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+#
+# Author:: Adam Jacob (<adam@opscode.com>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2009 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'chef/knife'
+
+class Chef
+  class Knife
+    class ClientCreate < Knife
+
+      deps do
+        require 'chef/api_client'
+        require 'chef/json_compat'
+      end
+
+      option :file,
+        :short => "-f FILE",
+        :long  => "--file FILE",
+        :description => "Write the key to a file"
+
+      option :admin,
+        :short => "-a",
+        :long  => "--admin",
+        :description => "Create the client as an admin",
+        :boolean => true
+
+      banner "knife client create CLIENT (options)"
+
+      def run
+        @client_name = @name_args[0]
+
+        if @client_name.nil?
+          show_usage
+          ui.fatal("You must specify a client name")
+          exit 1
+        end
+
+        client = Chef::ApiClient.new
+        client.name(@client_name)
+        client.admin(config[:admin])
+
+        output = edit_data(client)
+
+        # Chef::ApiClient.save will try to create a client and if it exists will update it instead silently
+        client = output.save
+
+        # We only get a private_key on client creation, not on client update.
+        if client['private_key']
+          ui.info("Created #{output}")
+  
+          if config[:file]
+            File.open(config[:file], "w") do |f|
+              f.print(client['private_key'])
+            end
+          else
+            puts client['private_key']
+          end
+        else
+          ui.error "Client '#{client['name']}' already exists"
+          exit 1
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+