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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script will push data to model-registry-db. It targets the default model-registry
+# To run the script from the root of the repo :  ./test/scripts/populateDatabase.sh <number of entries>
+# Example :  Putting 5 entries into the database : ./test/scripts/populateDatabase.sh 5
+
+LOOPS=$1
+MR_HOSTNAME="http://$(oc get route modelregistry-sample-http -n opendatahub --template='{{.spec.host}}')"
+
+# Function to send data and extract ID from response
+make_post_extract_id() {  
+    local url="$1"
+    local data="$2"
+    local id=$(curl -s -X POST "$url" \
+      -H 'accept: application/json' \
+      -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+      -d "$data" | jq -r '.id')
+	
+  if [ -z "$id" ]; then
+		echo -e "${RED}Error:${NC} Error: Failed to extract ID from response"
+		exit 1
+  else
+    echo "$id"
+	fi
+}
+
+# Function to post model registry data
+post_model_registry_data() {
+  test_data_number=$1
+  timestamp=$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
+  rm_name="test-data-2-$test_data_number"
+
+  rm_id=$(make_post_extract_id "$MR_HOSTNAME/api/model_registry/v1alpha3/registered_models" '{
+    "description": "lorem ipsum registered model",
+    "name": "'"$rm_name"'"
+  }')
+
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error:${NC} Registered Model ID not returned"
+    exit 1
+  else
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✔ Success:${NC} Registered Model ID: $rm_id"
+  fi
+
+  mv_id=$(make_post_extract_id "$MR_HOSTNAME/api/model_registry/v1alpha3/model_versions" '{
+    "description": "lorem ipsum model version",
+    "name": "v1",
+    "author": "John Doe",
+    "registeredModelId": "'"$rm_id"'"
+  }')
+
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error:${NC} Model Version ID not returned"
+    exit 1
+  else
+     echo -e "${GREEN}✔ Success:${NC} Model Version ID: $mv_id"
+  fi
+
+  RAW_ML_MODEL_URI='https://huggingface.co/tarilabs/mnist/resolve/v1.nb20231206162408/mnist.onnx'
+  ma_id=$(make_post_extract_id "$MR_HOSTNAME/api/model_registry/v1alpha3/model_versions/$mv_id/artifacts" '{
+    "description": "lorem ipsum model artifact",
+    "uri": "'"$RAW_ML_MODEL_URI"'",
+    "name": "mnist",
+    "modelFormatName": "onnx",
+    "modelFormatVersion": "1",
+    "storageKey": "aws-connection-unused",
+    "storagePath": "unused just demo",
+    "artifactType": "model-artifact"
+  }')
+
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error:${NC} Model Artifact ID not returned"
+    exit 1
+  else
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✔ Success:${NC} Model Artifact ID: $ma_id"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Main function for populating database
+main() {     
+  for i in {$(seq 1 $LOOPS)}; do
+    post_model_registry_data $i
+  done
+}
+
+# Execute main function
+main