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+# backive
+
+The name comes from the combination of backup and archive - silly, I know.
+
+# Purpose
+
+I've a long-term backup strategy where I put some labeled hard-disk in a SATA docking station and run a backup routine. When done, this hard-disk goes back into some shelf in my attic or basement. When the time is come again to update the long-term backup the same procedure starts again.
+
+So now there are my backup routines, which are manually currently - **and that sucks.**
+
+So what this tool or service should do is the following:
+- I am able to configure based on UUIDs of the partitions which devices are allowed for backup
+- I can specify as much backup items as I want, which should include:
+  - Backup local and remote data (Linux machine and SSH required)
+  - Use the best tool available for the task (rsync, duplicity, whatever)
+  - Even be able to "backup" without a target device (choose another path on the system)
+  - (optional) Be able to run pre-backup commands (for databases maybe), remote too
+- The service has to be able to automatically detect the presence of a hard-disk, mounting it, running the backup routine and unmounting
+- Good logging about the process
+
+
+What I currently see as optional:
+- Notification about the finished process (got conky running anyway, where I see the disks)
+
+## Technical goals
+
+- systemd service
+- udev rules for notifications about new drives
+- Python package, as easy to install as possible
+
+# Current state
+
+In the very beginning...
diff --git a/backive/__init__.py b/backive/__init__.py
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+from ruamel.yaml import YAML
+import logging
+import sys
+import signal
+import os
+import pwd
+
+
+logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s->%(name)s@%(levelname)s: %(message)s', filename=sys.stdout, level=logging.INFO)
+
+got_signal = False
+disks_by_uuid = "/dev/disk/by-uuid"
+
+
+class MBD:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._config = None
+        # who are we?
+        uid = os.getuid()
+        # name?
+        user = pwd.getpwuid(uid).pw_name
+        try:
+            if uid == 0:
+                config_file = "/etc/mbd.yml"
+            else:
+                config_file = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".mbd", "mbd.yml")
+                pass
+
+            with open(config_file, "r") as cfg:
+                self._config = YAML().load(cfg)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(e)
+
+    def get_list_of_devices(self):
+        if os.path.exists(disks_by_uuid):
+            uuids = os.listdir(disks_by_uuid)
+            return uuids
+        return []
+
+    def get_backup_list(self):
+        defaults = self._config.get("defaults", None)
+        if defaults:
+            mount_root = defaults.get("mount_root", "/media")
+        else:
+            mount_root = "/media"
+
+        devices = self._config.get("devices", dict())
+        for d in devices:
+            if d in self.get_list_of_devices():
+                # do backup to this device
+                # mount it
+                mount = os.path.join(mount_root, devices[d].get("mountname"))
+                os.system("mount {byuuid}/{uuid} {mount}".format(
+                    byuuid=disks_by_uuid, uuid=d, mount=mount))
+                last_backup_file = os.path.join(mount, devices[d].get("backup").get("target"), ".mdb.last")
+                if os.path.exists(last_backup_file):
+                    with open(last_backup_file, "r") as f:
+                        last_backup = f.read()
+
+
+
+
+
+
+def signal_handler(signum, frame):
+    got_signal = True
+
+
+signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, signal_handler)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass
diff --git a/backive/config/__init__.py b/backive/config/__init__.py
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diff --git a/backive/config/config.py b/backive/config/config.py
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+import os
+import pwd
+from ruamel.yaml import YAML
+import logging
+
+from backive.core.backup import Backup
+from backive.core.device import Device
+
+
+class Config:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._config = dict()
+
+    def find_config(self):
+        # who are we?
+        uid = os.getuid()
+        # name?
+        user = pwd.getpwuid(uid).pw_name
+        try:
+            if uid == 0:
+                config_file = "/etc/backive.yml"
+            else:
+                config_file = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".backive", "backive.yml")
+                pass
+
+            with open(config_file, "r") as cfg:
+                self._config = YAML().load(cfg)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(e)
+
+    def get_devices(self):
+        devices = []
+        if self._config.get("devices", None):
+            data = self._config.get("devices")
+            for device in data:
+                devices.append(
+                    Device.instance(
+                        device,
+                        data.get(device)
+                        )
+                    )
+        return devices
+
+    def get_backups(self):
+        backups = []
+        if self._config.get("backups", None):
+            data = self._config.get("backups")
+            for name in data:
+                backups.append(
+                    Backup.instance(
+                        name,
+                        data.get(name)
+                        )
+                    )
+        return backups
+
+    def get_globals(self):
+        if self._config.get("defaults", None):
+            return self._config.get("defaults")
+        return {}
diff --git a/backive/core/__init__.py b/backive/core/__init__.py
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diff --git a/backive/core/backup.py b/backive/core/backup.py
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+import os
+
+
+class Backup:
+
+    config = {}
+
+    def __init__(self, name, cfg=None):
+        pass
+
+    def run(self):
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def instance(cls, name, cfg):
+        return Backup(name, cfg)
diff --git a/backive/core/device.py b/backive/core/device.py
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+import os
+import backive.config.config as cfg
+
+
+class Device:
+    disks_by_uuid = "/dev/disk/by-uuid"
+
+    def __init__(self, uuid, config=None):
+        self.uuid = uuid
+        self.config = config
+
+    @classmethod
+    def instance(cls, uuid, config):
+        return Device(uuid, config)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_list(cls):
+        if os.path.exists(cls.disks_by_uuid):
+            uuids = os.listdir(cls.disks_by_uuid)
+            return uuids
+        return []
+
+    def mount(self):
+        pass
+
+    def unmount(self):
+        pass
+
diff --git a/backive/core/tool.py b/backive/core/tool.py
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+import os
+
+
+AVAILABLE_TOOLS = {}
+
+def register_tool(name):
+    def decorator(Cls):
+        AVAILABLE_TOOLS.update({name: Cls})
+    return decorator
+
+
+class Tool:
+    def __init__(self, options):
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def instance(cls, name, options):
+        if name in AVAILABLE_TOOLS:
+            return AVAILABLE_TOOLS.get(name)(options)
+        return None
diff --git a/backive/tools/rsync.py b/backive/tools/rsync.py
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+from backive.core.tool import AVAILABLE_TOOLS, register_tool
+
+
+@register_tool("rsync")
+class Rsync:
+    def __init__(self, options):
+        pass
+
+
+
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+import setuptools
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+
+VERSION="0.1.0"
+
+setup_info = dict(
+        name="backive",
+        version=VERSION,
+        author="Marcel M. Otte",
+        author_email="qwc+backive@mmo.to",
+        url="tbd",
+        description="",
+        license="BSD",
+        classifiers=[
+            ],
+        packages=find_packages(),
+
+        )
+
+setup(**setup_info)
+
+