From: Stefan Huber <shuber2@gmx.at>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 10:04:13 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Using select.select on tarp's output
X-Git-Tag: v1.0~5
X-Git-Url: https://git.sthu.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8bc0914cc0e9ebe9e42c97ce6d85f399e4a2f4da;p=sitarba.git

Using select.select on tarp's output
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diff --git a/shbackup b/shbackup
index d5b8b81..977fb5c 100755
--- a/shbackup
+++ b/shbackup
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import datetime
 import os, shutil, sys
 import configparser
 import hashlib
-import subprocess, fcntl
+import subprocess, fcntl, select
 import random, re
 import logging
 
@@ -261,16 +261,21 @@ class BackupManager:
         tarpath = "/bin/tar"
         fsfn = os.path.join(targetdir, fileset.name) + "." + self.conf.format
 
-        taropts = ["-cpva"]
+        taropts = []
 
+        # Add the since date, if given
         if since != None:
             taropts += ["-N", since.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")]
 
+        # Add the exclude patterns
         for pat in self.conf.exclpatterns:
             taropts += ["--exclude", pat]
 
+        # Adding directories to backup
+        taropts += ["-C", "/"] + [ "./" + d.lstrip("/") for d in fileset.dirs]
+
         # Launch the tar process
-        tarargs = [tarpath] + taropts + ["-f", fsfn] + fileset.dirs
+        tarargs = [tarpath] + ["-cpvaf", fsfn] + taropts
         logfile.debug("tar call: " + " ".join(tarargs))
         tarp = subprocess.Popen( tarargs, bufsize=-1, \
                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE )
@@ -293,10 +298,15 @@ class BackupManager:
         # Read stdout and stderr of tarp
         errmsg = b""
         while tarp.poll() == None:
-            l = readlineNonBlocking(tarp.stdout)
-            if l != b"":
-                logging.debug(l[:-1].decode())
-            errmsg += readlineNonBlocking(tarp.stderr)
+            rd,wr,ex = select.select([tarp.stdout, tarp.stderr], [], [], 0.05)
+
+            if tarp.stdout in rd:
+                l = readlineNonBlocking(tarp.stdout)
+                if l != b"":
+                    logging.debug(l[:-1].decode())
+
+            if tarp.stderr in rd:
+                errmsg += readlineNonBlocking(tarp.stderr)
 
 
         # Get the remainging output of tarp
@@ -307,8 +317,8 @@ class BackupManager:
         # Get return code of tarp
         rett = tarp.wait()
         if rett != 0:
-            for l in errmsg.split("\n"):
-                logfile.error( l.decode().strip().rstrip() )
+            for l in errmsg.decode().split("\n"):
+                logfile.error(l)
             logfile.error(tarpath + " returned with exit status " + str(rett) + ".")
 
 
diff --git a/shbackup.conf b/shbackup.conf
index fb293cf..287a02e 100644
--- a/shbackup.conf
+++ b/shbackup.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [destination]
 # Where shbackup stores the backups and other stuff
-directory = ./backup
+directory = /media/backup
 # Which format should be used by tar?
 # One of tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, tar.xz
 format = tar.gz
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ format = tar.gz
 
 [history]
 # keepEPOCH contains the number of backups that are kept for that particular
-# epoch, where EPOCH can be year, month, week, day, or hour. modeEPOCH defines
-# the backup mode for that particular epoch. Mode can be full, diff or incr.
+# epoch, where EPOCH can be year, month, week, day, or hour. If the number is 0
+# then no backup iscreated for that epoch. modeEPOCH defines the backup mode
+# for that particular epoch. Mode can be full, diff or incr.
 keephour = 1
 keepday  = 14
 keepweek = 2
@@ -23,17 +24,20 @@ modeyear = full
 
 
 [input]
-# exclude* contains --exclude patterns for tar. Files matching the pattern are
-# not included into the backup.
+# Each option starting with "exclude" contains a single --exclude pattern for
+# tar. Files matching the pattern are not included into the backup. Tar is
+# invoked with "-C /" and, thus, exclude patterns refering to absolute paths
+# need to start with "./" instead of "/".
 exclude1 = */tmp/*
 exclude2 = */[Cc]cache/*
 exclude3 = */log*
-exclude5 = /home/*/.wine/*
-exclude7 = /lib/layman/*
+exclude5 = ./home/*/.wine/*
+exclude7 = ./lib/layman/*
 
 # A file set called 'home'. Each file set is packed into one archive using tar.
 [set home]
-# dir* is one directory which belongs to this file set.
+# Each option starting with "dir" contains a single directory which belongs to
+# this file set.
 dir1 = /home/username/
 dir2 = /media/books/