From 3f3853d973da07f07ae6f061a52c14d7a28f7c97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: YUVRAJ <yuvraj.23bcy10138@vitbhopal.ac.in>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:27:23 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] feat: separate keycloak config and user exports #304

---
 scripts/realm_export.sh       | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 scripts/realm_import_users.sh | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 scripts/realm_import_users.sh

diff --git a/scripts/realm_export.sh b/scripts/realm_export.sh
index cc80ed643..f73b22564 100755
--- a/scripts/realm_export.sh
+++ b/scripts/realm_export.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,55 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
 
-SCRIPT_PATH="$(readlink -f "$0")"
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_PATH")"
+# Set defaults, but allow overrides via environment variables
+KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER="${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER:-keycloak}"
+KEYCLOAK_REALM="${KEYCLOAK_REALM:-aiod}"
+EXPORT_DIR="${EXPORT_DIR:-./keycloak-exports}"
 
-cd $SCRIPT_DIR/..
+REALM_FILE="aiod-realm.json"
+USERS_FILE="aiod-users.json"
+CONTAINER_TMP="/tmp/keycloak-export"
 
-source .env
-[ ! -f override.env ] && touch override.env
-source override.env
-DATA_PATH=$(realpath "$DATA_PATH")
-LOCAL_BACKUP_PATH="$DATA_PATH"/keycloak_realm
+log() {
+    echo "[realm_export] $1"
+}
 
-docker exec -i keycloak /bin/bash -c "/opt/keycloak/bin/kc.sh export --file /tmp/aiod.json --realm aiod --users realm_file"
-
-if [ ! -d "$LOCAL_BACKUP_PATH" ]; then
-    mkdir "$LOCAL_BACKUP_PATH"
+# Bail out early if the container isn't up
+if ! docker inspect --format '{{.State.Running}}' "${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^true$"; then
+    echo "Error: Container '${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}' doesn't seem to be running." >&2
+    echo "Make sure Keycloak is up before running the backup script." >&2
+    exit 1
 fi
 
-docker cp keycloak:/tmp/aiod.json "$LOCAL_BACKUP_PATH"/aiod.json
-docker exec -i keycloak /bin/bash -c "rm /tmp/aiod.json"
+# Prep the local and container directories
+mkdir -p "${EXPORT_DIR}"
+docker exec "${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}" mkdir -p "${CONTAINER_TMP}"
+
+# --- 1. Export the realm config (skipping users) ---
+log "Exporting realm config to ${REALM_FILE}..."
+
+docker exec "${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}" \
+    /opt/keycloak/bin/kc.sh export \
+    --dir "${CONTAINER_TMP}" \
+    --realm "${KEYCLOAK_REALM}" \
+    --users skip
+
+# kc.sh generates the file as <realm>-realm.json, pull it out and rename it
+docker cp "${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}:${CONTAINER_TMP}/${KEYCLOAK_REALM}-realm.json" "${EXPORT_DIR}/${REALM_FILE}"
+log "✔ Realm config saved."
+
+# --- 2. Export the user data ---
+log "Exporting user data to ${USERS_FILE}..."
+
+docker exec "${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}" \
+    /opt/keycloak/bin/kc.sh export \
+    --dir "${CONTAINER_TMP}" \
+    --realm "${KEYCLOAK_REALM}" \
+    --users realm_file
+
+# Keycloak chunks user exports, giving it a '-0' suffix.
+# Grab it and rename it to our clean target filename.
+docker cp "${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}:${CONTAINER_TMP}/${KEYCLOAK_REALM}-users-0.json" "${EXPORT_DIR}/${USERS_FILE}"
+log "✔ User data saved."
+
+# Clean up the temp folder inside the container so we don'
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diff --git a/scripts/realm_import_users.sh b/scripts/realm_import_users.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..49455c4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/realm_import_users.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# script to import users into keycloak without breaking the realm config
+# fixes issue #304
+
+set -euo pipefail # stop on errors
+
+# set variables or use defaults
+KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER="${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER:-keycloak}"
+KEYCLOAK_REALM="${KEYCLOAK_REALM:-aiod}"
+EXPORT_DIR="${EXPORT_DIR:-./keycloak-exports}"
+
+# get file from args or use default
+USERS_FILE="${1:-${EXPORT_DIR}/aiod-users.json}"
+CONTAINER_TMP="/tmp/keycloak-import"
+
+# check if backup file actually exists
+if [[ ! -f "${USERS_FILE}" ]]; then
+    echo "error: can't find the users file at ${USERS_FILE}" >&2
+    echo "run the export script first or pass the exact path" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if docker container is running
+if ! docker inspect --format '{{.State.Running}}' "${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^true$"; then
+    echo "error: keycloak container isn't running right now" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "importing users from ${USERS_FILE}..."
+
+# make temp dir inside container
+docker exec "${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}" mkdir -p "${CONTAINER_TMP}"
+
+# copy backup file into the container
+docker cp "${USERS_FILE}" "${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}:${CONTAINER_TMP}/aiod-users.json"
+
+# run the import
+# using --override false so we don't accidentally overwrite existing users
+docker exec "${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}" \
+    /opt/keycloak/bin/kc.sh import \
+    --dir "${CONTAINER_TMP}" \
+    --realm "${KEYCLOAK_REALM}" \
+    --override false
+
+# clean up temp files
+docker exec "${KEYCLOAK_CONTAINER}" rm -rf "${CONTAINER_TMP}"
+
+echo "done! users imported safely."
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