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+"""
+Utility script to easily create a new detector.
+
+Example invocation:
+python3 create_detector.py solar_eclipse
+"""
+
+from re import sub
+
+DETECTORS_DIR = "src/sentry/performance_issues/detectors"
+
+
+def snake_to_upper_camel_case(value: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Converts a string from snake_case to UpperCamelCase
+    """
+    return "".join(word.capitalize() for word in value.strip("_").split("_"))
+
+
+def create_detector(detector_name: str) -> None:
+    detector_filename = f"{DETECTORS_DIR}/{detector_name}_detector.py"
+    detector_file = open(detector_filename, "w")
+
+    detector_classname = snake_to_upper_camel_case(detector_name) + "Detector"
+    group_type_classname = "Performance" + snake_to_upper_camel_case(detector_name) + "GroupType"
+    detector_type = detector_name.upper()
+    feature_flag = f"performance.issues.{detector_name}.problem-creation"
+
+    detector_file_contents = f"""from sentry.models.organization import Organization
+from sentry.models.project import Project
+
+from ..base import DetectorType, PerformanceDetector
+from ..types import Span
+
+
+class {detector_classname}(PerformanceDetector):
+
+    type = DetectorType.{detector_type}
+    settings_key = DetectorType.{detector_type}
+
+    def is_creation_allowed_for_organization(self, organization: Organization | None) -> bool:
+        return False  # TODO
+
+    def is_creation_allowed_for_project(self, project: Project) -> bool:
+        return False  # TODO
+
+    def visit_span(self, span: Span) -> None:
+        pass  # TODO
+
+    def on_complete(self) -> None:
+        pass
+"""
+    detector_file.write(detector_file_contents)
+
+    performance_detection_filename = "src/sentry/performance_issues/performance_detection.py"
+    performance_detection_file_contents = open(performance_detection_filename).read()
+    performance_detection_file_contents = sub(
+        r"((from \.detectors(\.experiments)?\.\w+ import [\w\s\)\(,]+\n)+)",
+        f"\\1from .detectors.{detector_name}_detector import {detector_classname}\n",
+        performance_detection_file_contents,
+    )
+    performance_detection_file_contents = sub(
+        r"(DETECTOR_CLASSES: list\[type\[PerformanceDetector\]\] = \[\n)([^\]]+)\]",
+        f"\\1\\2    {detector_classname},\n]",
+        performance_detection_file_contents,
+    )
+    performance_detection_file_contents = sub(
+        r"(def get_detection_settings[\(\):.\w\s=\|\[\]\->_,]+return \{)(([.\s]*DetectorType\.[^\{]+[^\}]+\},?)+)(\s+\})",
+        f"\\1\\2\n        DetectorType.{detector_type}: {{\n            # TODO\n        }}\\4",
+        performance_detection_file_contents,
+    )
+
+    open(performance_detection_filename, "w").write(performance_detection_file_contents)
+
+    base_filename = "src/sentry/performance_issues/base.py"
+    base_file_contents = open(base_filename).read()
+    base_file_contents = sub(
+        r"(class DetectorType\(Enum\):)((\s+[A-Z_]+ ?= ?\"[a-z_]+\"\n)+)",
+        f'\\1\\2    {detector_type} = "{detector_name}"\n',
+        base_file_contents,
+    )
+    base_file_contents = sub(
+        r"(DETECTOR_TYPE_ISSUE_CREATION_TO_SYSTEM_OPTION = \{[^\}]+)(\})",
+        f'\\1    DetectorType.{detector_type}: "{feature_flag}",\n\\2',
+        base_file_contents,
+    )
+    open(base_filename, "w").write(base_file_contents)
+
+    defaults_filename = "src/sentry/options/defaults.py"
+    defaults_file_contents = open(defaults_filename).read()
+
+    open(defaults_filename, "w").write(
+        sub(
+            r"((register\([^\)]*performance\.issues..*.problem-creation[^\)]*\)\n?)+)",
+            f"""\\1register(
+    "{feature_flag}",
+    default=0.0,
+    flags=FLAG_AUTOMATOR_MODIFIABLE,
+)
+""",
+            defaults_file_contents,
+        )
+    )
+
+    grouptype_filename = "src/sentry/issues/grouptype.py"
+    open(grouptype_filename, "a").write(
+        f"""
+
+# TODO: Sort this appropriately after you pick out a type_id!
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class {group_type_classname}(PerformanceGroupTypeDefaults, GroupType):
+    type_id = None  # TODO
+    slug = None  # TODO
+    description = None  # TODO
+    category = GroupCategory.TODO.value  # TODO
+    category_v2 = GroupCategory.TODO.value  # TODO
+    released = False  # TODO
+    creation_quota = Quota(3600, 60, 60_000)  # TODO
+    notification_config = NotificationConfig(context=[])  # TODO
+"""
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+
+    create_detector(sys.argv[1])