# HG changeset patch
# User Vincent Hatakeyama <vincent.hatakeyama@xcg-consulting.fr>
# Date 1694176806 -7200
#      Fri Sep 08 14:40:06 2023 +0200
# Node ID 365bd5d87b3032cac88b4e7b03686e524f24a8b4
# Parent  d73fdff4a934438b8b3ff835c727ef154ce91c5a
docker_dev_start: create databases when they do not exists

diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 History
 =======
 
+20.8.0
+------
+
+docker_dev_start: create database when it does not exists (avoid issue with anomization when creating new databases)
+
 20.7.1
 ------
 
diff --git a/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py b/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py
--- a/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py
+++ b/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py
@@ -848,6 +848,8 @@
         arg.append(dbport)
 
     db_host = nmspc.db_host
+
+    create_database = False
     # Check that connection can be done, try to create user if asked to
     # TODO: handle the case where the database is still starting up
     # TODO: (and remove the sleep)
@@ -937,9 +939,26 @@
         arg.append("--db_host")
         arg.append(db_host)
 
-    # --- restore ---
+        # Create database if it does not exists
+
+        if database:
+            with connect(
+                user=user,
+                password=password,
+                database="postgres",
+                host=socket_path if start_postgresql else db_host,
+                port=dbport,
+            ) as connection:
+                with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+                    cursor.execute(
+                        "SELECT count(*) FROM pg_database WHERE datname=%s", (database,)
+                    )
+                    data = cursor.fetchall()
+                    create_database = data[0][0] == 0
+
+    # --- restore / create database ---
     # TODO find out why odoo_help would stop us from restoring
-    if start_postgresql and not odoo_help and restore_filename:
+    if start_postgresql and not odoo_help and (restore_filename or create_database):
         _logger.info("Creating database %s for %s", database, user)
         pg.exec_run(["createdb", "-U", user, database])
     if start_postgresql and not odoo_help and restore_filename:
@@ -966,18 +985,18 @@
         _logger.info("Removing dump file in docker")
         pg.exec_run(["rm", inside_restore_filename])
 
-    if not start_postgresql and not odoo_help and restore_filename:
-        with connect(
+    if not start_postgresql and not odoo_help and (restore_filename or create_database):
+        connection = connect(
             user=user,
             password=password,
             database="postgres",
             host=db_host,
             port=dbport,
-        ) as connection:
-            connection.autocommit = True
-            _logger.info("Creating database %s", database)
-            with connection.cursor() as cursor:
-                cursor.execute(f'CREATE DATABASE "{database}"')
+        )
+        connection.autocommit = True
+        _logger.info("Creating database %s", database)
+        with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+            cursor.execute(f'CREATE DATABASE "{database}"')
         connection.close()
     if not start_postgresql and not odoo_help and restore_filename:
         _logger.info("Restoring database %s", database)