Make more options constants and protect git files by prefix

README.md

@@ -17,4 +17,16 @@ This script automates the process of backing up your Obsidian vault to a Git rep
 ## Installation
 
 - Create target repo folder and initialize an empty git repository
-- Link repository to remote and set upstream branch (git push working)
+- Set up git lfs for attachments
+  - `$ git lfs install`
+  - `.gitattributes`
+    ```
+    *.pdf filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+    *.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+    *.jpg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+    *.jpeg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+    *.webp filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+    *.avif filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+    *.svg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+    ```
+- Link repository to origin as remote

src/filesync.rs

@@ -4,19 +4,18 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 pub fn sync_directory(
     source: &Path,
     target: &Path,
-    protect: Option<&str>, // Will not get touched in target (file or directory at top level)
+    protect_prefix: Option<&str>, // Will not get touched in target (file or directory at top level)
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // Ensure the target directory exists
     fs::create_dir_all(target)?;
 
     // Gather all paths in the source and target directories
     let filter = |entry: Result<fs::DirEntry, std::io::Error>| {
-        entry.ok().and_then(|entry| {
+        entry
-            if entry.file_name().to_str() != protect {
+            .ok()
-                Some(entry.path())
+            .and_then(|entry| match (entry.file_name().to_str(), protect_prefix) {
-            } else {
+                (Some(name), Some(prefix)) if name.starts_with(prefix) => None,
-                None
+                _ => Some(entry.path()),
-            }
             })
     };
     let mut source_entries: Vec<PathBuf> = fs::read_dir(source)?.filter_map(filter).collect();

src/main.rs

@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ use winit::{
 mod filesync;
 mod git;
 
-const SOURCE_VAULT: &str = "D:\\test\\obsidian-vault-source"; // syncthing vault folder
+const PROTECT_PREFIX: &str = ".git"; // only at first directory level
-const REPO_VAULT: &str = "D:\\test\\obsidian-vault-test"; // git repo folder
+const SOURCE_VAULT: &str = "D:\\Cloud\\Syncthing\\obsidian-vault"; // syncthing vault folder
+const REPO_VAULT: &str =
+    "C:\\Users\\robin\\AppData\\Roaming\\obsidian-git-backup\\obsidian-vault-clone"; // git repo folder
+const GIT_COMMIT_DELAY_AFTER_FILE_CHANGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60); // 5 min
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum UserEvent {
@@ -31,7 +34,6 @@ struct App {
     menu_backup_now: Option<MenuItem>,
     menu_exit: Option<MenuItem>,
     last_change_time: Option<Instant>,
-    duration_threshold: Duration,
     current_change_count: usize,
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ impl App {
         self.last_change_time = Some(Instant::now());
         let source = Path::new(SOURCE_VAULT);
         let target = Path::new(REPO_VAULT);
-        filesync::sync_directory(source, target, Some(".git"))
+        filesync::sync_directory(source, target, Some(PROTECT_PREFIX))
             .expect("Directories could not be synced");
         self.current_change_count =
             git::current_change_count(target).expect("Changes could not get counted using git");
@@ -92,10 +94,7 @@ impl App {
 impl ApplicationHandler<UserEvent> for App {
     fn resumed(&mut self, _event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop) {
         self.create_tray_icon_menu();
-
-        // Set the duration threshold (e.g., 5 minutes)
         self.last_change_time = None;
-        self.duration_threshold = Duration::from_secs(15);
     }
 
     fn user_event(&mut self, event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop, event: UserEvent) {
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ impl ApplicationHandler<UserEvent> for App {
 
         // Backup changes if last file change time exceeded threshold
         if let Some(last_change_time) = self.last_change_time {
-            if now.duration_since(last_change_time) > self.duration_threshold {
+            if now.duration_since(last_change_time) > GIT_COMMIT_DELAY_AFTER_FILE_CHANGE {
                 println!("---> Backup triggered by file change");
                 self.start_backup();
             }
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ fn main() {
     // Sync folder and check for changes to back up
     let source_dir = Path::new(SOURCE_VAULT);
     let repo_dir = Path::new(REPO_VAULT);
-    filesync::sync_directory(source_dir, repo_dir, Some(".git"))
+    filesync::sync_directory(source_dir, repo_dir, Some(PROTECT_PREFIX))
         .expect("Directories could not be synced");
     git::backup_changes(repo_dir).expect("Changes could not be pushed");