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+import logging
+import os
+import shutil
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+
+
+class BaseDataCommand(BaseCommand):
+    # Settings for django-dbbackup
+    data_backup_dirname = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(settings.ROOT, 'backups'))
+    data_backup_init = '_init'
+    data_backup_db_filename = 'db.sql'
+    data_backup_storage_filename = 'storage.tar'
+
+    logger = logging
+
+    def backup_dir_path(self, name):
+        return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(self.data_backup_dirname, name))
+
+    def backup_db_path(self, name):
+        return os.path.abspath(
+            os.path.join(self.backup_dir_path(name), self.data_backup_db_filename)
+        )
+
+    def backup_storage_path(self, name):
+        return os.path.abspath(
+            os.path.join(self.backup_dir_path(name), self.data_backup_storage_filename)
+        )
+
+    def clean_dir(self, name: str) -> None:
+        path = self.backup_dir_path(name)
+        logging.info(f'Clearing {path}')
+        shutil.rmtree(path, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def make_dir(self, name: str, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        path = self.backup_dir_path(name)
+        path_exists = os.path.exists(path)
+
+        if path_exists:
+            if force:
+                self.clean_dir(name)
+            else:
+                raise CommandError(
+                    f'path {path} already exists.' 'Use --force to overwrite.'
+                )
+
+        os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=True)