New Features and Improvements

+ Specific backup folder
+ Specific export folder
+ Optional post-backup cleaning

backupper.py

@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@ import subprocess
 from datetime import datetime
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Backup manager for backing up Docker Containers to Google Drive.')
-#group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
 
-# parser.add_argument('--export', action='store_true', help="Back up the Docker Container with the load method.")
-# parser.add_argument('--containers', action='store_true', type=list, help="Back up the Docker Container with the
-# load method.", required=True)
 parser.add_argument('--containers', nargs='+', required=True)
 parser.add_argument('--data', required=False)
+parser.add_argument('--backup', required=True, help='Backup target directory.')
+parser.add_argument('--export', required=True, help='Compressed backup file target directory.')
 parser.add_argument('--upload', action='store_true', required=False)
+parser.add_argument('--clean', action='store_true', required=False)
 
-#sub = parser.add_subparsers(help='Backup mysql databases.')
-#mysql_parser = sub.add_parser
 mysql_parser = parser.add_argument_group('mysql')
 mysql_parser.add_argument('--mysql', required=False, help='MySql container name or id')
 mysql_parser.add_argument('--user', required=False, help='MySql username')
@@ -28,10 +25,12 @@ mysql = args.mysql
 user = args.user
 password = args.password
 upload = args.upload
+folder = args.backup
+export = args.export
+clean = args.clean
 
 
 def clear_backup():
-    folder = 'backup'
     for filename in os.listdir(folder):
         file_path = os.path.join(folder, filename)
         try:
@@ -54,14 +53,14 @@ def runcommand(cmd):
 
 
 if containers:
-    if not os.path.exists('backup'):
+    if not os.path.exists(folder):
-        os.mkdir('backup')
+        os.mkdir(folder)
 
     clear_backup()
 
     for container in containers:
         print 'Backing up ' + container + '...'
-        exitCode = runcommand("docker export " + container + " -o backup/" + container + ".tar.gz")
+        exitCode = runcommand("docker export " + container + " -o " + folder + "/" + container + ".tar.gz")
         if exitCode[0] is 0:
             print container + ' successfully backed up.'
         else:
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ if data:
         print 'Data folder is not exist.'
 
     print 'Backing up data folder...'
-    exitCode = runcommand("tar -zcf backup/data.tar.gz " + data)
+    exitCode = runcommand("tar -zcf " + folder + "/data.tar.gz " + data)
     if exitCode[0] is 0:
         print 'Data folder successfully backed up.'
     else:
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ if mysql:
 
     print 'Backing up MySql databases...'
     exitCode = runcommand("docker exec " + mysql + " /usr/bin/mysqldump -u " + user + " --password=" + password
-                          + " --all-databases > backup/backup.sql")
+                          + " --all-databases > " + folder + "/backup.sql")
     if exitCode[0] is 0:
         print 'MySql databases successfully backed up.'
     else:
@@ -98,19 +97,29 @@ if mysql:
 
 if upload:
     backup_name = datetime.now().strftime("%d-%m-%Y_%H-%M-%S")
+    backup_path = export + "/backup_" + backup_name + ".tar.gz"
     print 'Preparing for backup...'
-    exitCode = runcommand("tar -zcf backup_" + backup_name + ".tar.gz backup")
+
+    if not os.path.exists(export):
+        os.mkdir(export)
+
+    exitCode = runcommand("tar -zcf " + backup_path + " " + folder)
     if exitCode[0] is 0:
         print 'Preparing successfully.'
         print 'Uploading...'
-        exitCode = runcommand("mega-put backup_" + backup_name + ".tar.gz /backup/backup_" + backup_name + ".tar.gz")
+        exitCode = runcommand("mega-put " + backup_path + " /backup/backup_" + backup_name + ".tar.gz")
         if exitCode[0] is 0:
             print 'Upload successful.'
         else:
             print 'Upload failed.'
             print exitCode[2]
-        if os.path.exists("backup_" + backup_name + ".tar.gz"):
-            os.remove("backup_" + backup_name + ".tar.gz")
     else:
         print 'Preparing failed.'
         print exitCode[2]
+
+if clean:
+    if os.path.exists(folder):
+        shutil.rmtree(folder)
+
+    if os.path.exists(export):
+        shutil.rmtree(export)