(feat): uuid translation for given name

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
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@@ -24,102 +25,128 @@
 
 ## 🧐 About <a name = "about"></a>
 
-Simple backup client written in NodeJS with an emphasis on ease-of-use. Has the ability to create both full backups and then differential backups to save space and time.
+Simple backup client written in NodeJS with an emphasis on ease-of-use and speed. Has the ability to create both full backups and then differential backups to save space and time.
 
 ## 💾 Installation
 
 Install Backuply using NPM
 
 ```bash
+# Install the latest version
 npm i -g backuply
+
+# Install a specific version
+npm i -g backuply@<tag>
 ```
 
 ## 👷‍♂️ Usage
 
-Using backuply is simple by design. Simply start with the operation (backup, restore, or config) and specify any options to apply.
+Using Backuply is simple by design. Simply start with the operation (backup, restore, or config) and optionally specify any additional options to apply. Backuply will work without any initial configuration making it easy to pick up and use right away...
 
 ```
 Usage: backuply <command> [options...]
 
 Commands:
-  backuply config   configure backuply
-  backuply backup   performs a custom backup of a select directory(s)
-  backuply restore  perform a restore from a target backup
+  app.js config   configure backuply
+  app.js list     Displays a list of all backups that are currently known by the
+                   system. Use --name to filter backups by name
+  app.js backup   Performs a custom backup of a select directory(s)
+  app.js restore  Perform a restore from a target backup
 
 Options:
   --help     Show help                                                 [boolean]
   --version  Show version number                                       [boolean]
 ```
 
-Most functionality such as backup type is automatically determined based on how you are creating the backup. Backup options shown below
+Most functionality such as backup type is automatically determined based on how you are creating the backup. Backup options shown below.
 
 ```
-backuply backup
+Usage: backuply backup [options...]
 
 Descrtiption: Performs a custom backup of a select directory(s)
 
 Positionals:
-  name    the name for this backup                                      [string]
-  source  the source directory to use for the backup. This is the directory that
-          will be at the root of your backup                            [string]
-  dest    the destination path which will contain the backup.           [string]
+  name    The name for this backup                                      [string]
+  source  The source directory to use for the backup. This is the directory that
+           will be at the root of your backup                           [string]
+  dest    The destination path which will contain the backup.           [string]
 
 Options:
   --help     Show help                                                 [boolean]
   --version  Show version number                                       [boolean]
-  --ref      a reference id or name for the full backup used in generating a dif
+  --ref      A reference id or name for the full backup used in generating a dif
              ferential backup based on the reference.                   [string]
+
 Examples:
   # Will create a full backup of the source directory
   - backuply backup <name> <source_path> <destination_path>
   # Will create a differential backup when recognizing referenced full backup
   - backuply backup <name> <source_path> <destination_path> --ref <name/uuid>
 ```
 
+> By using a backup name for the reference parameter will provide **only** the latest full backup that matches the specified name ... If you intend on creating a differential backup with a full backup base other than the most recent full backup for backups matching a certain name, you will likely have to list and select the backup using a reference ID for the target backup. [Tracking Issue](https://github.com/SystemFiles/backuply/issues/38)
+
 Restoring from an existing backup could not be easier.
 
 ```
-backuply restore
+Usage: backuply restore [options...]
 
 Description: Perform a restore from a target backup
 
 Positionals:
-  ref   the full uuid or name for the backup to restore                 [string]
-  dest  path to destination restore directory                           [string]
+  ref   The full uuid or name for the backup to restore                 [string]
+  dest  Path to destination restore directory                           [string]
+
+Options:
+  --help     Show help                                                 [boolean]
+  --version  Show version number                                       [boolean]
+  --full     If using a name reference, tells backuply whether to restore only t
+             he latest full backup (if exists with ref)                [boolean]
+```
+
+Listing backups can be a useful way to discover important information related to the backups you have created in the past. It can also be a good way to get reference ID's for old backups that you may want to restore or use as a base for a new backup.
+
+```
+Usage: backuply list [search term]
+
+Description: Displays a list of all backups that are currently known by the system. 
+             Use --name to filter backups by name
 
 Options:
   --help     Show help                                                 [boolean]
   --version  Show version number                                       [boolean]
+  --name     An optional variable used to filter backups by their 
+             user-given names                                           [string]
 ```
 
 ### ⚙️ App Configuration
 
 Making changes to any app configuration can be done in a single one-line command which is capable of modifying multiple attributes at a time. See below for usage details and some examples
 
 ```
-backuply config
+Usage: backuply config [keys...] [values...]
 
-Description: Configure backuply
+Description: Configures backuply
 
 Options:
   --help       Show help                                               [boolean]
   --version    Show version number                                     [boolean]
-  --db.path    Configure the path to the local database used to store backup 
-               metadata                                                 [string]
+  --db.path    Configure the path to the local database used to store 
+               backup metadata                                          [string]
   --log.level  Configure the logging level                              [string]
 
 Examples:
-  # Enable debug logging
+  # Enable debug logging (default is INFO)
   - backuply config --log.level DEBUG
-  # Change local db path
+  # Change local db path (default depends on platform ... for example on linux: /home/<you>/.config/backuply/db.json)
   - backuply config --db.path ~/Documents/backuply/db.json
 ```
 
 Future iterations with more config options will follow the same format and will also be documented in the `config --help` subcommand.
 
 ## 🧩 Contributing
 
-If you would like to contribute an idea, feature request, or bugfix please start by creating an [issue](https://github.com/SystemFiles/backuply/issues)
+If you would like to contribute an idea, feature request, or bugfix please start by creating an [issue](https://github.com/SystemFiles/backuply/issues). I would greatly appreciate any constructive criticism and help from the community!
 
 ## 👷‍♂️ Authors <a name = "authors" >
 

package.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "NODE_ENV=dev tsc && node dist/app.js restore --ref 7203e58c-2e31-40f1-b6db-fd48cf98ca05 --dest ./dev/restore2",
+    "start": "NODE_ENV=dev tsc && node dist/app.js backup --name backup-test --source ~/Documents/Personal --dest ./dev --ref backup-test",
     "build": "NODE_ENV=production tsc",
     "lint": "NODE_ENV=test eslint \"{src,libs,test}/**/*.ts\" --fix",
     "test": "echo \"WARN: no test specified\" && exit 0"

src/app.ts

@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import { AppConfig } from './lib/configuration.js'
 import { DatabaseManager } from './lib/database.js'
 import { log } from './lib/logger.js'
 
-// Define commandline options
-const cmdArgs = parseArgs()
-
 const run = async () => {
 	sayHello()
 
+	// Parse commandline options
+	const cmdArgs = parseArgs()
+
 	// Handle: Perform all app configurations first
 	if (cmdArgs['_'].toString() === 'config') {
 		const conf = AppConfig.getInstance()
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const run = async () => {
 			break
 		}
 		case 'restore': {
-			const [ res, err ] = await restoreBackup(cmdArgs['ref'], cmdArgs['dest'])
+			const [ res, err ] = await restoreBackup(cmdArgs['ref'], cmdArgs['dest'], cmdArgs['full'])
 
 			if (err) {
 				log(`Something went wrong when attempting to restore a backup. Reason: ${err.message}`)

src/common/commands/backup.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import { cwd } from 'process'
 import { BackupManager } from '../../lib/backup.js'
 import { DatabaseManager } from '../../lib/database.js'
 import { log } from '../../lib/logger.js'
-import { BackupRecord } from '../types.js'
+import { BackupException } from '../exceptions.js'
+import { compareRecordsByCreationTime, getLatestBackupByName } from '../functions.js'
+import { BackupRecord, BackupType } from '../types.js'
 
 export async function makeBackup(
 	name: string,
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ export async function makeBackup(
 }
 export async function listBackups(name?: string): Promise<Error> {
 	const db: DatabaseManager = DatabaseManager.getInstance()
-	const [ records, err ] = await db.findAllRecords()
+	const [ records, err ] = db.findAllRecords()
 	if (err) return err
 	let fRecords = records
 
@@ -71,9 +73,15 @@ export async function differentialBackup(
 		// Check if refID passed or refName
 		let refId = ref
 		if (!/\b[0-9a-fA-F]{8}\b-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-\b[0-9a-fA-F]{12}\b/.test(ref)) {
-			// Translate ref name to an ID to use
 			log(`Reference backup was not presented as UUID ... attempting to translate to UUID from presumed name ...`)
-			refId = ref
+
+			// Translate ref name to an ID to use
+			const [ latestFull, err ] = getLatestBackupByName(ref, BackupType.FULL)
+			if (err)
+				throw new BackupException(`Failed to translate backup for backup reference, ${ref} ... Reason: ${err.message}`)
+
+			refId = latestFull.id
+			log(`Translation complete. NAME (${ref}) > UUID (${refId})`)
 		}
 
 		// Perform the backup and return

src/common/commands/parsing.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function parseArgs():
 	const cmd = yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
 
 	// Set options
-	cmd.command('config', 'configure backuply', (yargs) => {
+	cmd.command('config', 'Configure Backuply', (yargs) => {
 		return yargs
 			.option('db.path', {
 				type: 'string',
@@ -30,49 +30,54 @@ export function parseArgs():
 
 	cmd.command(
 		'list',
-		'displays a list of all backups that are currently known by the system. Use --name to filter backups by name',
+		'Displays a list of all backups that are currently known by the system. Use --name to filter backups by name',
 		(yargs) => {
 			return yargs.option('name', {
-				describe: 'An optional variable used for some info commands to refine info operations',
+				describe: 'An optional variable used to filter backups by their user-given names',
 				type: 'string'
 			})
 		}
 	)
 
 	// Configure custom backups
-	cmd.command('backup', 'performs a custom backup of a select directory(s)', (yargs) => {
+	cmd.command('backup', 'Performs a custom backup of a select directory(s)', (yargs) => {
 		return yargs
 			.positional('name', {
-				describe: 'the name for this backup',
+				describe: 'The name for this backup',
 				type: 'string'
 			})
 			.positional('source', {
 				describe:
-					'the source directory to use for the backup. This is the directory that will be at the root of your backup',
+					'The source directory to use for the backup. This is the directory that will be at the root of your backup',
 				type: 'string'
 			})
 			.positional('dest', {
-				describe: 'the destination path which will contain the backup.',
+				describe: 'The destination path which will contain the backup.',
 				type: 'string'
 			})
 			.option('ref', {
 				description:
-					'a reference id or name for the full backup used in generating a differential backup based on the reference.',
+					'A reference id or name for the full backup used in generating a differential backup based on the reference.',
 				type: 'string'
 			})
 	})
 
 	// Restore from backup
-	cmd.command('restore', 'perform a restore from a target backup', (yargs) => {
+	cmd.command('restore', 'Perform a restore from a target backup', (yargs) => {
 		yargs
 			.positional('ref', {
-				describe: 'the full uuid or name for the backup to restore',
+				describe: 'The full uuid or name for the backup to restore',
 				type: 'string'
 			})
 			.positional('dest', {
-				describe: 'path to destination restore directory',
+				describe: 'Path to destination restore directory',
 				type: 'string'
 			})
+			.option('full', {
+				describe:
+					'If using a name reference, tells backuply whether to restore only the latest full backup (if exists with ref)',
+				type: 'boolean'
+			})
 	})
 
 	// Set general parse config

src/common/commands/restore.ts

@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import { resolve } from 'path/posix'
 import { cwd } from 'process'
 import { log } from '../../lib/logger.js'
 import { RestoreManager } from '../../lib/restore.js'
+import { BackupException } from '../exceptions.js'
+import { getLatestBackupByName } from '../functions.js'
+import { BackupType } from '../types.js'
 
-export async function restoreBackup(ref: string, dest: string): Promise<[string, Error]> {
+export async function restoreBackup(ref: string, dest: string, full = false): Promise<[string, Error]> {
 	if (!ref || ref.length === 0 || !dest || dest.length === 0) {
 		return [ null, new Error('Invalid reference ID or destination specified ...') ]
 	}
@@ -16,7 +19,13 @@ export async function restoreBackup(ref: string, dest: string): Promise<[string,
 	if (!/\b[0-9a-fA-F]{8}\b-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-\b[0-9a-fA-F]{12}\b/.test(ref)) {
 		// Translate ref name to an ID to use
 		log(`Reference backup was not presented as UUID ... attempting to translate to UUID from presumed name ...`)
-		refId = ref
+
+		// Translate ref name to an ID to use
+		const [ latest, err ] = getLatestBackupByName(ref, full ? BackupType.FULL : BackupType.DIFF)
+		if (err)
+			throw new BackupException(`Failed to translate backup for backup reference, ${ref} ... Reason: ${err.message}`)
+
+		refId = latest.id
 		log(`Translation complete. NAME (${ref}) > UUID (${refId})`)
 	}
 

src/common/functions.ts

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import { pathExists } from 'fs-extra'
 import { chown, readdir, mkdir } from 'fs/promises'
 import { userInfo } from 'os'
 import { join } from 'path/posix'
+import { DatabaseManager } from '../lib/database.js'
 import { log } from '../lib/logger.js'
 import { PACKAGE_NAME } from './constants.js'
-import { BackupRecord, Directory } from './types.js'
+import { BackupRecord, BackupType, Directory } from './types.js'
 
 // Pure getAppDataPath
 export function getAppDataPath(): string {
@@ -51,6 +52,30 @@ export function compareByDepth(dirA: Directory, dirB: Directory): number {
 	return 0
 }
 
+// Used to sort backup records by name (alphabetical, ascending)
+export function compareRecordsByCreationTime(recordA: BackupRecord, recordB: BackupRecord): number {
+	const dateA = new Date(recordA.created)
+	const dateB = new Date(recordB.created)
+
+	if (dateA < dateB) return 1
+	if (dateA > dateB) return -1
+	return 0
+}
+
+// Translate name to uuid
+export function getLatestBackupByName(name: string, type?: BackupType): [BackupRecord, Error] {
+	try {
+		const db = DatabaseManager.getInstance()
+		const [ res, err ] = db.findRecordsByName(name, type)
+		if (err || res.length === 0) {
+			throw new Error(`Failed to get any records for the given name, ${name}`)
+		}
+		return [ res.sort(compareRecordsByCreationTime).shift(), null ]
+	} catch (err) {
+		return [ null, err ]
+	}
+}
+
 // Create a directory with optional permissions modes
 export async function createDirectory(
 	rootPath: string,