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+defmodule ActionRequestsDemo.Release do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Helpers for running tasks in a release environment.
+
+  This module is intended for commands invoked via:
+
+      bin/action_requests_demo eval "ActionRequestsDemo.Release.seed()"
+  """
+
+  @app :action_requests_demo
+
+  @doc """
+  Run the database seeds script inside a release.
+
+  Ensures the main application and Faker are started, then evaluates
+  the standard `priv/repo/seeds.exs` file.
+  """
+  def seed do
+    # Make sure the application (and its supervision tree) is running
+    {:ok, _} = Application.ensure_all_started(@app)
+    {:ok, _} = Application.ensure_all_started(:faker)
+
+    seeds_path = Application.app_dir(@app, "priv/repo/seeds.exs")
+    Code.require_file(seeds_path)
+  end
+end
+
+