bettersync

A little Python command line utility to make rsync easier to use.

Why

rsync is great, but I always find myself struggling to remember folder paths, and even when I remember there's an high chance I'll mistype them. Moreover: most of the time I use the same 2-3 routines repeatedly, so it cries for automation. Finally I wanted to learn how prompt_toolkit works, so here we are. Hope it helps!

Features

• Uses prompt_toolkit to suggests source and target folders while typing (with fuzzy autocompletion)
• Stores folders paths in a database, updating the suggestions over time
• Stores the history of rsync commands so that repeating the last one is few click away
• Can be initialized with a set of source-target paths
• Easily add controls for specific rsync parameters with multiple choice prompts (dryrun only for the moment)
• Wrap around password prompt (tested)
• Toolbar with keyboard shortcuts suggestions (tested, still not functional)

Test before release

• Show history

TODO

• Dry run should directy lead to not-dryrun without repeting procedure ✔️
• Radio button breaks PromptSession app. Avoid it.✔️
• Keyboard shortcuts
  • Shortcut for history mode (Ctrl-H) ✔️
  • Go back to previous step and modify (Ctrl-Z)
    • substitute with Tab navigation ✔️
• History mode: query history for full routines
  • Display nicely: check how to do it with prompt_toolkit
• Default CLI arguments to use it as vanilla Rsync
  • storing in db
• Configuration file and configuration routines
  • absolute path of db
• Remove mnt as root folder
• Reverse mode or merged mode: instead of separate source and target paths suggestions get their union set
  • update while typing or reload everything?
• Tree exploration for new folders
  • Check completers>filesystem
• Change prompt colors