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+// @flow
+
+import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database';
+import { main } from './utils';
+
+async function createTable() {
+  await dbQuery(SQL`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS metadata (
+      name varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+      data varchar(255),
+    ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+  `);
+}
+
+async function addNameIndex() {
+  await dbQuery(SQL`
+    ALTER TABLE metadata
+      ADD PRIMARY KEY (name);
+  `);
+}
+
+main([createTable, addNameIndex]);