xbmcbackup/changelog.md

Changelog

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

The format is based on Keep a Changelog

Unreleased

Added

• added new badges for Kodi Version, TravisCI and license information from shields.io

Changed

• decode string after GetSettings JSON call

Version 1.5.2 - 2019-09-30

Added

• Updated Changelog format to the one suggested by Keep a Changelog
• Added script.module.dropbox import as a dependency for Dropbox filesystem

Changed

• Fixed issue getting xbmcbackup.val file from non-zipped remote directories. Was being copied as though it was a local file so it was failing.
• Use linux path separator (/) all the time, Kodi will interpret this correctly on windows. Was causing issues with remote file systems since os.path.sep
• Fixed minor python code style changes based on kodi-addon-checker output

Removed

• files releated to dropbox library, using script.module.dropbox import now

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