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+"""Create the necessary tables in an SQLite database"""
+
+
+import sqlite3
+
+
+def connect_db():
+    return sqlite3.connect('database/database.sqlite')
+
+
+def create_user_table():
+    query = """
+    create table if not exists users (
+        id          INTEGER     PRIMARY KEY     AUTOINCREMENT,
+        name        TEXT,
+        email       TEXT,
+        username    TEXT        NOT NULL        UNIQUE,
+        password    TEXT        NOT NULL,
+        created_on  TEXT        default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+        active      BOOLEAN     default TRUE
+    )
+    """
+
+    try:
+        connection = connect_db()
+        connection.execute(query)
+        connection.commit()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Error creating users table", e)
+        return False
+
+    return True
+
+
+def create_keys_table():
+    query = """
+    create table if not exists keys (
+        user_id INTEGER,
+        encryption_key TEXT,
+        encryption_key_salt TEXT,
+        FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users (id)
+        ON DELETE CASCADE
+    )
+    """
+    try:
+        connection = connect_db()
+        connection.execute(query)
+        connection.commit()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Error creating keys table", e)
+        return False
+
+    return True
+
+
+def create_secrets_table():
+    query = """
+    create table if not exists secrets (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        user_id INTEGER,
+        data TEXT NOT NULL,
+        added_on TEXT DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+        modified_on TEXT,
+        active BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE,
+        FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id)
+        ON DELETE CASCADE
+    )
+    """
+    try:
+        connection = connect_db()
+        connection.execute(query)
+        connection.commit()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Error creating secrets tabe", e)
+        return False
+
+    return True
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    create_user_table()
+    create_keys_table()
+    create_secrets_table()
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