[robweber]

@robweber , I am trying to get rid of any skin.helper.service dependencies of my skin, Amber.  One of them is the skin.helper.skinbackup.  I am trying to replicate the limited functionality of that addon, using your addon.  I would only like to backup the Kodi config, the skin settings (skin addon data) and the script.skinshortcuts settings (addon data).  I am using your addon, version 1.5.3, with Kodi 18.9. 

I created a backup set that has just what I would like to backup.  Since I saw that the custom paths json file uses relative paths, potentially the same json file should work independently of what OS Kodi is used in.  I would like to include with the skin a custom paths json file, and then from the skin call the addon using the backup set included with the skin.  Is this possible? I could not find that you can add any parameter to the backup call.  If not, would you consider adding this functionality? I hope I am explaining correctly what I am trying to achieve.

Please let me know.  Thanks.

Regards,

Bart

I think I follow what you're trying to do. You'd like to have a pre-built JSON file that defines a backup set that you kick off a backup with - does that sound right? There is a limited script functionality but nothing to pass in a defined json file. You'd want something like this: 

Code:



# in python
RunScript(script.xbmcbackup, mode=backup, json=path/to/json.json)

# using JSON RPC

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "Addons.ExecuteAddon","params":{"addonid":"script.xbmcbackup","params":{"mode":"backup","json":"path/to/json.json"}}, "id": 1 }



That's a pretty interesting idea. I can see how this would be useful. One question I have is what would the backup location look like? Would you want to send this to the default location as defined in the addon settings or have some other spot this would go? I guess it depends on how much user configuration you want to happen here. If your skin could detect if "script.xbmcbackup" is installed and then either prompt to install or show the "backup" button that could work. Something on my end to figure out is the naming of the result file. Right now all backups are just folders named with the date the backup was done. We'd want to append something to that showing that this was done outside of the addon's normal backup routines. Is this kind of the idea you're going for?

@robweber, thanks for answering! You understood perfectly what I am trying to do. Right now the skin prompts you to install the addon if it is not installed when you click on the Backup button I have in the skin settings area. I know that at a minimum, the user needs to select a backup location in the addon settings; I will provide with the skin a pre-built JSON file. It would be awesome to call the script as you put before (with a JSON parameter that accepts relative paths (like special://skin/extras/backup/Amber backup.json, for example).

I appreciate your willingness to consider this. Please let me know how I can be of further assistance (if you add this, I will do all of the testing that you need. I can test under Windows (Leia and Matrix), Android (Leia) and LibreELEC (Leia)).

Regards,

Bart

Thanks. I tried to flesh out this addition in a Github Issue: https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/issues/175 

I reference an already open issue to define a Backup Task type object. I think this needs to be completed and then layer in the scripting capabilities you've come up with. The Task idea will allow for different JSON files to define sets of files to backup and each be stored separately in the remote directory. Once that is completed extending the scripting functionality should be easily done. I'll PM you when I'm ready to test this so you can see if it meets your requirements.