,
+   * and then returning the transformed item without user-specific keys.
+   *
+   * @param item - The raw item to be processed.
+   * @param attributeMappings - The attribute mappings for the item.
+   * @returns The transformed item with user-specific keys removed.
+   */
+  prepareUserData(
+    item: any,
+    attributeMappings: AttributeMappings,
+    primaryKeyField: string,
+    newId: string
+  ): {
+    transformedItem: any;
+    existingId: string | undefined;
+    userData: {
+      rawData: any;
+      finalData: z.infer<typeof AuthUserCreateSchema>;
+    };
+  } {
+    if (
+      this.userIdSet.has(newId) ||
+      this.userExistsMap.has(newId) ||
+      Array.from(this.emailToUserIdMap.values()).includes(newId) ||
+      Array.from(this.phoneToUserIdMap.values()).includes(newId)
+    ) {
+      newId = this.getTrueUniqueId(this.getCollectionKey("users"));
+    }
+    let transformedItem = this.transformData(item, attributeMappings);
+    let userData = AuthUserCreateSchema.safeParse(transformedItem);
+    if (userData.data?.email) {
+      userData.data.email = userData.data.email.toLowerCase();
+    }
+    if (!userData.success || !(userData.data.email || userData.data.phone)) {
+      logger.error(
+        `Invalid user data: ${JSON.stringify(
+          userData.error?.errors,
+          undefined,
+          2
+        )} or missing email/phone`
+      );
+
+      const userKeys = ["email", "phone", "name", "labels", "prefs"];
+      userKeys.forEach((key) => {
+        if (transformedItem.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+          delete transformedItem[key];
+        }
+      });
+      return {
+        transformedItem,
+        existingId: undefined,
+        userData: {
+          rawData: item,
+          finalData: transformedItem,
+        },
+      };
+    }
+    const email = userData.data.email?.toLowerCase();
+    const phone = userData.data.phone;
+    let existingId: string | undefined;
+
+    // Check for duplicate email and phone
+    if (email && this.emailToUserIdMap.has(email)) {
+      existingId = this.emailToUserIdMap.get(email);
+      if (phone && !this.phoneToUserIdMap.has(phone)) {
+        this.phoneToUserIdMap.set(phone, newId);
+      }
+    } else if (phone && this.phoneToUserIdMap.has(phone)) {
+      existingId = this.phoneToUserIdMap.get(phone);
+      if (email && !this.emailToUserIdMap.has(email)) {
+        this.emailToUserIdMap.set(email, newId);
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (email) this.emailToUserIdMap.set(email, newId);
+      if (phone) this.phoneToUserIdMap.set(phone, newId);
+    }
+
+    if (existingId) {
+      userData.data.userId = existingId;
+      const mergedUsers = this.mergedUserMap.get(existingId) || [];
+      mergedUsers.push(`${item[primaryKeyField]}`);
+      this.mergedUserMap.set(existingId, mergedUsers);
+      const userFound = this.importMap
+        .get(this.getCollectionKey("users"))
+        ?.data.find((userDataExisting) => {
+          let userIdToMatch: string | undefined;
+          if (userDataExisting?.finalData?.userId) {
+            userIdToMatch = userDataExisting?.finalData?.userId;
+          } else if (userDataExisting?.finalData?.docId) {
+            userIdToMatch = userDataExisting?.finalData?.docId;
+          } else if (userDataExisting?.context?.userId) {
+            userIdToMatch = userDataExisting.context.userId;
+          } else if (userDataExisting?.context?.docId) {
+            userIdToMatch = userDataExisting.context.docId;
+          }
+          return userIdToMatch === existingId;
+        });
+      if (userFound) {
+        userFound.finalData.userId = existingId;
+        userFound.finalData.docId = existingId;
+        this.userIdSet.add(existingId);
+        transformedItem = {
+          ...transformedItem,
+          userId: existingId,
+          docId: existingId,
+        };
+      }
+
+      const userKeys = ["email", "phone", "name", "labels", "prefs"];
+      userKeys.forEach((key) => {
+        if (transformedItem.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+          delete transformedItem[key];
+        }
+      });
+      return {
+        transformedItem,
+        existingId,
+        userData: {
+          rawData: userFound?.rawData,
+          finalData: userFound?.finalData,
+        },
+      };
+    } else {
+      existingId = newId;
+      userData.data.userId = existingId;
+    }
+
+    const userKeys = ["email", "phone", "name", "labels", "prefs"];
+    userKeys.forEach((key) => {
+      if (transformedItem.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+        delete transformedItem[key];
+      }
+    });
+
+    const usersMap = this.importMap.get(this.getCollectionKey("users"));
+    const userDataToAdd = {
+      rawData: item,
+      finalData: userData.data,
+    };
+    this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey("users"), {
+      data: [...(usersMap?.data || []), userDataToAdd],
+    });
+    this.userIdSet.add(existingId);
+
+    return {
+      transformedItem,
+      existingId,
+      userData: userDataToAdd,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Prepares the data for creating user collection documents.
+   * This involves loading the data, transforming it according to the import definition,
+   * and handling the creation of new unique IDs for each item.
+   *
+   * @param db - The database configuration.
+   * @param collection - The collection configuration.
+   * @param importDef - The import definition containing the attribute mappings and other relevant info.
+   */
+  async prepareUserCollectionCreateData(
+    db: ConfigDatabase,
+    collection: CollectionCreate,
+    importDef: ImportDef
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    // Load the raw data based on the import definition
+    const rawData = this.loadData(importDef);
+    const operationId = this.collectionImportOperations.get(
+      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+    );
+    // Initialize a new map for old ID to new ID mappings
+    const oldIdToNewIdMap = new Map<string, string>();
+    // Retrieve or initialize the collection-specific old ID to new ID map
+    const collectionOldIdToNewIdMap =
+      this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.get(
+        this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+      ) ||
+      this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap
+        .set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), oldIdToNewIdMap)
+        .get(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name));
+    if (!operationId) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `No import operation found for collection ${collection.name}`
+      );
+    }
+    await updateOperation(this.database, operationId, {
+      status: "ready",
+      total: rawData.length,
+    });
+    // Retrieve the current user data and the current collection data from the import map
+    const currentUserData = this.importMap.get(this.getCollectionKey("users"));
+    const currentData = this.importMap.get(
+      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+    );
+    // Log errors if the necessary data is not found in the import map
+    if (!currentUserData) {
+      logger.error(
+        `No data found for collection ${"users"} for createDef but it says it's supposed to have one...`
+      );
+      return;
+    } else if (!currentData) {
+      logger.error(
+        `No data found for collection ${collection.name} for createDef but it says it's supposed to have one...`
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    // Iterate through each item in the raw data
+    for (const item of rawData) {
+      // Prepare user data, check for duplicates, and remove user-specific keys
+      let { transformedItem, existingId, userData } = this.prepareUserData(
+        item,
+        importDef.attributeMappings,
+        importDef.primaryKeyField,
+        this.getTrueUniqueId(this.getCollectionKey("users"))
+      );
+
+      logger.info(
+        `In create user -- transformedItem: ${JSON.stringify(
+          transformedItem,
+          null,
+          2
+        )}`
+      );
+
+      // Generate a new unique ID for the item or use existing ID
+      if (!existingId && !userData.finalData?.userId) {
+        // No existing user ID, generate a new unique ID
+        existingId = this.getTrueUniqueId(
+          this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+        );
+        transformedItem = {
+          ...transformedItem,
+          userId: existingId,
+          docId: existingId,
+        };
+      } else if (!existingId && userData.finalData?.userId) {
+        // Existing user ID, use it as the new ID
+        existingId = userData.finalData.userId;
+        transformedItem = {
+          ...transformedItem,
+          userId: existingId,
+          docId: existingId,
+        };
+      }
+
+      // Create a context object for the item, including the new ID
+      let context = this.createContext(db, collection, item, existingId!);
+
+      // Merge the transformed data into the context
+      context = { ...context, ...transformedItem, ...userData.finalData };
+
+      // If a primary key field is defined, handle the ID mapping and check for duplicates
+      if (importDef.primaryKeyField) {
+        const oldId = item[importDef.primaryKeyField];
+
+        // Check if the oldId already exists to handle potential duplicates
+        if (
+          this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap
+            .get(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name))
+            ?.has(`${oldId}`)
+        ) {
+          // Found a duplicate oldId, now decide how to merge or handle these duplicates
+          for (const data of currentData.data) {
+            if (
+              data.finalData.docId === oldId ||
+              data.finalData.userId === oldId ||
+              data.context.docId === oldId ||
+              data.context.userId === oldId
+            ) {
+              transformedItem = this.mergeObjects(
+                data.finalData,
+                transformedItem
+              );
+            }
+          }
+        } else {
+          // No duplicate found, simply map the oldId to the new itemId
+          collectionOldIdToNewIdMap?.set(`${oldId}`, `${existingId}`);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Handle merging for currentUserData
+      for (let i = 0; i < currentUserData.data.length; i++) {
+        const currentUserDataItem = currentUserData.data[i];
+        const samePhones =
+          currentUserDataItem.finalData.phone &&
+          transformedItem.phone &&
+          currentUserDataItem.finalData.phone === transformedItem.phone;
+        const sameEmails =
+          currentUserDataItem.finalData.email &&
+          transformedItem.email &&
+          currentUserDataItem.finalData.email === transformedItem.email;
+        if (
+          (currentUserDataItem.finalData.docId === existingId ||
+            currentUserDataItem.finalData.userId === existingId) &&
+          (samePhones || sameEmails) &&
+          currentUserDataItem.finalData &&
+          userData.finalData
+        ) {
+          const userDataMerged = this.mergeObjects(
+            currentUserData.data[i].finalData,
+            userData.finalData
+          );
+          currentUserData.data[i].finalData = userDataMerged;
+          this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey("users"), currentUserData);
+        }
+      }
+      // Update the attribute mappings with any actions that need to be performed post-import
+      const mappingsWithActions = this.getAttributeMappingsWithActions(
+        importDef.attributeMappings,
+        context,
+        transformedItem
+      );
+      // Update the import definition with the new attribute mappings
+      const newImportDef = {
+        ...importDef,
+        attributeMappings: mappingsWithActions,
+      };
+
+      const updatedData = this.importMap.get(
+        this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+      )!;
+
+      let foundData = false;
+      for (let i = 0; i < updatedData.data.length; i++) {
+        if (
+          updatedData.data[i].finalData.docId === existingId ||
+          updatedData.data[i].finalData.userId === existingId ||
+          updatedData.data[i].context.docId === existingId ||
+          updatedData.data[i].context.userId === existingId
+        ) {
+          updatedData.data[i].finalData = this.mergeObjects(
+            updatedData.data[i].finalData,
+            transformedItem
+          );
+          updatedData.data[i].context = this.mergeObjects(
+            updatedData.data[i].context,
+            context
+          );
+          const mergedImportDef = {
+            ...updatedData.data[i].importDef,
+            idMappings: [
+              ...(updatedData.data[i].importDef?.idMappings || []),
+              ...(newImportDef.idMappings || []),
+            ],
+            attributeMappings: [
+              ...(updatedData.data[i].importDef?.attributeMappings || []),
+              ...(newImportDef.attributeMappings || []),
+            ],
+          };
+          updatedData.data[i].importDef = mergedImportDef as ImportDef;
+          this.importMap.set(
+            this.getCollectionKey(collection.name),
+            updatedData
+          );
+          this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.set(
+            this.getCollectionKey(collection.name),
+            collectionOldIdToNewIdMap!
+          );
+
+          foundData = true;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!foundData) {
+        // Add new data to the associated collection
+        updatedData.data.push({
+          rawData: item,
+          context: context,
+          importDef: newImportDef,
+          finalData: transformedItem,
+        });
+        this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), updatedData);
+        this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.set(
+          this.getCollectionKey(collection.name),
+          collectionOldIdToNewIdMap!
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Prepares the data for creating documents in a collection.
+   * This involves loading the data, transforming it, and handling ID mappings.
+   *
+   * @param db - The database configuration.
+   * @param collection - The collection configuration.
+   * @param importDef - The import definition containing the attribute mappings and other relevant info.
+   */
+  async prepareCreateData(
+    db: ConfigDatabase,
+    collection: CollectionCreate,
+    importDef: ImportDef
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    // Load the raw data based on the import definition
+    const rawData = this.loadData(importDef);
+    const operationId = this.collectionImportOperations.get(
+      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+    );
+    if (!operationId) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `No import operation found for collection ${collection.name}`
+      );
+    }
+    await updateOperation(this.database, operationId, {
+      status: "ready",
+      total: rawData.length,
+    });
+    // Initialize a new map for old ID to new ID mappings
+    const oldIdToNewIdMapNew = new Map<string, string>();
+    // Retrieve or initialize the collection-specific old ID to new ID map
+    const collectionOldIdToNewIdMap =
+      this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.get(
+        this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+      ) ||
+      this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap
+        .set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), oldIdToNewIdMapNew)
+        .get(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name));
+    const isRegions = collection.name.toLowerCase() === "regions";
+    // Iterate through each item in the raw data
+    for (const item of rawData) {
+      // Generate a new unique ID for the item
+      const itemIdNew = this.getTrueUniqueId(
+        this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+      );
+      if (isRegions) {
+        logger.info(`Creating region: ${JSON.stringify(item, null, 2)}`);
+      }
+      // Retrieve the current collection data from the import map
+      const currentData = this.importMap.get(
+        this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+      );
+      // Create a context object for the item, including the new ID
+      let context = this.createContext(db, collection, item, itemIdNew);
+      // Transform the item data based on the attribute mappings
+      let transformedData = this.transformData(
+        item,
+        importDef.attributeMappings
+      );
+      // If a primary key field is defined, handle the ID mapping and check for duplicates
+      if (importDef.primaryKeyField) {
+        const oldId = item[importDef.primaryKeyField];
+        if (collectionOldIdToNewIdMap?.has(`${oldId}`)) {
+          logger.error(
+            `Collection ${collection.name} has multiple documents with the same primary key ${oldId}`
+          );
+          continue;
+        }
+        collectionOldIdToNewIdMap?.set(`${oldId}`, `${itemIdNew}`);
+      }
+      // Merge the transformed data into the context
+      context = { ...context, ...transformedData };
+      // Validate the item before proceeding
+      const isValid = this.importDataActions.validateItem(
+        transformedData,
+        importDef.attributeMappings,
+        context
+      );
+      if (!isValid) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      // Update the attribute mappings with any actions that need to be performed post-import
+      const mappingsWithActions = this.getAttributeMappingsWithActions(
+        importDef.attributeMappings,
+        context,
+        transformedData
+      );
+      // Update the import definition with the new attribute mappings
+      const newImportDef = {
+        ...importDef,
+        attributeMappings: mappingsWithActions,
+      };
+      // If the current collection data exists, add the item with its context and final data
+      if (currentData && currentData.data) {
+        currentData.data.push({
+          rawData: item,
+          context: context,
+          importDef: newImportDef,
+          finalData: transformedData,
+        });
+        this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), currentData);
+        this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.set(
+          this.getCollectionKey(collection.name),
+          collectionOldIdToNewIdMap!
+        );
+      } else {
+        logger.error(
+          `No data found for collection ${collection.name} for createDef but it says it's supposed to have one...`
+        );
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Prepares the data for updating documents within a collection.
+   * This method loads the raw data based on the import definition, transforms it according to the attribute mappings,
+   * finds the new ID for each item based on the primary key or update mapping, and then validates the transformed data.
+   * If the data is valid, it updates the import definition with any post-import actions and adds the item to the current collection data.
+   *
+   * @param db - The database configuration.
+   * @param collection - The collection configuration.
+   * @param importDef - The import definition containing the attribute mappings and other relevant info.
+   */
+  async prepareUpdateData(
+    db: ConfigDatabase,
+    collection: CollectionCreate,
+    importDef: ImportDef
+  ) {
+    const currentData = this.importMap.get(
+      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+    );
+    const oldIdToNewIdMap = this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.get(
+      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+    );
+
+    if (
+      !(currentData?.data && currentData?.data.length > 0) &&
+      !oldIdToNewIdMap
+    ) {
+      logger.error(
+        `No data found for collection ${collection.name} for updateDef but it says it's supposed to have one...`
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const rawData = this.loadData(importDef);
+    const operationId = this.collectionImportOperations.get(
+      this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+    );
+    if (!operationId) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `No import operation found for collection ${collection.name}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    for (const item of rawData) {
+      let transformedData = this.transformData(
+        item,
+        importDef.attributeMappings
+      );
+      let newId: string | undefined;
+      let oldId: string | undefined;
+      let itemDataToUpdate: CollectionImportData["data"][number] | undefined;
+
+      // Try to find itemDataToUpdate using updateMapping
+      if (importDef.updateMapping) {
+        oldId =
+          item[importDef.updateMapping.originalIdField] ||
+          transformedData[importDef.updateMapping.originalIdField];
+        if (oldId) {
+          itemDataToUpdate = currentData?.data.find(
+            ({ context, finalData }) => {
+              const targetField =
+                importDef.updateMapping!.targetField ??
+                importDef.updateMapping!.originalIdField;
+
+              return (
+                `${context[targetField]}` === `${oldId}` ||
+                `${finalData[targetField]}` === `${oldId}`
+              );
+            }
+          );
+
+          if (itemDataToUpdate) {
+            newId = itemDataToUpdate.context.docId;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // If updateMapping is not defined or did not find the item, use primaryKeyField
+      if (!itemDataToUpdate && importDef.primaryKeyField) {
+        oldId =
+          item[importDef.primaryKeyField] ||
+          transformedData[importDef.primaryKeyField];
+        if (oldId && oldId.length > 0) {
+          newId = oldIdToNewIdMap?.get(`${oldId}`);
+          if (
+            !newId &&
+            this.getCollectionKey(this.config.usersCollectionName) ===
+              this.getCollectionKey(collection.name)
+          ) {
+            for (const [key, value] of this.mergedUserMap.entries()) {
+              if (value.includes(`${oldId}`)) {
+                newId = key;
+                break;
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (oldId && !itemDataToUpdate) {
+          itemDataToUpdate = currentData?.data.find(
+            (data) =>
+              `${data.context[importDef.primaryKeyField]}` === `${oldId}`
+          );
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!oldId) {
+        logger.error(
+          `No old ID found (to update another document with) in prepareUpdateData for ${
+            collection.name
+          }, ${JSON.stringify(item, null, 2)}`
+        );
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (!newId && !itemDataToUpdate) {
+        logger.error(
+          `No new id && no data found for collection ${
+            collection.name
+          } for updateDef ${JSON.stringify(
+            item,
+            null,
+            2
+          )} but it says it's supposed to have one...`
+        );
+        continue;
+      } else if (itemDataToUpdate) {
+        newId =
+          itemDataToUpdate.finalData.docId || itemDataToUpdate.context.docId;
+        if (!newId) {
+          logger.error(
+            `No new id found for collection ${
+              collection.name
+            } for updateDef ${JSON.stringify(
+              item,
+              null,
+              2
+            )} but has itemDataToUpdate ${JSON.stringify(
+              itemDataToUpdate,
+              null,
+              2
+            )} but it says it's supposed to have one...`
+          );
+          continue;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!itemDataToUpdate || !newId) {
+        logger.error(
+          `No data or ID (docId) found for collection ${
+            collection.name
+          } for updateDef ${JSON.stringify(
+            item,
+            null,
+            2
+          )} but it says it's supposed to have one...`
+        );
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      transformedData = this.mergeObjects(
+        itemDataToUpdate.finalData,
+        transformedData
+      );
+
+      // Create a context object for the item, including the new ID and transformed data
+      let context = itemDataToUpdate.context;
+      context = this.mergeObjects(context, transformedData);
+
+      // Validate the item before proceeding
+      const isValid = this.importDataActions.validateItem(
+        item,
+        importDef.attributeMappings,
+        context
+      );
+
+      if (!isValid) {
+        logger.info(
+          `Skipping item: ${JSON.stringify(item, null, 2)} because it's invalid`
+        );
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Update the attribute mappings with any actions that need to be performed post-import
+      const mappingsWithActions = this.getAttributeMappingsWithActions(
+        importDef.attributeMappings,
+        context,
+        transformedData
+      );
+
+      // Update the import definition with the new attribute mappings
+      const newImportDef = {
+        ...importDef,
+        attributeMappings: mappingsWithActions,
+      };
+
+      if (itemDataToUpdate) {
+        itemDataToUpdate.finalData = this.mergeObjects(
+          itemDataToUpdate.finalData,
+          transformedData
+        );
+        itemDataToUpdate.context = context;
+        // Merge existing importDef with new importDef, focusing only on postImportActions
+        itemDataToUpdate.importDef = {
+          ...itemDataToUpdate.importDef,
+          attributeMappings:
+            itemDataToUpdate.importDef?.attributeMappings.map(
+              (attrMapping, index) => ({
+                ...attrMapping,
+                postImportActions: [
+                  ...(attrMapping.postImportActions || []),
+                  ...(newImportDef.attributeMappings[index]
+                    ?.postImportActions || []),
+                ],
+              })
+            ) || [],
+        } as ImportDef;
+
+        if (collection.name.toLowerCase() === "councils") {
+          console.log(
+            `Mappings in update councils: ${JSON.stringify(
+              itemDataToUpdate.importDef.attributeMappings,
+              null,
+              2
+            )}`
+          );
+        }
+      } else {
+        currentData!.data.push({
+          rawData: item,
+          context: context,
+          importDef: newImportDef,
+          finalData: transformedData,
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Since we're modifying currentData in place, we ensure no duplicates are added
+      this.importMap.set(this.getCollectionKey(collection.name), currentData!);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private updateReferencesBasedOnAttributeMappings() {
+    if (!this.config.collections) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.config.collections.forEach((collectionConfig) => {
+      const collectionName = collectionConfig.name;
+      const collectionData = this.importMap.get(
+        this.getCollectionKey(collectionName)
+      );
+
+      if (!collectionData) {
+        logger.error(`No data found for collection ${collectionName}`);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      collectionData.data.forEach((dataItem) => {
+        collectionConfig.importDefs.forEach((importDef) => {
+          if (!importDef.idMappings) return; // Skip collections without idMappings
+          importDef.idMappings.forEach((mapping) => {
+            if (mapping && mapping.targetField) {
+              const idsToUpdate = Array.isArray(
+                dataItem[mapping.targetField as keyof typeof dataItem]
+              )
+                ? dataItem[mapping.targetField as keyof typeof dataItem]
+                : [dataItem[mapping.targetField as keyof typeof dataItem]];
+              const updatedIds = idsToUpdate.map((id: string) =>
+                this.getMergedId(id, mapping.targetCollection)
+              );
+
+              // Update the dataItem with the new IDs
+              dataItem[mapping.targetField as keyof typeof dataItem] =
+                Array.isArray(
+                  dataItem[mapping.targetField as keyof typeof dataItem]
+                )
+                  ? updatedIds
+                  : updatedIds[0];
+            }
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  private getMergedId(oldId: string, relatedCollectionName: string): string {
+    // Retrieve the old to new ID map for the related collection
+    const oldToNewIdMap = this.oldIdToNewIdPerCollectionMap.get(
+      this.getCollectionKey(relatedCollectionName)
+    );
+
+    // If there's a mapping for the old ID, return the new ID
+    if (oldToNewIdMap && oldToNewIdMap.has(`${oldId}`)) {
+      return oldToNewIdMap.get(`${oldId}`)!; // The non-null assertion (!) is used because we checked if the map has the key
+    }
+
+    // If no mapping is found, return the old ID as a fallback
+    return oldId;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generates attribute mappings with post-import actions based on the provided attribute mappings.
+   * This method checks each mapping for a fileData attribute and adds a post-import action to create a file
+   * and update the field with the file's ID if necessary.
+   *
+   * @param attributeMappings - The attribute mappings from the import definition.
+   * @param context - The context object containing information about the database, collection, and document.
+   * @param item - The item being imported, used for resolving template paths in fileData mappings.
+   * @returns The attribute mappings updated with any necessary post-import actions.
+   */
+  getAttributeMappingsWithActions(
+    attributeMappings: AttributeMappings,
+    context: any,
+    item: any
+  ) {
+    // Iterate over each attribute mapping to check for fileData attributes
+    return attributeMappings.map((mapping) => {
+      if (mapping.fileData) {
+        // Resolve the file path using the provided template, context, and item
+        let mappingFilePath = this.importDataActions.resolveTemplate(
+          mapping.fileData.path,
+          context,
+          item
+        );
+        // Ensure the file path is absolute if it doesn't start with "http"
+        if (!mappingFilePath.toLowerCase().startsWith("http")) {
+          mappingFilePath = path.resolve(
+            this.appwriteFolderPath,
+            mappingFilePath
+          );
+        }
+        // Define the after-import action to create a file and update the field
+        const afterImportAction = {
+          action: "createFileAndUpdateField",
+          params: [
+            "{dbId}",
+            "{collId}",
+            "{docId}",
+            mapping.targetKey,
+            `${this.config!.documentBucketId}_${context.dbName
+              .toLowerCase()
+              .replace(" ", "")}`, // Assuming 'images' is your bucket ID
+            mappingFilePath,
+            mapping.fileData.name,
+          ],
+        };
+        // Add the after-import action to the mapping's postImportActions array
+        const postImportActions = mapping.postImportActions
+          ? [...mapping.postImportActions, afterImportAction]
+          : [afterImportAction];
+        return { ...mapping, postImportActions };
+      }
+      // Return the mapping unchanged if no fileData attribute is found
+      return mapping;
+    });
+  }
+}