diff --git a/maintenance/generateSampleNotifications.php b/maintenance/generateSampleNotifications.php
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+<?php
+
+$IP = getenv( 'MW_INSTALL_PATH' );
+if ( $IP === false ) {
+	$IP = __DIR__ . '/../../..';
+}
+require_once ( "$IP/maintenance/Maintenance.php" );
+
+/**
+ * A maintenance script that generates sample notifications for testing purposes.
+ */
+class GenerateSampleNotifications extends Maintenance {
+
+	public function __construct() {
+		parent::__construct();
+		$this->mDescription = "Generate sample notifications";
+
+		$this->addOption(
+			"user",
+			"Name of the user receiving the notifications",
+			true, true, "u" );
+
+		$this->addOption(
+			"agent",
+			"Name of the user creating the notifications",
+			true, true, "a" );
+
+		$this->addOption(
+			"other",
+			"Name of another user involved with the notifications",
+			true, true, "o" );
+	}
+
+	public function execute() {
+		if ( !class_exists( 'EchoHooks' ) ) {
+			$this->error( "Echo isn't enabled on this wiki\n", 1 );
+		}
+
+		$user = $this->getOptionUser( 'user' );
+		$agent = $this->getOptionUser( 'agent' );
+		$otherUser = $this->getOptionUser( 'other' );
+
+		$this->confirm();
+
+		$this->output( "Started processing...\n" );
+
+		$this->generateWelcome( $user );
+		$this->generateEditUserTalk( $user, $agent );
+		$this->generateMention( $user, $agent, $otherUser );
+		$this->generatePageLink( $user, $agent );
+		$this->generateReverted( $user, $agent );
+		$this->generateEmail( $user, $agent );
+		$this->generateUserRights( $user, $agent );
+
+		$this->output( "Completed \n" );
+	}
+
+	private function generateEditUserTalk( User $user, User $agent ) {
+		$this->output( "{$agent->getName()} is writing on {$user->getName()}'s user talk page\n" );
+		$editId = $this->generateRandomString();
+		$section = "== section $editId ==\n\nthis is the text $editId\n\n~~~~\n\n";
+		$this->addToUserTalk( $user, $agent, $section );
+	}
+
+	private function getOptionUser( $optionName ) {
+		$username = $this->getOption( $optionName );
+		$user = User::newFromName( $username );
+		if ( $user->isAnon() ) {
+			$this->error( "User $username does not seem to exist in this wiki", 1 );
+		}
+		return $user;
+	}
+
+	private function generateRandomString( $length = 10 ) {
+		return substr( str_shuffle( "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" ), 0, $length );
+	}
+
+	protected function confirm() {
+		$this->output( "===   WARNING   ===\n" );
+		$this->output( "This script modifies the content of several pages,\n" );
+		$this->output( "including user's talk pages.\n" );
+		$this->output( "ONLY RUN ON TEST WIKIS\n" );
+		$this->output( "Enter 'yes' if you wish to continue or any other key to exit\n" );
+		$confirm = $this->readconsole();
+		if ( $confirm !== 'yes' ) {
+			$this->error( 'Safe decision', 1 );
+		}
+	}
+
+	private function addToUserTalk( User $user, User $agent, $contentText ) {
+		$this->addToPageContent( $user->getTalkPage(), $agent, $contentText );
+	}
+
+	private function addToPageContent( Title $title, User $agent, $contentText ) {
+		$page = WikiPage::factory( $title );
+		$previousContent = "";
+		$page->loadPageData( 'fromdbmaster' );
+		$revision = $page->getRevision();
+		if ( $revision ) {
+			$content = $revision->getContent( Revision::FOR_PUBLIC );
+			if ( $content instanceof WikitextContent ) {
+				$previousContent = $content->getNativeData();
+			}
+		}
+		$status = $page->doEditContent(
+			new WikitextContent( $contentText . $previousContent ),
+			'generating sample notifications',
+			0,
+			false,
+			$agent
+		);
+
+		if ( !$status->isGood() ) {
+			$this->error( "Failed to edit {$title->getPrefixedText()}: {$status->getMessage()}" );
+		}
+	}
+
+	private function generateMention( User $user, User $agent, User $otherUser ) {
+		$moai = Title::newFromText( 'Moai' );
+		$mention = "== section {$this->generateRandomString()} ==\nHello [[User:{$user->getName()}]] \n~~~~\n";
+
+		// article talk
+		$this->output( "{$agent->getName()} is mentioning {$user->getName()} on {$moai->getTalkPage()->getPrefixedText()}\n" );
+		$this->addToPageContent( $moai->getTalkPage(), $agent, $mention );
+
+		// agent tak
+		$this->output( "{$agent->getName()} is mentioning {$user->getName()} on {$agent->getTalkPage()->getPrefixedText()}\n" );
+		$this->addToPageContent( $agent->getTalkPage(), $agent, $mention );
+
+		// user talk
+		$this->output( "{$agent->getName()} is mentioning {$user->getName()} on {$otherUser->getTalkPage()->getPrefixedText()}\n" );
+		$this->addToPageContent( $otherUser->getTalkPage(), $agent, $mention );
+
+		// any other page
+		$this->output( "{$agent->getName()} is mentioning {$user->getName()} on {$moai->getPrefixedText()}\n" );
+		$this->addToPageContent( $moai, $agent, $mention );
+	}
+
+	private function generatePageLink( User $user, User $agent ) {
+		$pageBeingMentioned = $this->generateNewPageTitle();
+		$this->addToPageContent( $pageBeingMentioned, $user, "this is a new page" );
+
+		$pageMentioning = $this->generateNewPageTitle();
+		$content = "checkout [[{$pageBeingMentioned->getPrefixedText()}]]!";
+		$this->output( "{$agent->getName()} is linking to {$pageBeingMentioned->getPrefixedText()} from {$pageMentioning->getPrefixedText()}\n" );
+		$this->addToPageContent( $pageMentioning, $agent, $content );
+	}
+
+	private function generateNewPageTitle() {
+		return Title::newFromText( $this->generateRandomString() );
+	}
+
+	private function generateReverted( User $user, User $agent ) {
+		global $wgRequest;
+		$agent->addGroup( 'sysop' );
+
+		// revert (undo)
+		$moai = Title::newFromText( 'Moai' );
+		$page = WikiPage::factory( $moai );
+		$this->output( "{$agent->getName()} is reverting {$user->getName()}'s edit on {$moai->getPrefixedText()}\n" );
+		$this->addToPageContent( $moai, $agent, "\ncreating a good revision here\n" );
+		$this->addToPageContent( $moai, $user, "\nadding a line here\n" );
+		// hack: EchoHooks::onArticleSaved depends on the request to know which revision is being reverted
+		$wgRequest->setVal( 'wpUndidRevision', $page->getRevision()->getId() );
+		$content = $page->getUndoContent( $page->getRevision(), $page->getRevision()->getPrevious() );
+		$status = $page->doEditContent( $content, 'undo', 0, false, $agent );
+		if ( !$status->isGood() ) {
+			$this->error( "Failed to undo {$moai->getPrefixedText()}: {$status->getMessage()}" );
+		}
+
+		// rollback
+		$moai2 = Title::newFromText( 'Moai2' );
+		$page = WikiPage::factory( $moai2 );
+		$this->output( "{$agent->getName()} is rolling back {$user->getName()}'s edits on {$moai2->getPrefixedText()}\n" );
+		$this->addToPageContent( $moai2, $agent, "\ncreating a good revision here\n" );
+		$this->addToPageContent( $moai2, $user, "\nadding a line here\n" );
+		$this->addToPageContent( $moai2, $user, "\nadding a line here\n" );
+		$details = array();
+		$token = $agent->getEditToken( array( $moai2->getPrefixedText(), $user->getName() ), null );
+		$errors = $page->doRollback( $user->getName(), 'generating reverted notification', $token, false, $details, $agent );
+		if ( $errors ) {
+			$errorAsString = serialize( $errors );
+			$this->error( $errorAsString );
+		}
+	}
+
+	private function generateWelcome( User $user ) {
+		$this->output( "Welcoming {$user->getName()}\n" );
+		EchoEvent::create( array(
+			'type' => 'welcome',
+			'agent' => $user,
+			'extra' => array(
+				'notifyAgent' => true
+			)
+		) );
+	}
+
+	private function generateEmail( User $user, User $agent ) {
+		$this->output( "{$agent->getName()} is emailing {$user->getName()}\n" );
+		EchoEvent::create( array(
+			'type' => 'emailuser',
+			'extra' => array(
+				'to-user-id' => $user->getId(),
+			),
+			'agent' => $agent,
+		) );
+	}
+
+	private function generateUserRights( User $user, User $agent ) {
+		$this->output( "{$agent->getName()} is changing {$user->getName()}'s rights\n" );
+		$this->createUserRightsNotification( $user, $agent, array( 'OnlyAdd-1' ), null );
+		$this->createUserRightsNotification( $user, $agent, null, array( 'JustRemove-1', 'JustRemove-2' ) );
+		$this->createUserRightsNotification( $user, $agent, array( 'Add-1', 'Add-2' ), array( 'Remove-1', 'Remove-2' ) );
+	}
+
+	private function createUserRightsNotification( User $user, User $agent, $add, $remove ) {
+		EchoEvent::create(
+			array(
+				'type' => 'user-rights',
+				'title' => Title::newMainPage(),
+				'extra' => array(
+					'user' => $user->getID(),
+					'add' => $add,
+					'remove' => $remove,
+				),
+				'agent' => $agent,
+			)
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+$maintClass = "GenerateSampleNotifications";
+require_once ( DO_MAINTENANCE );