dropshell release 2025.0518.2245

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source/agent/datacommands.sh

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ _autocommandrun_path() {
             fi
             ;;
         restore)
-            echo "Restoring path ${path}"
+            echo "Restoring path ${path} from backup file ${backup_folder}/backup.tgz"
             tar -xzvf ${backup_folder}/backup.tgz -C ${path} --strip-components=1
             ;;
     esac

source/src/autogen/_agent.cpp

@@ -162,71 +162,72 @@ bool recreate_tree(std::string destination_folder) {
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         // Decode Base64 data
         size_t decoded_size = (strlen(filedata_base64) * 3) / 4;
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ bool recreate_tree(std::string destination_folder) {
         size_t actual_size;
         base64_decode(filedata_base64, strlen(filedata_base64), decoded_data, &actual_size);
 
-        bool file_written = _recreate_file_(outpath, 6443138635497166205ULL, std::filesystem::perms(493), decoded_data, actual_size);
+        bool file_written = _recreate_file_(outpath, 10759194710819511084ULL, std::filesystem::perms(493), decoded_data, actual_size);
         delete[] decoded_data;
         any_written = any_written || file_written;
     }

source/src/commands/backupdata.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#include "utils/output.hpp"
+#include "utils/assert.hpp"
+#include "utils/utils.hpp"
+#include "command_registry.hpp"
+#include "config.hpp"
+#include "services.hpp"
+#include "servers.hpp"
+#include "server_env_manager.hpp"
+#include "templates.hpp"
+#include "utils/directories.hpp"
+#include "shared_commands.hpp"
+
+namespace dropshell
+{
+
+    int backupdata_handler(const CommandContext &ctx);
+
+    static std::vector<std::string> backupdata_name_list = {"backupdata", "bd", "backup", "bup"};
+
+    // Static registration
+    struct BackupDataCommandRegister
+    {
+        BackupDataCommandRegister()
+        {
+            CommandRegistry::instance().register_command({backupdata_name_list,
+                                                          backupdata_handler,
+                                                          shared_commands::std_autocomplete_allowall,
+                                                          false, // hidden
+                                                          true,  // requires_config
+                                                          true,  // requires_install
+                                                          2,     // min_args (after command)
+                                                          2,     // max_args (after command)
+                                                          "backupdata SERVER SERVICE",
+                                                          "Backup data for a service on a server.",
+                                                          // heredoc
+                                                          R"(
+                backupdata SERVER SERVICE     Backup data for a service on a server.
+                backupdata SERVER all         Backup data for all services on a server.
+
+                Note: This command will not create any data or configuration.
+                It will simply backup the data on the remote server, saving it to a local file.
+                Restore the data with restore.
+            )"});
+        }
+    } backupdata_command_register;
+
+    namespace shared_commands
+    {
+
+        bool backupdata_service(const std::string &server, const std::string &service)
+        {
+            server_env_manager server_env(server);
+            if (!server_env.is_valid())
+            {
+                error << "Server " << server << " is not valid" << std::endl;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            LocalServiceInfo sinfo = get_service_info(server, service);
+            if (!SIvalid(sinfo))
+            {
+                error << "Service " << service << " is not valid" << std::endl;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            const std::string command = "backup";
+
+            if (!gTemplateManager().template_command_exists(sinfo.template_name, command))
+            {
+                info << service << " has no data to backup" << std::endl;
+                debug << "(no backup script for " << sinfo.template_name << ")" << std::endl;
+                return true; // nothing to back up.
+            }
+
+            // Check if basic installed stuff is in place.
+            std::string remote_service_template_path = remotepath::service_template(server, service);
+            std::string remote_command_script_file = remote_service_template_path + "/" + command + ".sh";
+            std::string remote_service_config_path = remotepath::service_config(server, service);
+            if (!server_env.check_remote_items_exist({remotepath::service(server, service),
+                                                      remote_command_script_file,
+                                                      remotefile::service_env(server, service)}))
+            {
+                error << "Error: Required service directories not found on remote server" << std::endl;
+                info << "Is the service installed?" << std::endl;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Create backups directory on server if it doesn't exist
+            std::string remote_backups_dir = remotepath::backups(server);
+            debug << "Remote backups directory on " << server << ": " << remote_backups_dir << std::endl;
+            std::string mkdir_cmd = "mkdir -p " + quote(remote_backups_dir);
+            if (!execute_ssh_command(server_env.get_SSH_INFO(), sCommand("", mkdir_cmd, {}), cMode::Defaults))
+            {
+                error << "Failed to create backups directory on server" << std::endl;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Create backups directory locally if it doesn't exist
+            std::string local_backups_dir = gConfig().get_local_backup_path();
+            if (local_backups_dir.empty())
+            {
+                error << "Error: Local backups directory not found" << std::endl;
+                info << "Run 'dropshell edit' to configure DropShell" << std::endl;
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (!std::filesystem::exists(local_backups_dir))
+                std::filesystem::create_directories(local_backups_dir);
+
+            // Get current datetime for backup filename
+            shared_commands::cBackupFileName backup_filename_construction(server, service, sinfo.template_name);
+            if (!backup_filename_construction.is_valid())
+            {
+                error << "Invalid backup filename" << std::endl;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Construct backup filename
+            std::string backup_filename = backup_filename_construction.get_filename();
+            std::string remote_backup_file_path = remote_backups_dir + "/" + backup_filename;
+            std::string local_backup_file_path = (std::filesystem::path(local_backups_dir) / backup_filename).string();
+
+            // assert that the backup filename is valid - -_- appears exactly 3 times in local_backup_file_path.
+            ASSERT(3 == count_substring(magic_string(), local_backup_file_path), "Invalid backup filename");
+
+            { // Run backup script
+                shared_commands::cRemoteTempFolder remote_temp_folder(server_env);
+                if (!server_env.run_remote_template_command(service, command, {}, false, {{"BACKUP_FILE", remote_backup_file_path}, {"TEMP_DIR", remote_temp_folder.path()}}))
+                {
+                    error << "Backup script failed on remote server: " << remote_backup_file_path << std::endl;
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // Copy backup file from server to local
+                if (!shared_commands::scp_file_from_remote(server_env, remote_backup_file_path, local_backup_file_path, false))
+                {
+                    error << "Failed to copy backup file from server" << std::endl;
+                    return false;
+                }
+            } // dtor of remote_temp_folder will clean up the temp folder on the server
+
+            info << "Backup created successfully. Restore with:" << std::endl;
+            info << "   dropshell restore " << server << " " << service << " " << backup_filename << std::endl;
+            return true;
+        }
+    } // namespace shared_commands
+
+    int backupdata_handler(const CommandContext &ctx)
+    {
+        ASSERT(ctx.args.size() == 2, "Invalid number of arguments");
+
+        std::string server = safearg(ctx.args, 0);
+        std::string service = safearg(ctx.args, 1);
+
+        if (service == "all")
+        {
+            // backup all services on the server
+            maketitle("Backing up data for all services on " + server);
+            bool okay = true;
+            std::vector<LocalServiceInfo> services = get_server_services_info(server);
+            for (const LocalServiceInfo &si : services)
+                okay &= shared_commands::backupdata_service(server, si.service_name);
+            return okay ? 0 : 1;
+        }
+
+        return shared_commands::backupdata_service(server, service) ? 0 : 1;
+    }
+
+} // namespace dropshell

source/src/commands/create-service.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ namespace dropshell
 {
 
     int create_service_handler(const CommandContext &ctx);
-    bool create_service(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &template_name, const std::string &service_name, bool silent);
     void create_service_autocomplete(const CommandContext &ctx);
 
     static std::vector<std::string> create_service_name_list = {"create-service"};
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ namespace dropshell
         std::string service = safearg(ctx.args, 1);
         std::string template_name = safearg(ctx.args, 2);
 
-        return create_service(server, template_name, service, false) ? 0 : 1;
+        return shared_commands::create_service(server, template_name, service) ? 0 : 1;
     }
 
     void create_service_autocomplete(const CommandContext &ctx)
@@ -58,12 +57,15 @@ namespace dropshell
             {
                 std::set<std::string> templates = gTemplateManager().get_template_list();
                 for (const auto &template_name : templates)
-                    std::cout << template_name << std::endl;
+                    rawout << template_name << std::endl;
             }
         }
     }
 
-    bool create_service(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &template_name, const std::string &service_name, bool silent)
+    namespace shared_commands
+    {
+
+    bool create_service(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &template_name, const std::string &service_name)
     {
         if (server_name.empty() || template_name.empty() || service_name.empty())
             return false;
@@ -72,44 +74,34 @@ namespace dropshell
 
         if (service_dir.empty())
         {
-            if (!silent)
-            {
-                std::cerr << "Error: Couldn't locate server " << server_name << " in any config directory" << std::endl;
-                std::cerr << "Please check the server name is correct and try again" << std::endl;
-                std::cerr << "You can list all servers with 'dropshell servers'" << std::endl;
-                std::cerr << "You can create a new server with 'dropshell create-server " << server_name << "'" << std::endl;
-            }
+            error << "Couldn't locate server " << server_name << " in any config directory" << std::endl;
+            info << "Please check the server name is correct and try again" << std::endl;
+            info << "You can list all servers with 'dropshell servers'" << std::endl;
+            info << "You can create a new server with 'dropshell create-server " << server_name << "'" << std::endl;
             return false;
         }
 
         if (std::filesystem::exists(service_dir))
         {
-            if (!silent)
-            {
-                std::cerr << "Error: Service already exists: " << service_name << std::endl;
-                std::cerr << "Current service path: " << service_dir << std::endl;
-            }
+            error << "Service already exists: " << service_name << std::endl;
+            debug << "Current service path: " << service_dir << std::endl;
             return false;
         }
 
         template_info tinfo = gTemplateManager().get_template_info(template_name);
         if (!tinfo.is_set())
         {
-            if (!silent)
-            {
-                std::cerr << "Error: Template '" << template_name << "' not found" << std::endl;
-                std::cerr << "Please check the template name is correct and try again" << std::endl;
-                std::cerr << "You can list all templates with 'dropshell templates'" << std::endl;
-                std::cerr << "You can create a new template with 'dropshell create-template " << template_name << "'" << std::endl;
-            }
+            error << "Template '" << template_name << "' not found" << std::endl;
+            info << "Please check the template name is correct and try again" << std::endl;
+            info << "You can list all templates with 'dropshell templates'" << std::endl;
+            info << "You can create a new template with 'dropshell create-template " << template_name << "'" << std::endl;
             return false;
         }
 
         // check template is all good.
         if (!gTemplateManager().test_template(tinfo.local_template_path()))
         {
-            if (!silent)
-                std::cerr << "Error: Template '" << template_name << "' is not valid" << std::endl;
+            error << "Template '" << template_name << "' is not valid" << std::endl;
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -119,15 +111,14 @@ namespace dropshell
         // copy the template config files to the service directory
         recursive_copy(tinfo.local_template_path() / "config", service_dir);
 
-        if (!silent)
-        {
-            std::cout << "Service " << service_name << " created successfully" << std::endl;
-            std::cout << std::endl;
-            std::cout << "To complete the installation, please:" << std::endl;
-            std::cout << "1. edit the service config file:  dropshell edit " << server_name << " " << service_name << std::endl;
-            std::cout << "2. install the remote service:    dropshell install " << server_name << " " << service_name << std::endl;
-        }
+        info << "Service " << service_name << " created successfully" << std::endl;
+        info << std::endl;
+        info << "To complete the installation, please:" << std::endl;
+        info << "1. edit the service config file:  dropshell edit " << server_name << " " << service_name << std::endl;
+        info << "2. install the remote service:    dropshell install " << server_name << " " << service_name << std::endl;
         return true;
     }
 
+    } // namespace shared_commands
+
 } // namespace dropshell

source/src/commands/install.cpp

@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ namespace dropshell
         }
     } install_command_register;
 
+    namespace shared_commands
+    {
 
         // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         // install service over ssh : SHARED COMMAND
         // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    bool install_service(const std::string &server, const std::string &service, bool silent)
+        bool install_service(const std::string &server, const std::string &service)
         {
             LocalServiceInfo service_info = get_service_info(server, service);
             if (!SIvalid(service_info))
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ namespace dropshell
             debug << "Copying: [LOCAL] " << tinfo.local_template_path() << std::endl
                   << std::string(8, ' ') << "[REMOTE] " << remotepath::service_template(server, service) << "/" << std::endl;
             if (!shared_commands::rsync_tree_to_remote(tinfo.local_template_path().string(), remotepath::service_template(server, service),
-                                  server_env, silent))
+                                                       server_env, false))
             {
                 std::cerr << "Failed to copy template files using rsync" << std::endl;
                 return false;
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ namespace dropshell
             debug << "Copying: [LOCAL] " << localpath::service(server, service) << std::endl
                   << std::string(8, ' ') << "[REMOTE] " << remotepath::service_config(server, service) << std::endl;
             if (!shared_commands::rsync_tree_to_remote(localpath::service(server, service), remotepath::service_config(server, service),
-                                  server_env, silent))
+                                                       server_env, false))
             {
                 std::cerr << "Failed to copy service files using rsync" << std::endl;
                 return false;
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ namespace dropshell
             // Run install script
             {
                 info << "Running " << service_info.template_name << " install script on " << server << "..." << std::endl;
-            server_env.run_remote_template_command(service, "install", {}, silent, {});
+                server_env.run_remote_template_command(service, "install", {}, false, {});
             }
 
             // print health tick
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ namespace dropshell
             return true;
         }
 
+    } // namespace shared_commands
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // update_dropshell
@@ -305,14 +308,15 @@ namespace dropshell
         info << "done." << std::endl;
 
         // add in bb64. We can't use execute_remote_command() here, as that relies on bb64 which we're installing!
-        info << "Installing bb64 on " << server << "..." << std::endl << std::flush;
+        info << "Installing bb64 on " << server << "..." << std::endl
+             << std::flush;
 
         std::string remote_cmd =
             "ssh -p " + server_env.get_SSH_INFO().port + " " + server_env.get_SSH_INFO().user + "@" + server_env.get_SSH_INFO().host +
             " 'mkdir -p " + quote(agent_path) + " && curl -fsSL \"https://gitea.jde.nz/public/bb64/releases/download/latest/install.sh\" | bash -s -- " +
             quote(agent_path) + " " + quote("$(id -u " + server_env.get_SSH_USER() + "):$(id -g " + server_env.get_SSH_USER() + ")") + "'";
 
-        //std::cout << "Executing: " << remote_cmd << std::endl;
+        // std::cout << "Executing: " << remote_cmd << std::endl;
         if (!execute_local_command("", remote_cmd, {}, nullptr, cMode::Silent))
             error << "Failed to download bb64 to " << agent_path << " on remote server." << std::endl;
         else
@@ -362,7 +366,7 @@ namespace dropshell
             std::vector<LocalServiceInfo> services = get_server_services_info(server);
             for (const auto &service : services)
             {
-                if (!install_service(server, service.service_name, false))
+                if (!shared_commands::install_service(server, service.service_name))
                     okay = false;
             }
             return okay ? 0 : 1;
@@ -370,7 +374,7 @@ namespace dropshell
         else
         { // install the specific service.
             std::string service = safearg(ctx.args, 1);
-            return install_service(server, service, false) ? 0 : 1;
+            return shared_commands::install_service(server, service) ? 0 : 1;
         }
     }
 

source/src/commands/nuke.cpp

@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@
 
 #include "utils/assert.hpp"
 
-namespace dropshell {
+namespace dropshell
+{
 
-int nuke_handler(const CommandContext& ctx);
-static std::vector<std::string> nuke_name_list={"nuke"};
+    int nuke_handler(const CommandContext &ctx);
+    static std::vector<std::string> nuke_name_list = {"nuke"};
 
-// Static registration
-struct NukeCommandRegister {
-    NukeCommandRegister() {
-        CommandRegistry::instance().register_command({
-            nuke_name_list,
+    // Static registration
+    struct NukeCommandRegister
+    {
+        NukeCommandRegister()
+        {
+            CommandRegistry::instance().register_command({nuke_name_list,
                                                           nuke_handler,
                                                           shared_commands::std_autocomplete,
                                                           false, // hidden
@@ -41,13 +43,15 @@ struct NukeCommandRegister {
             both on the dropshell host and on the remote server.
 
             Use with caution!
-            )"
-        });
+            )"});
         }
-} nuke_command_register;
+    } nuke_command_register;
 
-int nuke_one(std::string server, std::string service)
-{
+    namespace shared_commands
+    {
+
+        bool nuke_service(const std::string &server, const std::string &service)
+        {
             server_env_manager server_env(server);
 
             // step 1 - nuke on remote server.
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ int nuke_one(std::string server, std::string service)
 
                 service_info = get_service_info(server, service);
                 if (!SIvalid(service_info))
-            error << "Warning: Invalid service: " << service << std::endl;
+                    error << "Invalid service: " << service << std::endl;
 
                 if (server_env.check_remote_dir_exists(remotepath::service(server, service)))
                 {
@@ -107,11 +111,12 @@ int nuke_one(std::string server, std::string service)
 
             info << "Nuked service " << service << " on server " << server << std::endl;
 
-    return 0;
-}
+            return true;
+        }
+    } // namespace shared_commands
 
-int nuke_handler(const CommandContext &ctx)
-{
+    int nuke_handler(const CommandContext &ctx)
+    {
         ASSERT(ctx.args.size() == 2, "Usage: nuke SERVER SERVICE|all (requires 2 args - you supplied " + std::to_string(ctx.args.size()) + ")");
         ASSERT(gConfig().is_config_set(), "No configuration found. Please run 'dropshell config' to set up your configuration.");
 
@@ -130,20 +135,20 @@ int nuke_handler(const CommandContext &ctx)
                 return 1;
             }
 
-        for (const auto& entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(server_path))
+            for (const auto &entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(server_path))
             {
                 if (entry.is_directory() && entry.path().filename().string().find(".") != 0)
                 {
                     std::string service_name = entry.path().filename().string();
-                rval |= nuke_one(server, service_name);
+                    rval |= (shared_commands::nuke_service(server, service_name) ? 0 : 1);
                 }
             }
             return rval;
         }
         else
         {
-        return nuke_one(server, service);
+            return (shared_commands::nuke_service(server, service) ? 0 : 1);
+        }
     }
-}
 
 } // namespace dropshell

source/src/commands/restoredata.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#include "utils/output.hpp"
+#include "utils/assert.hpp"
+#include "utils/utils.hpp"
+#include "command_registry.hpp"
+#include "config.hpp"
+#include "services.hpp"
+#include "servers.hpp"
+#include "server_env_manager.hpp"
+#include "templates.hpp"
+#include "utils/directories.hpp"
+#include "shared_commands.hpp"
+
+namespace dropshell
+{
+
+    int restoredata_handler(const CommandContext &ctx);
+
+    void restoredata_autocomplete(const CommandContext &ctx);
+
+    static std::vector<std::string> restoredata_name_list = {"restoredata", "rd", "restore", "rest"};
+
+    // Static registration
+    struct RestoreDataCommandRegister
+    {
+        RestoreDataCommandRegister()
+        {
+            CommandRegistry::instance().register_command({restoredata_name_list,
+                                                          restoredata_handler,
+                                                          restoredata_autocomplete,
+                                                          false, // hidden
+                                                          true,  // requires_config
+                                                          true,  // requires_install
+                                                          3,     // min_args (after command)
+                                                          3,     // max_args (after command)
+                                                          "restoredata SERVER SERVICE BACKUP_FILE|latest",
+                                                          "Restore data for a service on a server, overwriting the existing data.",
+                                                          // heredoc
+                                                          R"(
+                restoredata SERVER SERVICE BACKUP_FILE     Restore data to a service on a server. Destructive.
+                restoredata SERVER SERVICE latest          Restore the latest backup for the given service.
+
+                Note: This command will not create any service configuration, you need
+                      to have a valid service installed first.
+                      The backup file must be in the local backups directory.
+
+                WARNING: This will permanently overwrite the service's data on the remote server!
+            )"});
+        }
+    } restoredata_command_register;
+
+
+    std::vector<shared_commands::cBackupFileName> get_backup_files(const std::string &server, const std::string &match_service = "", const std::string &match_template_name = "")
+    {
+        std::string local_backups_dir = gConfig().get_local_backup_path();
+        if (local_backups_dir.empty() || !std::filesystem::exists(local_backups_dir))
+        {
+            error << "Error: Local backups directory not found: " << local_backups_dir << std::endl;
+            return {};
+        }
+
+        std::vector<shared_commands::cBackupFileName> backups;
+        for (const auto &entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(local_backups_dir))
+        {
+            if (!entry.is_regular_file())
+                continue;
+            std::string filename = entry.path().filename().string();
+            shared_commands::cBackupFileName backup_details(filename);
+            if (backup_details.is_valid())
+                if (match_service.empty() || backup_details.get_service() == match_service)
+                    if (match_template_name.empty() || backup_details.get_template_name() == match_template_name)
+                        backups.push_back(backup_details);
+        }
+
+        // sort backups by datetime
+        std::sort(backups.begin(), backups.end(), [](const shared_commands::cBackupFileName &a, const shared_commands::cBackupFileName &b)
+                  { return a.get_datetime() > b.get_datetime(); });
+
+        return backups;
+    }
+
+
+    int restoredata_handler(const CommandContext &ctx)
+    {
+        ASSERT(ctx.args.size() == 3, "Invalid number of arguments");
+        std::string server = ctx.args[0];
+        std::string service = ctx.args[1];
+        std::string backup_arg = ctx.args[2];
+
+        server_env_manager server_env(server);
+        if (!server_env.is_valid())
+        {
+            error << "Server " << server << " is not valid" << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+        LocalServiceInfo service_info = get_service_info(server, service);
+        if (!SIvalid(service_info))
+        {
+            error << "Service " << service << " is not valid" << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        std::optional<shared_commands::cBackupFileName> backup_details;
+        if (backup_arg == "latest")
+        { // special case.
+            std::vector<shared_commands::cBackupFileName> backups = get_backup_files(server, service, service_info.template_name); // this service only (and also match template in case something changed there!).
+            if (backups.empty())
+            {
+                error << "No backups found for " << server << "/" << service << std::endl;
+                debug << "Template also has to match with the service template: " << service_info.template_name << std::endl;
+                return 1;
+            }
+            backup_details = backups[0];
+        } else {
+            backup_details = shared_commands::cBackupFileName(backup_arg);
+            if (!backup_details->is_valid())
+            {
+                error << "Invalid backup file: " << backup_arg << std::endl;
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ASSERT(backup_details.has_value() && backup_details->is_valid(), "Invalid backup file.");
+
+        std::string local_backups_dir = gConfig().get_local_backup_path();
+        if (local_backups_dir.empty() || !std::filesystem::exists(local_backups_dir))
+        {
+            error << "Error: Local backups directory not found: " << local_backups_dir << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+        std::string local_backup_file_path = (std::filesystem::path(local_backups_dir) / backup_details->get_filename()).string();
+        if (!std::filesystem::exists(local_backup_file_path))
+        {
+            error << "Error: Backup file not found at " << local_backup_file_path << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        if (backup_details->get_template_name() != service_info.template_name)
+        {
+            error << "Error: Backup template does not match service template. Can't restore." << std::endl;
+            debug << "Backup template:  " << backup_details->get_template_name() << std::endl;
+            debug << "Service template: " << service_info.template_name << std::endl;
+            debug << "Backup file:      " << local_backup_file_path << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        info << "Restoring " << backup_details->get_datetime() << " backup of " << backup_details->get_service() << " taken from " << backup_details->get_server() << ", onto " << server << "/" << service << std::endl;
+        info << std::endl;
+        warning << "*** ALL DATA FOR " << server << "/" << service << " WILL BE OVERWRITTEN! ***" << std::endl;
+
+        // run the restore script
+        info << "OK, here goes..." << std::endl;
+
+        { // backup existing service
+            info << "1) Backing up old service... " << std::endl;
+            if (!shared_commands::backupdata_service(server, service))
+            {
+                error << "Error: Backup failed, restore aborted." << std::endl;
+                error << "You can try using   dropshell install " << server << " " << service << "   to install the service afresh." << std::endl;
+                error << "Otherwise, stop the service, create and initialise a new one, then restore to that." << std::endl;
+                return 1;
+            }
+            info << "Backup complete." << std::endl;
+        }
+
+        { // nuke the old service
+            info << "2) Nuking old service..." << std::endl;
+            if (!shared_commands::nuke_service(server, service))
+                return 1;
+        }
+
+        { // create the new service
+            info << "3) Creating new service..." << std::endl;
+            if (!shared_commands::create_service(server, service_info.template_name, service))
+                return 1;
+        }
+
+        { // installing fresh service
+            info << "4) Install of fresh service..." << std::endl;
+            if (!shared_commands::install_service(server, service))
+                return 1;
+        }
+
+        { // restore service from backup
+            info << "5) Restoring service data from backup..." << std::endl;
+            std::string remote_backups_dir = remotepath::backups(server);
+            std::string remote_backup_file_path = remote_backups_dir + "/" + backup_details->get_filename();
+
+            // Copy backup file from local to server
+            if (!shared_commands::scp_file_to_remote(server_env, local_backup_file_path, remote_backup_file_path, false))
+            {
+                error << "Failed to copy backup file from local to server" << std::endl;
+                return 1;
+            }
+
+            shared_commands::cRemoteTempFolder remote_temp_folder(server_env);
+            server_env.run_remote_template_command(service, "restore", {}, false, {{"BACKUP_FILE", remote_backup_file_path}, {"TEMP_DIR", remote_temp_folder.path()}});
+        } // dtor of remote_temp_folder will clean up the temp folder on the server
+
+
+
+        { // healthcheck the service
+            info << "5) Healthchecking service..." << std::endl;
+            std::string green_tick = "\033[32m✓\033[0m";
+            std::string red_cross = "\033[31m✗\033[0m";
+            bool healthy = (server_env.run_remote_template_command(service, "status", {}, false, {}));
+            info << (healthy ? green_tick : red_cross) << " Service is " << (healthy ? "healthy" : "NOT healthy") << std::endl;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+
+
+    void restoredata_autocomplete(const CommandContext &ctx)
+    {
+        shared_commands::std_autocomplete(ctx);
+        if (ctx.args.size() == 2) // next arg is the backup file
+        {
+            std::string server = ctx.args[0];
+            std::string service = ctx.args[1];
+
+            LocalServiceInfo service_info = get_service_info(server, service);
+            if (!SIvalid(service_info))
+            {
+                error << "Service " << service << " is not valid" << std::endl;
+                return;
+            }
+            std::string template_name = service_info.template_name;
+
+            std::vector<shared_commands::cBackupFileName> backups = get_backup_files(server, "", template_name); // any service, but must match template.
+
+            // print most recent backup for each {host,service} pair
+            std::map<std::string, std::string> unique_backups;
+            for (const auto &backup : backups)
+            {
+                std::string key = backup.get_server() + "-" + backup.get_service();
+                if (unique_backups.find(key) == unique_backups.end())
+                    unique_backups[key] = backup.get_filename();                
+            }
+            for (const auto &[key, value] : unique_backups)
+                rawout << value << std::endl;
+        }
+    }
+
+} // namespace dropshell

source/src/commands/shared_commands.cpp

@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ namespace dropshell
             }
 
             std::string output;
-        if (!execute_ssh_command(env.get_SSH_INFO(), sCommand(remotepath::agent(server_name), 
-            "./_allservicesstatus.sh", 
-            {{"HOST_NAME", server_name}, {"SERVER", server_name}, {"AGENT_PATH", remotepath::agent(server_name)}}), 
+            if (!execute_ssh_command(env.get_SSH_INFO(), sCommand(remotepath::agent(server_name), "./_allservicesstatus.sh", {{"HOST_NAME", server_name}, {"SERVER", server_name}, {"AGENT_PATH", remotepath::agent(server_name)}}),
                                      cMode::CaptureOutput | cMode::Silent,
                                      &output))
                 return status;
@@ -167,8 +165,6 @@ namespace dropshell
             return status;
         }
 
-
-
         // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         // healthtick : SHARED COMMAND
         // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -207,7 +203,6 @@ namespace dropshell
                 return ":error:";
         }
 
-
         // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         // is_healthy : SHARED COMMAND
         // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -237,7 +232,6 @@ namespace dropshell
             return HealthStatus::HEALTHY;
         }
 
-
         // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         // healthmark : SHARED COMMAND
         // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -247,6 +241,91 @@ namespace dropshell
             return HealthStatus2String(status);
         }
 
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // cBackupFileName : SHARED CLASS
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        cBackupFileName::cBackupFileName(const std::string &server, const std::string &service, const std::string &template_name)
+        {
+            mServer = server;
+            mService = service;
+            mTemplateName = template_name;
+            // Get current datetime for backup filename
+            auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+            auto time = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(now);
+            std::stringstream datetime;
+            datetime << std::put_time(std::localtime(&time), "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S");
+            mDatetime = datetime.str();
+        }
+
+        cBackupFileName::cBackupFileName(const std::string &filename)
+        {
+            // Parse the filename according to the format:
+            // server + magic_string() + template_name + magic_string() + service + magic_string() + datetime + ".tgz"
+            std::string name = filename;
+            if (name.size() > 4 && name.substr(name.size() - 4) == ".tgz")
+                name = name.substr(0, name.size() - 4);
+            std::string sep = magic_string();
+            size_t first = name.find(sep);
+            size_t second = name.find(sep, first + sep.size());
+            size_t third = name.find(sep, second + sep.size());
+            if (first == std::string::npos || second == std::string::npos || third == std::string::npos)
+            {
+                mServer = mService = mTemplateName = mDatetime = "";
+                return;
+            }
+            mServer = name.substr(0, first);
+            mTemplateName = name.substr(first + sep.size(), second - (first + sep.size()));
+            mService = name.substr(second + sep.size(), third - (second + sep.size()));
+            mDatetime = name.substr(third + sep.size());
+        }
+
+        std::string cBackupFileName::get_filename() const
+        {
+            return mServer + magic_string() + mTemplateName + magic_string() + mService + magic_string() + mDatetime + ".tgz";
+        }
+
+        std::string cBackupFileName::get_server() const { return mServer; }
+        std::string cBackupFileName::get_service() const { return mService; }
+        std::string cBackupFileName::get_template_name() const { return mTemplateName; }
+        std::string cBackupFileName::get_datetime() const { return mDatetime; }
+
+        bool cBackupFileName::is_valid() const
+        {
+            // All fields must be non-empty, and none may contain the magic string
+            return !mServer.empty() && !mService.empty() && !mTemplateName.empty() && !mDatetime.empty() &&
+                   !has_magic_string(mServer) && !has_magic_string(mService) && !has_magic_string(mTemplateName);
+        }
+
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // scp_file_to_remote : SHARED COMMAND
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        bool scp_file_to_remote(const server_env_manager &server_env, const std::string &local_path, const std::string &remote_path, bool silent)
+        {
+            if (!server_env.is_valid())
+            {
+                error << "Invalid server environment" << std::endl;
+                return false;
+            }
+            ASSERT(!remote_path.empty() && !local_path.empty(), "Remote or local path not specified. Can't scp.");
+            std::string scp_cmd = "scp -P " + server_env.get_SSH_PORT() + " " + quote(local_path) + " " + server_env.get_SSH_USER() + "@" + server_env.get_SSH_HOST() + ":" + quote(remote_path) + (silent ? " > /dev/null 2>&1" : "");
+            return execute_local_command("", scp_cmd, {}, nullptr, (silent ? cMode::Silent : cMode::Defaults));
+        }
+
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // scp_file_from_remote : SHARED COMMAND
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        bool scp_file_from_remote(const server_env_manager &server_env, const std::string &remote_path, const std::string &local_path, bool silent)
+        {
+            if (!server_env.is_valid())
+            {
+                error << "Invalid server environment" << std::endl;
+                return false;
+            }
+            ASSERT(!remote_path.empty() && !local_path.empty(), "Remote or local path not specified. Can't scp.");
+            std::string scp_cmd = "scp -P " + server_env.get_SSH_PORT() + " " + server_env.get_SSH_USER() + "@" + server_env.get_SSH_HOST() + ":" + quote(remote_path) + " " + quote(local_path) + (silent ? " > /dev/null 2>&1" : "");
+            return execute_local_command("", scp_cmd, {}, nullptr, (silent ? cMode::Silent : cMode::Defaults));
+        }
+
     } // namespace shared_commands
 
 } // namespace dropshell

source/src/commands/shared_commands.hpp

@@ -57,6 +57,44 @@ namespace dropshell
     void std_autocomplete(const CommandContext &ctx);
     void std_autocomplete_allowall(const CommandContext &ctx);
 
+    class cBackupFileName
+    {
+    public:
+        cBackupFileName(const std::string &server, const std::string &service, const std::string &template_name);
+        cBackupFileName(const std::string &filename);
+
+        std::string get_filename() const;
+        std::string get_server() const;
+        std::string get_service() const;
+        std::string get_template_name() const;
+        std::string get_datetime() const;
+
+        bool is_valid() const;
+
+    private:
+        std::string mServer;
+        std::string mService;
+        std::string mTemplateName;
+        std::string mDatetime;
+    };
+
+    bool scp_file_to_remote(const server_env_manager &server_env, const std::string &local_path, const std::string &remote_path, bool silent);
+    bool scp_file_from_remote(const server_env_manager &server_env, const std::string &remote_path, const std::string &local_path, bool silent);
+
+    // defined in backupdata.cpp, used by restoredata.cpp.
+    bool backupdata_service(const std::string& server, const std::string& service);
+
+    // defined in uninstall.cpp
+    bool uninstall_service(const std::string &server, const std::string &service);
+
+    // defined in nuke.cpp
+    bool nuke_service(const std::string &server, const std::string &service);
+
+    // defined in install.cpp
+    bool install_service(const std::string &server, const std::string &service);
+
+    // defined in create-service.cpp
+    bool create_service(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &template_name, const std::string &service_name);
 
     } // namespace shared_commands
 } // namespace dropshell

source/src/commands/uninstall.cpp

@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ namespace dropshell
         }
     } uninstall_command_register;
 
-    bool uninstall_service(const std::string &server, const std::string &service, bool silent = false)
+    namespace shared_commands {
+        bool uninstall_service(const std::string &server, const std::string &service)
         {
-        if (!silent)
             maketitle("Uninstalling " + service + " on " + server);
 
             server_env_manager server_env(server);
@@ -62,24 +62,22 @@ namespace dropshell
 
             // 3. Run uninstall script if it exists
             std::string uninstall_script = remotepath::service_template(server, service) + "/uninstall.sh";
-        if (!server_env.run_remote_template_command(service, "uninstall", {}, silent, {}))
-            if (!silent)
+            if (!server_env.run_remote_template_command(service, "uninstall", {}, false, {}))
                 warning << "Uninstall script failed, but continuing with directory removal" << std::endl;
 
             // 4. Remove the service directory from the server, running in a docker container as root.
-        if (server_env.remove_remote_dir(remotepath::service(server, service), silent))
+            if (server_env.remove_remote_dir(remotepath::service(server, service), false))
             {
                 ASSERT(!server_env.check_remote_dir_exists(remotepath::service(server, service)), "Service directory still found on server after uninstall");
-            if (!silent)
                 info << "Removed remote service directory " << remotepath::service(server, service) << std::endl;
             }
-        else if (!silent)
+            else
                 warning << "Failed to remove remote service directory" << std::endl;
 
-        if (!silent)
             info << "Completed service " << service << " uninstall on " << server << std::endl;
             return true;
         }
+    } // namespace shared_commands
 
     int uninstall_handler(const CommandContext &ctx)
     {
@@ -98,14 +96,14 @@ namespace dropshell
             std::vector<LocalServiceInfo> services = get_server_services_info(server);
             for (const auto &service : services)
             {
-                if (!uninstall_service(server, service.service_name))
+                if (!shared_commands::uninstall_service(server, service.service_name))
                     okay = false;
             }
             return okay ? 0 : 1;
         }
 
         std::string service = safearg(ctx.args, 1);
-        return uninstall_service(server, service) ? 0 : 1;
+        return shared_commands::uninstall_service(server, service) ? 0 : 1;
     }
 
 } // namespace dropshell

source/src/config.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include "utils/json.hpp"
 #include <filesystem>
 #include "utils/execute.hpp"
+#include "output.hpp"
+
+
 namespace dropshell {
 
 
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> config::get_local_server_definition_paths() {
         if (path.is_string() && !path.empty())
             paths.push_back(path);
         else
-            std::cerr << "Warning: Invalid server definition path: " << path << std::endl;
+            warning << "Invalid server definition path: " << path << std::endl;
     }
     return paths;
 }

source/src/service_runner.cpp

@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 namespace dropshell {
 
-static const std::string magic_string = "-_-";
 
 service_runner::service_runner(const std::string& server_name, const std::string& service_name) : 
     mServerEnv(server_name), mServer(server_name), mService(service_name), mValid(false)
@@ -122,12 +121,12 @@ bool service_runner::nuke(bool silent)
 
     std::string remote_service_path = remotepath::service(mServer, mService);
 
-    std::cout << "Service " << mService << " successfully nuked from " << mServer << std::endl;
+    info << "Service " << mService << " successfully nuked from " << mServer << std::endl;
 
     if (!silent) {
-        std::cout << "There's nothing left on the remote server." << std::endl;
-        std::cout << "You can remove the local files with:" << std::endl;
-        std::cout << "   rm -rf " << localpath::service(mServer,mService) << std::endl;
+        info << "There's nothing left on the remote server." << std::endl;
+        info << "You can remove the local files with:" << std::endl;
+        info << "   rm -rf " << localpath::service(mServer,mService) << std::endl;
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -136,19 +135,19 @@ bool service_runner::fullnuke()
 {
     if (!nuke(true))
     {
-        std::cerr << "Warning: Nuke script failed, aborting fullnuke!" << std::endl;
+        warning << "Nuke script failed, aborting." << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
 
     std::string local_service_path = mServiceInfo.local_service_path;
     if (local_service_path.empty() || !fs::exists(local_service_path)) {
-        std::cerr << "Error: Service directory not found: " << local_service_path << std::endl;
+        error << "Service directory not found: " << local_service_path << std::endl;
         return false;
     }  
     
     std::string rm_cmd = "rm -rf " + quote(local_service_path);
     if (!execute_local_command("", rm_cmd, {}, nullptr, cMode::Silent)) {
-        std::cerr << "Failed to remove service directory" << std::endl;
+        error << "Failed to remove service directory" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
     
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ bool service_runner::restore(std::string backup_file, bool silent)
     }
 
     // split the backup filename into parts based on the magic string
-    std::vector<std::string> parts = dropshell::split(backup_file, magic_string);
+    std::vector<std::string> parts = dropshell::split(backup_file, "-_-");
     if (parts.size() != 4) {
         std::cerr << "Error: Backup file format is incompatible, - in one of the names?" << std::endl;
         return false;
@@ -383,12 +382,6 @@ bool service_runner::restore(std::string backup_file, bool silent)
 }
 
 
-bool name_breaks_backups(std::string name)
-{
-    // if name contains -_-, return true
-    return name.find("-_-") != std::string::npos;
-}
-
 // backup the service over ssh, using the credentials from server.env (via server_env.hpp)
 // 1. run backup.sh on the server
 // 2. create a backup file with format server-service-datetime.tgz
@@ -452,17 +445,18 @@ bool service_runner::backup(bool silent) {
     std::stringstream datetime;
     datetime << std::put_time(std::localtime(&time), "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S");
     
-    if (name_breaks_backups(mServer)) {std::cerr << "Error: Server name contains invalid character sequence ( -_- ) that would break backup naming scheme" << std::endl; return 1;}
-    if (name_breaks_backups(mService)) {std::cerr << "Error: Service name contains invalid character sequence ( -_- ) that would break backup naming scheme" << std::endl; return 1;}
-    if (name_breaks_backups(service_info.template_name)) {std::cerr << "Error: Service template name contains invalid character sequence ( -_- ) that would break backup naming scheme" << std::endl; return 1;}
-
     // Construct backup filename
-    std::string backup_filename = mServer + magic_string + service_info.template_name + magic_string + mService + magic_string + datetime.str() + ".tgz";
+    shared_commands::cBackupFileName backup_filename_construction(mServer, mService, service_info.template_name);
+    if (!backup_filename_construction.is_valid()) {
+        std::cerr << "Invalid backup filename" << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+    std::string backup_filename = backup_filename_construction.get_filename();
     std::string remote_backup_file_path = remote_backups_dir + "/" + backup_filename;
     std::string local_backup_file_path = (std::filesystem::path(local_backups_dir) / backup_filename).string();
 
     // assert that the backup filename is valid - -_- appears exactly 3 times in local_backup_file_path.
-    ASSERT(3 == count_substring(magic_string, local_backup_file_path), "Invalid backup filename");
+    ASSERT(3 == count_substring("-_-", local_backup_file_path), "Invalid backup filename");
 
     {   // Run backup script
         shared_commands::cRemoteTempFolder remote_temp_folder(mServerEnv);
@@ -501,7 +495,7 @@ std::string service_runner::get_latest_backup_file(const std::string& server, co
     }
 
     // Build the expected prefix for backup files
-    std::string prefix = server + magic_string + info.template_name + magic_string + service + magic_string;
+    std::string prefix = server + "-_-" + info.template_name + "-_-" + service + "-_-";
     std::string latest_file;
     std::string latest_datetime;
 

source/src/services.cpp

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ std::vector<LocalServiceInfo> get_server_services_info(const std::string& server
                     if (!service.local_service_path.empty()) 
                         services.push_back(service);
                     else 
-                        std::cerr << "Warning: Failed to get service info for " << dirname << " on server " << server_name << std::endl;
+                        warning << "Failed to get service info for " << dirname << " on server " << server_name << std::endl;
                 }
             } // end of for 
     }
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ bool get_all_service_env_vars(const std::string &server_name, const std::string
             all_env_vars.merge(env_vars);
         }
         else
-            std::cout << "Warning: Expected environment file not found: " << file << std::endl;
+            warning << "Expected environment file not found: " << file << std::endl;
     };
 
     // Load environment files
@@ -198,11 +198,10 @@ bool get_all_service_env_vars(const std::string &server_name, const std::string
     // determine template name.
     auto it = all_env_vars.find("TEMPLATE");
     if (it == all_env_vars.end()) {
-        std::cerr << std::endl << std::endl;
-        std::cerr << "Error: TEMPLATE variable not defined in service " << service_name << " on server " << server_name << std::endl;
-        std::cerr << "The TEMPLATE variable is required to determine the template name." << std::endl;
-        std::cerr << "Please check the service.env file and the .template_info.env file in:" << std::endl;
-        std::cerr << "    " << localpath::service(server_name, service_name) << std::endl << std::endl;
+        error << "TEMPLATE variable not defined in service " << service_name << " on server " << server_name << std::endl;
+        info << "The TEMPLATE variable is required to determine the template name." << std::endl;
+        info << "Please check the service.env file and the .template_info.env file in:" << std::endl;
+        info << "    " << localpath::service(server_name, service_name) << std::endl << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
     template_info tinfo = gTemplateManager().get_template_info(it->second);

source/src/utils/directories.cpp

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #include "directories.hpp"
 #include "config.hpp"
 #include "server_env_manager.hpp"
+#include "output.hpp"
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <filesystem>
 
+
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 namespace dropshell {
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ namespace localpath {
                 std::filesystem::path homedir_path(homedir);
                 return fs::canonical(homedir_path).string();
             }
-            std::cerr << "Warning: Couldn't determine user directory" << std::endl;
+            warning << "Couldn't determine user directory" << std::endl;
             return std::string();
         }
 } // namespace localpath

source/src/utils/utils.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@
 
 namespace dropshell {
 
+std::string magic_string() {
+    return "-_-";
+}
+
+bool has_magic_string(std::string name)
+{
+    return name.find(magic_string()) != std::string::npos;
+}
+
+
 void maketitle(const std::string& title, sColour colour) {
     colourstream(colour) << std::string(title.length() + 4, '-') << std::endl;
     colourstream(colour) << "| " << title << " |" << std::endl;

source/src/utils/utils.hpp

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ void maketitle(const std::string& title, sColour colour=sColour::INFO);
 
 bool replace_line_in_file(const std::string& file_path, const std::string& search_string, const std::string& replacement_line);
 
+std::string magic_string();
+bool has_magic_string(std::string name);
 
 // utility functions
 std::string trim(std::string str);