sync panelizer nodes using services

<?php
// sync panelizer settings using services
function sync_panelizer_node($nid) {
  $context = stream_context_create(array(
    'http' => array(
        'header'  => "Authorization: Basic " . base64_encode("u:p")
    )
  ));
  $contents = file_get_contents(variable_get('web_services_end_point', 'http://somesite.dev.zivtech.com') . '/rest/node/' . $nid . '.json', false, $context);
  $json = drupal_json_decode($contents);
  $node = node_load($nid);
  $node->title = $json['title'];
  $node->title_field = $json['title_field'];
  $node->body = $json['body'];
  foreach($json as $key => $value) {
    if(strpos($key,'field') !== false) {
      $node->$key = $value;
    }
  }
  // adjust the decoded json into the correct data
  $panes = array();
  foreach($json['panelizer']['page_manager']['display']['content'] as $key => $pane) {
    $pane = (object)$pane;
    $query = db_query("SELECT pid FROM {panels_pane} WHERE pid = :pid AND did = :did", array(
      ':pid' => $pane->pid,
      ':did' => $pane->did,
    ));
    if(!$query->fetch()) {
      // replace the name of the pid if it doesn't yet exist on the site
      $pid = $pane->pid;
      $pane->pid = 'new-' . $pane->uuid;
      $replace_pids[$pid] = $pane->pid;
    }
    // sync the did with the existing one (since it may differ)
    $pane->did = $node->panelizer['page_manager']->did;
    $panes[$pane->pid] = $pane;
    $panes[$pane->pid]->configuration = (array)$panes[$pane->pid]->configuration;
    $panes[$pane->pid]->style = (array)$panes[$pane->pid]->style;
  }
  // trick panelizer into thinking we are saving this from the UI.
  $node->panelizer['page_manager']->display_is_modified = TRUE;
  $node->panelizer['page_manager']->display->content = $panes;
  $node->panelizer['page_manager']->display->panels = $json['panelizer']['page_manager']['display']['panels'];
  // replace pids with new-uuid values if needed
  foreach($node->panelizer['page_manager']->display->panels as $region => $pids) {
    foreach($pids as $key => $pid) {
      if($replace_pids[$pid]) {
        $node->panelizer['page_manager']->display->panels[$region][$key] = $replace_pids[$pid];
      }
    }
  }
  node_save($node);
}