xbmcbackup/changelog.md

# Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)

## [Unreleased]

### Added

 - Updated Changelog format to the one suggested by [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)

## [Version 1.5.1] - 2019-09-10

### Changed
 - Fixed guisettings restores not working - thanks Bluerayx

## [Version 1.5.0] - 2019-08-26

### Added
- Added new Advanced file editor and file selection based on a .json 

### Removed
- File backups and restores will not work with old version - breaking change with previous versions PR117

## [Version 1.1.3] - 2017-12-29

### Added
 - added file chunk support for Dropbox uploads
 - added scheduler delay to assist with time sync (rpi mostly), will delay startup by 2 min
 
### Changed
 - fixed settings duplicate ids, thanks aster-anto

## [Version 1.1.2]

### Added
 - Fixes to the Dropbox lib for python 2.6

## [Version 1.1.1]

### Added
 - added ability to "catchup" on missed scheduled backup 

### Changed
 - fixed error on authorizers (missing secret/key)
 - updated google oauth and client versions
 - merged in dropbox v2 library code

## [Version 1.1.0]

### Added
 - added tinyurl generation for oauth urls
 
### Changed
 - moved authorize to settings area for cloud storage
 
## [Version 1.0.9]

### Changed
 - fixed dropbox rest.py for Python 2.6 - thanks koying!

## [Version 1.0.8]

### Changed
 - updated dropbox api

## [Version 1.0.7]

### Changed
 - updated google client api version

## [Version 1.0.6]

### Added

 - added progress for zip extraction - hopefully helps with extract errors
 
### Changed
 - fix for custom directories not working recursively

## [Version 1.0.5]

### Added
 - added google drive support
 - added settings dialog option - thanks ed_davidson

### Changed
  - make compression setting compatible with python 2.6 and above
  - fix for growing backups - thanks brokeh

## [Version 1.0.4]

### Added
 - exit if we can't delete the old archive, non recoverable

## [Version 1.0.3]

### Added
 - added "delete auth" dialog to delete oauth files in settings

## [Version 1.0.2]

### Changed
 - updated xbmc.python version to 2.19.0 - should be helix only

## [Version 1.0.0]

### Changed
 - rebranded as "Backup"
 - removed XBMC references and replaced with Kodi
 - tweaked file walking for Helix

## [Version 0.5.9]

### Added

 - create restored version of guisettings for easy local restoration

### Changed
 - fixed dropbox unicode error

## [Version 0.5.8.7]

### Added
 - allow limited updating of guisettings file through json

## [Version 0.5.8.6]

### Added
 - show notification if some files failed
 - check if destination is writeable - thanks war59312

## [Version 0.5.8.5]

### Added
 - added custom library nodes to config backup options - thanks Ned Scott

## [Version 0.5.8.4]

### Changed
 - backup compression should use zip64 as sizes may be over 2GB
 - need to expand out path -bugfix

## [Version 0.5.8]

 - fixes path substitution errors

## [Version 0.5.7]

 - added option to compress backups, uses local source for staging the
   zip before sending to remote

## [Version 0.5.6]

 - fix dropbox delete recursion error - thanks durd updated language
   files

## [Version 0.5.5]

 - fix for dropbox errors during repeated file upload attempts

## [Version 0.5.4]

 - check xbmc version when doing a restore

## [Version 0.5.3]

 - updated python version

## [Version 0.5.2]

 - added additional script and window parameters, thanks Samu-rai
 - critical error in backup rotation
 - updated progress bar display

## [Version 0.5.1]

 - updated for new Gotham xbmc python updates

## [Version 0.5.0]

 - New Version for Gotham

## [Version 0.4.6]

 - modified backup folder names to include time, also modified display
   listing

## [Version 0.4.5]

 - added version info to logs
- added try/catch for unicode errors

## [Version 0.4.4]

 - modified the check for invalid file types

## [Version 0.4.3]

 - added error message if remote directory is blank
 - added license tag

## [Version 0.4.2]

 - Added support for userdata/profiles folder - thanks TUSSFC

## [Version 0.4.1]

 - added encode() around notifications

## [Version 0.4.0]

 - fixed settings display error - thanks zer04c

## [Version 0.3.9]

 - added "just once" scheduler for one-off type backups 
 - show  notification on scheduler  
 - update updated language files from  Transifex

## [Version 0.3.8]

 - added advancedsettings check on restore. prompts user to restore only this file and restart xbmc to continue. This fixes issues where path substitution was not working during restores - thanks ctrlbru

## [Version 0.3.7]

 - added optional addon.xml tags
 - update language files from Transifex

## [Version 0.3.6]

 - added up to 2 custom directories, can be toggled on/off
 - added a check for backup verification before rotation - no more
   deleting non backup related files
 - use monitor class for onSettingsChanged method

## [Version 0.3.5]

 - test of custom directories - only 1 at the moment

## [Version 0.3.4]

 - added ability to take parameters via RunScript() or
   JSONRPC.Addons.ExecuteAddon()

## [Version 0.3.3]

 - updated xbmc python version (2.1.0)

## [Version 0.3.2]

 - added settings for user provided Dropbox key and secret

## [Version 0.3.1]

 - added try/except for multiple character encodings
 - remove token.txt file if Dropbox Authorization is revoked
 - can shutdown xbmc after scheduled backup

## [Version 0.3.0]

 - major vfs rewrite
 - Added Dropbox as storage target
 - updated gui/removed settings - thanks SFX Group for idea!

## [Version 0.2.3]

 - first official frodo build

## [Version 0.2.2]

 - fix for backup rotation sort

## [Version 0.2.1]

 - added ability to rotate backups, keeping a set number of days

## [Version 0.2.0]

 - removed the vfs.py helper library
 - default.py file now uses xbmcvfs python library exclusively for
   listing directories and copy operations

## [Version 0.1.7]

 - minor bug fixes and translations updates

## [Version 0.1.6]

 - merged scheduler branch with master, can now schedule backups on an
   interval

## [Version 0.1.5]

 - pulled xbmcbackup class into separate library

## [Version 0.1.4]

 - added more verbose error message for incorrect paths

## [Version 0.1.3]

 - backup folder format - thanks zeroram
 - added German translations - thanks dersphere
 - removed need for separate verbose logging setting
 - updated utf-8 encoding for all logging
 - backup now uses date as folder name, restore allows user to type date
   of last backup

## [Version 0.1.2]

 - added French language translation - thanks mikebzh44
 - added some utf-8 encoding tags to filenames

## [Version 0.1.1]

 - added check for key in vfs.py - Thanks Martijn!

## [Version 0.1.0]

 - removed transparency from icon.png

## [Version 0.0.9]

 - modified vfs.py again to filter out xsp files (smart playlists).
   Created running list for these types of compressed files
 - added enable/disable logging toggle in settings

## [Version 0.0.8]

 - modified vfs.py script to exclude handling zip files as directories,
   added keymap and peripheral data folders in the "config" section

## [Version 0.0.7]

 - removed "restore.txt" file and now write file listing to memory list
   instead

## [Version 0.0.6]

 - Added the vfs module created by paddycarey
 - File Selection is now followed for both backup and restore options

## [Version 0.0.5]

 - Added option to manually type a path rather than browse for one (only
   one used)
 - Show progress bar right away so you know this is doing something

## [Version 0.0.4]

 - Finished code for restore mode.

## [Version 0.0.3]

 - Added progress bar and "silent" option for running on startup or as a
   script

## [Version 0.0.2]

 - First version, should backup directories as needed