I’ve been using OpenHAB on Windows for a pretty long time, and, since updating OpenHAB in Windows isn’t straightforward, I’ve made a Windows application that should make Backup, Restore and Update operations easier. It makes full and configuration backups, restores previously created backups and updates OpenHAB using local or online update files. The update process is done by following steps of Windows OpenHAB update in the documentation.
Since I have only one OpenHAB installation, I haven’t been able to test the application thoroughly, nor in different environments, so, use at your own risk. I am not responsible for any damage that may arise from using this application.
Right now, application doesn’t have any icon, and, since I’m not sure if it’s allowed, I would like to ask @Kai (not sure if he’s the right person) if it’s OK to use OpenHAB icon for the application. If it is allowed, are there any OpenHAB icons to download, publicly available?
Finally, here are the links to a source and a precompiled binaries.
If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write them here, or open an issue on a github.
I was wondering if anyone has tried an application? Since I have only one OpenHAB installation, I would really appreciate some feedback on usage in different environments.
Thank you for the feedback. A summary at the end of the log and log resizing should be easy to implement. Hopefully, I will do it over the weekend. For other stuff, I’m not sure I understood you.
“Is it possible to check running process and start stop it” - if you are running OpenHAB as a Windows service, and you enter correct Service name, application will stop service automatically when you are performing update or restore, and start service after finishing all operations.
“Better Backup for openfiles” - did you mean locked files? The only way to put those files in an archive would be shutting down OpenHAB. Maybe stopping/starting service (the same as with restore and update) would be solution?
“external Logfile for every Backup” - something like writing physical file for every backup, with log text?
“Better for searching the long list” - does this refers to resizing log, or you’ve meant a search function inside a log?
Hi @davorf! Yes, I guess I am the right person to ask
We do not have any publicly available “logo usage guidelines” yet, sorry, but this is planned, though.
In general, we want to apply similar rules as given here: GitHub Logos and Usage · GitHub
That means: It is ok to use the logo when referencing openHAB, but as an application logo, it should be reserved to “official” apps and components, so that people are not confused. I am aware that this isn’t the answer you’d like to hear, but I hope you can understand it nonetheless.
Btw, the “official” support for backup/restore/update can be found in the console commands in openhab-distro. As the required logic can adapt over time, it is always recommendable to use the official features for it - and it would be great if all Windows developers in the community could collaborate on those to get it working as smoothly as possible (see e.g. Fix Windows update.ps1 backup command and add version auto increment feature by bdleedy · Pull Request #622 · openhab/openhab-distro · GitHub). Are you aware of these efforts and would you consider joining these efforts?
Regarding resizing of the log, it’s definitely a bug, and I will fix it as soon as possible. As I said before, same goes for a log summary - it should be added, and a bug with log fixed over the weekend. Regarding other stuff:
Since I’m running OpenHAB as a Windows service, I haven’t invested much time to find a way to shut it down, I’m just checking if java and cmd are running and show the message if they are. Since many users are probably running OH as a Windows application, I could try to find a way to shut it down (not just terminate it), but it will take some time. Maybe SSH connection to OH and sending shutdown command would be a solution.
Do you think that implementing shut down while doing backup (same thing that happens with update and restore) would be a solution for locked files? I don’t like restarting OH myself, because I have some problems with restoreOnStartup, but I can live with that, if that would make an app better.
After finishing bug fix and a log summary, I will make writing logs to a file an option (for all the operations, not just backup)
Regarding CLI usage (without a GUI), I have planned something like that, but it will probably take pretty much time (I’m really new to C#), so I can’t tell how much it would take to do that part.
Thank you for a thorough explanation. I understand, and I supposed that logo and other OH related stuff are reserved for an official apps - that’s the reason I haven’t used any icon - but decided to ask anyway Icon doesn’t matter whatsoever
I wasn’t aware there is official support for those functions. This isn’t meant to be anything official nor “official”, just a tool I made for myself (I’m pretty lazy when it comes to repeating same stuff over and over), but thought it could help other people as well. Regarding joining efforts, I could try and help, as much as I can, when I have a free time. But I will have to see if I have enough knowledge to be of any help first.
Logging - summary after finalizing operations (number of files/folders affected by category).
I found a way to stop OpenHAB when restoring backup/updating, if it’s being run as Windows application, but it will take some time to make necessary changes and test it.
I haven’t been using app since they’ve introduced official PS update script. Backup of Windows OH is just a copy of OH folder. Full backup copies and zips complete OH folder, while configuration backup copies and zips only conf and userdata subfolders. What you will use depends on what you need. You can make full backups and keep certain number of them, and delete older ones.
I didnt run openhab as a service.
