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+This folder contains example macros that can be used as a starting point for creating your own macros.
+
+Note: make sure your macro is in the correct format. The macro should be a folder with the `index.ts` or `index.js` file at the root of the folder as the entry point.
+
+PRs are welcome! If you have a macro you'd like to share, feel free to create a PR to add it to this folder.
+
+Read more about creating macros [here](https://github.com/Lodestone-Team/lodestone/wiki/Intro-to-Macro-and-Task)
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+import { format } from "https://deno.land/std@0.177.1/datetime/format.ts";
+import { copy } from "https://deno.land/std@0.191.0/fs/copy.ts";
+import { sleep } from "https://deno.land/x/sleep@v1.2.1/mod.ts";
+import { EventStream } from "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Lodestone-Team/lodestone-macro-lib/main/events.ts";
+import { lodestoneVersion } from "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Lodestone-Team/lodestone-macro-lib/main/prelude.ts";
+import { MinecraftJavaInstance } from "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Lodestone-Team/lodestone-macro-lib/main/instance.ts";
+
+const currentInstance = await MinecraftJavaInstance.current();
+
+const eventStream = new EventStream(
+  currentInstance.getUUID(),
+  await currentInstance.name()
+);
+
+// Lodestone will parse the configuration class and inject the configuration into the macro
+class LodestoneConfig {
+  // Where to store the backups relative to the instance path
+  backupFolderRelative: string = "backups";
+  // How long to wait between backups in seconds
+  delaySec: number = 3600;
+}
+
+// not technically necessary, but it's a good practice to appease the linter
+declare const config: LodestoneConfig;
+
+// make sure the config is injected properly
+console.log(config);
+
+const instancePath = await currentInstance.path();
+const backupFolder = `${instancePath}/${config.backupFolderRelative}`;
+EventStream.emitDetach();
+while (true) {
+  eventStream.emitConsoleOut("[Backup Macro] Backing up world...");
+  if ((await currentInstance.state()) == "Stopped") {
+    eventStream.emitConsoleOut("[Backup Macro] Instance stopped, exiting...");
+    break;
+  }
+
+  const now = new Date();
+  const now_str = format(now, "yy-MM-dd_HH");
+  try {
+    await copy(`${instancePath}/world`, `${backupFolder}/backup_${now_str}`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log(e);
+  }
+
+  await sleep(config.delaySec);
+}