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+const _ = require('lodash');
+const utils = require('../../../schema/fixtures/utils');
+const permissions = require('../../../../services/permissions');
+const logging = require('../../../../lib/common/logging');
+
+const resources = ['email_preview'];
+const _private = {};
+
+_private.getPermissions = function getPermissions(resource) {
+    return utils.findModelFixtures('Permission', {object_type: resource});
+};
+
+_private.printResult = function printResult(result, message) {
+    if (result.done === result.expected) {
+        logging.info(message);
+    } else {
+        logging.warn(`(${result.done}/${result.expected}) ${message}`);
+    }
+};
+
+module.exports.config = {
+    transaction: true
+};
+
+module.exports.up = (options) => {
+    const localOptions = _.merge({
+        context: {internal: true}
+    }, options);
+
+    return Promise.map(resources, (resource) => {
+        const modelToAdd = _private.getPermissions(resource);
+
+        return utils.addFixturesForModel(modelToAdd, localOptions)
+            .then(result => _private.printResult(result, `Adding permissions fixtures for ${resource}s`))
+            .then(() => permissions.init(localOptions));
+    });
+};
+
+module.exports.down = (options) => {
+    const localOptions = _.merge({
+        context: {internal: true}
+    }, options);
+
+    return Promise.map(resources, (resource) => {
+        const modelToRemove = _private.getPermissions(resource);
+
+        // permission model automatically cleans up permissions_roles on .destroy()
+        return utils.removeFixturesForModel(modelToRemove, localOptions)
+            .then(result => _private.printResult(result, `Removing permissions fixtures for ${resource}s`));
+    });
+};