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-require 'faker'
-
-namespace :db do
-  desc "Fill database with sample data"
-  task :populate => :environment do
-    Rake::Task['db:reset'].invoke
-    make_users
-    make_microposts
-    make_relationships
-  end
-end
-
-def make_users
-  admin = User.create!(:name => "Example User",
-                       :email => "example@railstutorial.org",
-                       :password => "foobar",
-                       :password_confirmation => "foobar")
-  admin.toggle!(:admin)
-  99.times do |n|
-    name = Faker::Name.name
-    email = "example-#{n+1}@railstutorial.org"
-    password = "password"
-    User.create!(:name => name,
-                 :email => email,
-                 :password => password,
-                 :password_confirmation => password)
-  end
-end
-
-def make_microposts
-  User.all(:limit => 6).each do |user|
-    50.times do
-      user.microposts.create!(:content => Faker::Lorem.sentence(5))
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-def make_relationships
-  users = User.all
-  user  = users.first
-  following = users[1..50]
-  followers  = users[3..40]
-  following.each { |followed| user.follow!(followed) }
-  followers.each { |follower| follower.follow!(user) }
-end
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