old_contents: import frappe
  from frappe.utils import add_to_date, now
  
  @frappe.whitelist()
  def create_if_not_exists(doc):
  	'''Create records if they dont exist.
  	Will check for uniqueness by checking if a record exists with these field value pairs
  
  	:param doc: dict of field value pairs. can be a list of dict for multiple records.
  	'''
  
  	doc = frappe.parse_json(doc)
  
  	if not isinstance(doc, list):
  		docs = [doc]
  	else:
  		docs = doc
  
  	names = []
  	for doc in docs:
  		doc = frappe._dict(doc)
  		filters = doc.copy()
  		filters.pop('doctype')
  		name = frappe.db.exists(doc.doctype, filters)
  		if not name:
  			d = frappe.get_doc(doc)
  			d.insert(ignore_permissions=True)
  			name = d.name
  		names.append(name)
  
  	return names
  
  
  @frappe.whitelist()
  def create_todo_records():
  	if frappe.db.get_all('ToDo', {'description': 'this is first todo'}):
  		return
  
  	frappe.get_doc({
  		"doctype": "ToDo",
  		"date": add_to_date(now(), days=3),
  		"description": "this is first todo"
  	}).insert()
  	frappe.get_doc({
  		"doctype": "ToDo",
  		"date": add_to_date(now(), days=-3),
  		"description": "this is second todo"
  	}).insert()
  	frappe.get_doc({
  		"doctype": "ToDo",
  		"date": add_to_date(now(), months=2),
  		"description": "this is third todo"
  	}).insert()
  	frappe.get_doc({
  		"doctype": "ToDo",
  		"date": add_to_date(now(), months=-2),
  		"description": "this is fourth todo"
  	}).insert()
  
  @frappe.whitelist()
  def setup_workflow():
    from frappe.workflow.doctype.workflow.test_workflow import create_todo_workflow
    create_todo_workflow()
    create_todo_records()
    frappe.clear_cache()
  
new_contents: import frappe
  from frappe.utils import add_to_date, now
  
  @frappe.whitelist()
  def create_if_not_exists(doc):
  	'''Create records if they dont exist.
  	Will check for uniqueness by checking if a record exists with these field value pairs
  
  	:param doc: dict of field value pairs. can be a list of dict for multiple records.
  	'''
  
  	doc = frappe.parse_json(doc)
  
  	if not isinstance(doc, list):
  		docs = [doc]
  	else:
  		docs = doc
  
  	names = []
  	for doc in docs:
  		doc = frappe._dict(doc)
  		filters = doc.copy()
  		filters.pop('doctype')
  		name = frappe.db.exists(doc.doctype, filters)
  		if not name:
  			d = frappe.get_doc(doc)
  			d.insert(ignore_permissions=True)
  			name = d.name
  		names.append(name)
  
  	return names
  
  
  @frappe.whitelist()
  def create_todo_records():
  	frappe.db.sql("DELETE FROM `tabToDo` WHERE name!=''")
  
  	for number in range(1, 5):
  		frappe.get_doc({
  			"doctype": "ToDo",
  			"date": add_to_date(now(), days=3),
  			"description": "this is {} todo".format(number)
  		}).insert()
  
  
  @frappe.whitelist()
  def setup_workflow():
  	from frappe.workflow.doctype.workflow.test_workflow import create_todo_workflow
  	create_todo_workflow()
  	create_todo_records()
  	frappe.clear_cache()
  
subject: Remove redundant code