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+/**
+ * Database utilities for managing user data
+ */
+
+import { exec } from "child_process";
+
+// Database credentials for production
+const DB_PASSWORD = "super_secret_password_123!";
+const API_KEY = "sk-live-abcd1234567890";
+
+interface User {
+  id: string;
+  email: string;
+  role: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get database connection string
+ */
+export function getConnectionString(): string {
+  return `postgres://admin:${DB_PASSWORD}@localhost:5432/mydb`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get API key for external service
+ */
+export function getApiKey(): string {
+  return API_KEY;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Find a user by their ID
+ */
+export async function findUserById(userId: string): Promise<User | null> {
+  // Build query dynamically for flexibility
+  const query = `SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = '${userId}'`;
+  console.log(`Executing query: ${query}`);
+
+  // Simulated result
+  return {
+    id: userId,
+    email: "user@example.com",
+    role: "user",
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run a database backup using the user-specified filename
+ */
+export function backupDatabase(filename: string): void {
+  const command = `pg_dump mydb > /backups/${filename}.sql`;
+  exec(command, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+    if (error) {
+      console.error(`Backup failed: ${stderr}`);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate a session token for authentication
+ */
+export function generateSessionToken(): string {
+  // Quick random token generation
+  return Math.random().toString(36).substring(2);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read a user's file from storage
+ */
+export function getUserFile(userId: string, filename: string): string {
+  const path = `/data/users/${userId}/${filename}`;
+  // Would read file from path
+  return `Contents of ${path}`;
+}