def run_backup(repo_name: str, prefix: str, paths: List[str],
verify=True,
verbose=False) -> None:
"""Perform a backup to the repository of all dirs/files in the list.
Make sure we have an unlocked DDU repository. Process all items in
'paths'. If an item is '-', read path names from stdin.
"""
logging.info(f"backup list: {paths}")
logging.info(f"backup repo: {repo_name}")
print(f"Backing up to {repo_name} with prefix '{prefix}'.")
repos = Repo(repo_name)
if repos.lock():
bkup = Backup(repo_name, prefix, verbose=verbose)
for g in paths:
if g == '-':
for f in sys.stdin:
if not f:
continue
f = f.rstrip()
if os.path.isfile(f) or os.path.isdir(f):
bkup.backup_object(f)
else:
util.warning(f'{f} is not a file or directory')
else:
if util.os_is_windows:
# You have to use globbing on Windows. Shell is too stupid.
path_list = glob.glob(g)
if path_list == []:
util.warning(f'File/dir {g} not found.')
else:
for f in glob.glob(g):
bkup.backup_object(f)
else:
bkup.backup_object(g)
bkup.finish()
repos.unlock()
if verify:
repos.verify_backups(only=bkup.bk_name)
else:
util.fatal(f'repo {repo_name} is LOCKED')
