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+<?php
+
+// Before T12956, normal users could reorder (and disable) builtin queries.
+// After that change, there is a single global order which can only be
+// changed by administrators.
+
+// This migration removes the rows which store individual reordering and
+// disabling of queries. If a user had reordered queries in such a way that
+// a builtin query was at the top of the list, we try to write a preference
+// which pins that query as their default to minimize disruption.
+
+$table = new PhabricatorNamedQuery();
+$conn = $table->establishConnection('w');
+
+$config_table = new PhabricatorNamedQueryConfig();
+
+foreach (new LiskMigrationIterator($table) as $named_query) {
+
+  // If this isn't a builtin query, it isn't changing. Leave it alone.
+  if (!$named_query->getIsBuiltin()) {
+    continue;
+  }
+
+  // If the user reordered things but left a builtin query at the top, pin
+  // the query before we remove the row.
+  if ($named_query->getSequence() == 1) {
+    queryfx(
+      $conn,
+      'INSERT IGNORE INTO %T
+        (engineClassName, scopePHID, properties, dateCreated, dateModified)
+       VALUES
+        (%s, %s, %s, %d, %d)',
+      $config_table->getTableName(),
+      $named_query->getEngineClassName(),
+      $named_query->getUserPHID(),
+      phutil_json_encode(
+        array(
+          PhabricatorNamedQueryConfig::PROPERTY_PINNED =>
+            $named_query->getQueryKey(),
+        )),
+      PhabricatorTime::getNow(),
+      PhabricatorTime::getNow());
+  }
+
+  $named_query->delete();
+}