diff --git a/swh/scheduler/updater/ghtorrent/scratch.py b/swh/scheduler/updater/ghtorrent/scratch.py
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--- a/swh/scheduler/updater/ghtorrent/scratch.py
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-# Copyright (C) 2018  The Software Heritage developers
-# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
-# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
-# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
-
-
-from kombu import Connection, Exchange, Queue
-from pprint import pprint
-
-
-conf = {
-    'user': 'streamer',
-    'pass': 'streamer',
-    'port': 2765,
-    'gh_torrent_exchange_name': 'ght-streams',
-    'queue_name': 'swh_queue',
-    # http://ghtorrent.org/streaming.html  : {evt|ent}.{entity|event}.action
-    'routing_key': 'evt.*.insert',
-}
-
-# works with fake event generator
-# conf = {
-#     'user': 'guest',
-#     'pass': 'guest',
-#     'port': 5672,
-#     'gh_torrent_exchange_name': 'ght-streams',
-#     'queue_name': 'fake-events',
-#     'routing_key': 'something',
-
-# }
-
-server_url = 'amqp://%s:%s@localhost:%s//' % (
-    conf['user'], conf['pass'], conf['port'])
-
-exchange = Exchange(conf['gh_torrent_exchange_name'],
-                    'topic', durable=True)
-test_queue = Queue(conf['queue_name'],
-                   exchange=exchange,
-                   routing_key=conf['routing_key'],
-                   auto_delete=True)
-
-
-def process_message(body, message):
-    print('#### body')
-    pprint(body)
-    print('#### message')
-    pprint(message)
-    message.ack()
-
-
-with Connection(server_url) as conn:
-    # produce
-    # producer = conn.Producer(serializer='json')
-    # producer.publish('hello',
-    #                  exchange=media_exchange, routing_key='test',
-    #                  declare=[test_queue])
-
-    # the declare above, makes sure the test queue is declared
-    # so that the messages can be delivered.
-    # It's a best practice in Kombu to have both publishers and
-    # consumers declare the queue. You can also declare the
-    # queue manually using:
-    #     test_queue(conn).declare()
-
-    print('Connection established')
-
-    # consume
-    with conn.Consumer(test_queue, callbacks=[process_message],
-                       auto_declare=True) as consumer:
-        # Process messages and handle events on all channels
-        while True:
-            conn.drain_events()
diff --git a/swh/scheduler/updater/ghtorrent/test.rb b/swh/scheduler/updater/ghtorrent/test.rb
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--- a/swh/scheduler/updater/ghtorrent/test.rb
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-require 'bunny'
-
-# apt install ruby-bunny
-conn = Bunny.new(:host => '127.0.0.1', :port => 2765,
-                 :username => 'streamer', :password => 'streamer')
-conn.start
-ch  = conn.create_channel
-exchange = ch.topic('ght-streams', :durable => true)
-queue_name = 'swh_queue'
-q = ch.queue(queue_name, :auto_delete => true)
-# q.bind(exchange, :routing_key => 'evt.*.*')
-# q.bind(exchange, :routing_key => 'evt.push.insert')
-q.bind(exchange, :routing_key => '*.*.*')
-# q.bind(exchange, :routing_key => 'evt.create|delete|public|push.insert')
-q.subscribe do |delivery_info, properties, payload|
-  puts "#{delivery_info.routing_key}: #{payload}"
-end