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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Command;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+
+use Catalyst\APIBundle\Entity\User as APIUser;
+
+use App\Entity\Rider;
+
+use DateTime;
+
+class CreateRiderAPIUserCommand extends Command
+{
+    protected $em;
+
+    public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $em)
+    {
+        $this->em = $em;
+
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    protected function configure()
+    {
+        $this->setName('api:user-create-for-rider')
+            ->setDescription('Create API users for existing riders.')
+            ->setHelp('Creates API users for existing riders.');
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+        error_log('Creating api users...');
+        // get all existing riders
+        $riders = $this->em->getRepository(Rider::class)->findAll();
+
+        foreach ($riders as $rider)
+        {
+            // create api user for each rider
+            // no need to generate the keys. 
+            // Secret and API keys are generated in constructor
+            $api_user = new APIUser();
+
+            // set name to rider's last name + first name
+            $rider_name = $rider->getLastName() . '_' . $rider->getFirstName();
+            $api_user->setName($rider_name);
+
+            // set rider to api_user
+            $api_user->setRider($rider);
+
+            // set meta
+            $meta = ['rider_id' => $rider->getID()];
+            $api_user->setMetaData($meta);
+
+            $this->em->persist($api_user);
+        }
+
+        $this->em->flush();
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+}