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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Controller;
+
+use App\Entity\Import;
+use App\Entity\User;
+use App\Message\ProcessImportMessage;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use League\Flysystem\FilesystemOperator;
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\Messenger\MessageBusInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Attribute\IsGranted;
+
+class ImportController extends AbstractController
+{
+    #[Route('/api/imports', methods: ['POST'])]
+    #[IsGranted('ROLE_USER')]
+    public function create(
+        Request $request,
+        FilesystemOperator $defaultStorage,
+        EntityManagerInterface $em,
+        MessageBusInterface $bus,
+    ): JsonResponse {
+        $file = $request->files->get('file');
+
+        if (!$file) {
+            return $this->json(['error' => 'No file provided.'], Response::HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
+        }
+
+        if ('csv' !== $file->getClientOriginalExtension()) {
+            return $this->json(['error' => 'Only CSV files are accepted.'], Response::HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
+        }
+
+        if ($file->getSize() > 5 * 1024 * 1024) {
+            return $this->json(['error' => 'File too large (max 5 MB).'], Response::HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
+        }
+
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = $this->getUser();
+
+        $import = new Import();
+        $import->setUser($user);
+
+        $em->persist($import);
+        $em->flush();
+
+        $filePath = sprintf('imports/%d/%d.csv', $user->getId(), $import->getId());
+        $defaultStorage->write($filePath, file_get_contents($file->getPathname()));
+
+        $import->setFilePath($filePath);
+        $em->flush();
+
+        $bus->dispatch(new ProcessImportMessage($import->getId()));
+
+        return $this->json([
+            'id' => $import->getId(),
+            'status' => $import->getStatus(),
+        ], Response::HTTP_CREATED);
+    }
+}