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+@echo off
+
+rem %1 action
+rem %2 subaction
+
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+2>nul call :CASE_%1
+if ERRORLEVEL 1 call :DEFAULT_CASE
+
+exit /B
+
+:CASE_start
+    echo Starting NodeBB
+    echo   "nodebb.bat stop" to stop the NodeBB server
+    echo   "nodebb.bat log" to view server output
+
+    rem Start the loader daemon
+    node loader %*
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:CASE_stop
+    call :pidexists
+    if %_result%==0 (
+        echo NodeBB is already stopped.
+    ) else (
+        echo Stopping NodeBB. Goodbye!
+
+        rem Doing this forcefully is probably not the best method
+        taskkill /PID !_pid! /f>nul
+    )
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:CASE_restart
+    echo Unsupported
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:CASE_reload
+    echo Unsupported
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:CASE_status
+    call :pidexists
+    if %_result%==0 (
+        echo NodeBB is not running
+        echo   "nodebb.bat start" to launch the NodeBB server
+    ) else (
+        echo NodeBB Running ^(pid !_pid!^)
+        echo   "nodebb.bat stop" to stop the NodeBB server
+        echo   "nodebb.bat log" to view server output
+        echo   "nodebb.bat restart" to restart NodeBB
+    )
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:CASE_log
+    cls
+    type .\logs\output.log
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:CASE_upgrade
+    call npm install
+    call npm i nodebb-theme-vanilla nodebb-theme-lavender nodebb-widget-essentials
+    node app --upgrade
+    copy /b package.json +,,>nul
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:CASE_setup
+    node app --setup %*
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:CASE_reset
+    node app --reset --%2
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:CASE_dev
+    echo Launching NodeBB in "development" mode.
+    echo To run the production build of NodeBB, please use "forever".
+    echo More Information: https://docs.nodebb.org/en/latest/running/index.html
+    set NODE_ENV=development
+    node loader --no-daemon %*
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:CASE_watch
+    echo Not supported
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:DEFAULT_CASE
+    echo Welcome to NodeBB
+    echo Usage: nodebb.bat ^{start^|stop^|reload^|restart^|log^|setup^|reset^|upgrade^|dev^|watch^}
+
+    goto END_CASE
+
+:END_CASE
+    endlocal
+    VER > NUL
+    goto :EOF
+
+:pidexists
+if exist %~dp0pidfile (
+    set /p _pid=<pidfile
+
+    for /f "usebackq" %%Z in (`tasklist /nh /fi "PID eq !_pid!"`) do (
+        if %%Z==INFO: (
+            del pidfile
+            set _result=0
+        ) else (
+            set _result=1
+        )
+    )
+) else (
+    set _result=0
+)
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