Script to add large numbers of Groups & Users

massUsersAndGroups.py

from omero.gateway import BlitzGateway
import omero
from omero.rtypes import rstring
from omero_model_ExperimenterI import ExperimenterI
from omero_model_ExperimenterGroupI import ExperimenterGroupI
from omero_model_PermissionsI import PermissionsI

####################################################
# Remember to set the correct host before running! #
####################################################
rootpassw = "omero"
#host='gretzky.openmicroscopy.org.uk'
host='localhost'
conn = BlitzGateway('root', rootpassw, host=host)
conn.connect()
admin = conn.getAdminService()
uuid = admin.getEventContext().sessionUuid
uuid = ""               # for real
#uuid = "_%s" % uuid    # for testing the script itself

userpassw = "ome"
passw = rstring(userpassw)
emailsuff = "@example.com"

numgroups = 50
numusers = 50

# existing groups
userGroup = admin.lookupGroup("user")  

####################
# Create groups
####################

glist = []
for gr in range(numgroups):
    # Create a group object
    group = ExperimenterGroupI()
    group.name = rstring("mgroup_" + str(gr) + uuid)
    group.details.permissions = PermissionsI("rwra--")
    gid = admin.createGroup(group)
    glist.append(admin.getGroup(gid))
glist.append(userGroup)

####################
# Create users
####################

for usr in range(numusers):
    # Create an experimenter object
    user = ExperimenterI()
    name = "muser_" + str(usr) + uuid
    user.omeName = rstring(name)
    user.firstName = rstring(name)
    user.lastName = rstring(name)
    user.email = rstring(name + emailsuff)
    admin.createExperimenterWithPassword(user, passw, glist[0], glist)
    
conn.seppuku()