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+import sqlite3 from 'sqlite3';
+import jsSHA from 'jssha';
+
+const db = new sqlite3.Database('./src/lib/data/tatort.db');
+
+db.serialize(() => {
+    // users table
+
+    let create_stmt = `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users
+            (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+             name TEXT NOT NULL,
+             pw TEXT NOT NULL)`;
+    db.run(create_stmt);
+
+    // check if there are any users; if not add one default admin one
+    let pw = 'pass-123';
+    let hashed_pw = new jsSHA('SHA-512', 'TEXT').update(pw).getHash('HEX');
+
+    let check_ins_stmt = `INSERT INTO users (name, pw) SELECT 'admin', '${hashed_pw}'
+                        WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM users);`;
+
+    db.run(check_ins_stmt);
+
+    let users_stmt = `SELECT * FROM USERS`;
+    db.each(users_stmt, (err, row) => {
+        console.log(`xxx ${row.name} + ${row.pw}`)
+    });
+
+    // cases table
+
+    create_stmt = `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS cases
+            (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+             token TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+             name TEXT NOT NULL,
+             pw TEXT NOT NULL,
+             created_by INTEGER NOT NULL,
+             FOREIGN KEY(created_by) REFERENCES users(id))`;
+
+    db.run(create_stmt);
+});
+
+db.close();
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