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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2024:
+#   Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
+#   Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+
+import abc
+import logging
+import sqlite3
+
+logger = logging.getLogger()
+
+
+class AbstractDatabase(abc.ABC):
+    """
+    The AbstractDatabase class represents any database. It manages the database connection and
+    cursor.
+
+    Attributes:
+        connection:
+            Database connection.
+        cursor:
+            Database cursor.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.connection = None
+        self.cursor = None
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def connect(self):
+        """
+        Abstract connection to the database.
+        """
+
+        pass
+
+    def commit_and_close(self):
+        """
+        Commits the executed statements and closes the database connection.
+        """
+
+        self.connection.commit()
+        self.close()
+
+    def close(self):
+        """
+        Closes the database connection.
+        """
+
+        self.connection.close()
+
+
+class SpatiaLiteDatabase(AbstractDatabase):
+    """
+    The `SpatiaLiteDatabase` class represents a SpatiaLite database. It manages the database
+    connection and cursor. Upon connection, the SpatiaLite extension is loaded.
+
+    Args:
+        database_filepath (str):
+            Filepath for the SpatiaLite database file.
+        spatialite_filepath (str, default: 'mod_spatialite'):
+            Filepath of the SpatiaLite extension.
+
+    Attributes:
+        database_filepath (str):
+            SpatiaLite database filepath.
+        spatialite_filepath (str):
+            Filepath to the SpatiaLite extension.
+        connection (sqlite3.Connection):
+            Database connection.
+        cursor (sqlite3.Cursor):
+            Database cursor.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, database_filepath, spatialite_filepath="mod_spatialite"):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.database_filepath = database_filepath
+        self.spatialite_filepath = spatialite_filepath
+
+    def connect(self, init_spatial_metadata=True, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Connects to a database, loads the SpatiaLite extension and initializes it if requested.
+        If the database file does not exist, it will be automatically created.
+
+        Args:
+            init_spatial_metadata (Bool):
+                Defines if the spatial metadata should be initialized. This is not necessary if
+                an existing SpatiaLite database is opened.
+        """
+
+        # Connect (if exists) or create SQLite database.
+        logger.debug(f"Connecting to database at {self.database_filepath}.")
+        try:
+            self.connection = sqlite3.connect(self.database_filepath, **kwargs)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Error connecting to the database file.")
+            raise
+        logger.debug("Connection to database established.")
+
+        # Load and initialize the SpatiaLite extension.
+        self.connection.enable_load_extension(True)
+        sql_statement = f"SELECT load_extension('{self.spatialite_filepath}');"
+        try:
+            self.connection.execute(sql_statement)
+        except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+            logger.exception("Error loading spatial extension.")
+            raise
+        logger.debug("SpatiaLite extension loaded.")
+
+        if init_spatial_metadata:
+            try:
+                self.connection.execute("SELECT InitSpatialMetaData(1);")
+            except Exception:
+                logger.exception("Error initializing spatial metadata.")
+                raise
+            logger.debug("Spatial metadata initialized.")
+
+        # Debug output.
+        try:
+            versions = self.connection.execute("SELECT sqlite_version(), spatialite_version()")
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Error querying database versions.")
+            raise
+        for row in versions:
+            logger.debug(f"SQLite version: {row[0]}.")
+            logger.debug(f"SpatiaLite version: {row[1]}.")
+
+        try:
+            self.connection.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Error with enabling foreign keys.")
+            raise
+
+        self.cursor = self.connection.cursor()