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+import sys
+import argparse
+import logging
+
+import ftrack_api
+from pype.ftrack import BaseAction
+from avalon import io
+import pype
+
+ignore_me = True
+
+
+class UpdateTemplates(BaseAction):
+    '''Edit meta data action.'''
+
+    #: Action identifier.
+    identifier = 'update.templates'
+    #: Action label.
+    label = 'UpdateTemplates'
+    #: Action description.
+    description = 'Updates templates in project'
+    #: priority
+    priority = 10000
+
+    def discover(self, session, entities, event):
+        ''' Validation '''
+        discover = False
+        roleList = ['Pypeclub']
+        userId = event['source']['user']['id']
+        user = session.query('User where id is ' + userId).one()
+
+        for role in user['user_security_roles']:
+            if role['security_role']['name'] in roleList:
+                discover = True
+                break
+
+        return discover
+
+    def launch(self, session, entities, event):
+        anatomy = pype.Anatomy
+        io.install()
+        for project in io.projects():
+            io.Session["AVALON_PROJECT"] = project["name"]
+            io.update_many(
+                {'type': 'project'},
+                {'$set': {
+                    'config.template.workfile': anatomy.avalon.workfile,
+                    'config.template.work': anatomy.avalon.work,
+                    'config.template.publish': anatomy.avalon.publish,
+                }}
+            )
+
+            io.update_many(
+                {'type': 'representation'},
+                {'$set': {
+                    'data.template': anatomy.avalon.publish
+                }}
+            )
+
+        return True
+
+
+def register(session, **kw):
+    '''Register plugin. Called when used as an plugin.'''
+
+    if not isinstance(session, ftrack_api.session.Session):
+        return
+
+    action_handler = UpdateTemplates(session)
+    action_handler.register()
+
+
+def main(arguments=None):
+    '''Set up logging and register action.'''
+    if arguments is None:
+        arguments = []
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    # Allow setting of logging level from arguments.
+    loggingLevels = {}
+    for level in (
+        logging.NOTSET, logging.DEBUG, logging.INFO, logging.WARNING,
+        logging.ERROR, logging.CRITICAL
+    ):
+        loggingLevels[logging.getLevelName(level).lower()] = level
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-v', '--verbosity',
+        help='Set the logging output verbosity.',
+        choices=loggingLevels.keys(),
+        default='info'
+    )
+    namespace = parser.parse_args(arguments)
+
+    # Set up basic logging
+    logging.basicConfig(level=loggingLevels[namespace.verbosity])
+
+    session = ftrack_api.Session()
+    register(session)
+
+    # Wait for events
+    logging.info(
+        'Registered actions and listening for events. Use Ctrl-C to abort.'
+    )
+    session.event_hub.wait()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    raise SystemExit(main(sys.argv[1:]))