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## Uploading files # Here I'm saying: make a new Strongspace object, add in files # from 6 different directories, and upload (via rsync) the files in # those directories to the folder (path) _ambrose_ on my strongspace. Strongspace.new do |stuff| stuff << from('~') { %w(bin mess) } stuff << from('~/Pictures') { ['avatar', 'iPhoto Library'] } stuff << from('~/Documents') { %w(iChats receipts secure work) } stuff << from('~/Music/iTunes') { ['iTunes Library', 'iTunes Music', 'iTunes Music Library.xml'] } stuff << from('~/Library') { %w(Calendars Keychains Safari) } end.upload!(:path => 'ambrose') ## The whole thing #!/usr/bin/ruby class Strongspace attr_accessor :files REMOTE = 'you@your.strongspace.com' def initialize(&files) super grab(&files) if block_given? self end # Rsync the files to a certain path, keeping the local directory structure def upload!(options = {}) path = options[:path] || '' @files.map{|file| File.expand_path(file)}.each do |file| full_path = path.dup full_path << File.dirname(file).gsub(File.expand_path('~/'), '')# if File.directory?(file) cmd = "rsync -rltvz --dry-run \"#{file}\" #{REMOTE}:\"#{full_path}/\"" puts "\n#{file} -> #{REMOTE}:#{full_path}" # This prints the sync in real time, just _puts `cmd`_ waits for the command to finish before printing it. rsync = IO.popen(cmd, "r") while line = rsync.gets puts line end rsync.close end end # Get the files you want to upload. # Pass them in to the yielded array from within a block. # # Strongspace.new.grab do |files| # files << '~/Documents/please_dear_god_dont_lose_this.txt' # end def grab return 'No local files given in block' unless block_given? @files = (yield []).flatten end def list puts @files.inspect end module Helpers # Get files from a certain directory: # from('~') { [array, of, files/directories] } # will give you # ['~/array', '~/of', ...] def from(directory) return unless directory and block_given? yield.map {|file| "#{directory}/#{file}" } end end end include Strongspace::Helpers # Here I'm saying: make a new Strongspace object, add in files # from 6 different directories, and upload (via rsync) the files in # those directories to the folder (path) _ambrose_ on my strongspace. Strongspace.new do |stuff| stuff << from('~') { %w(bin mess) } stuff << from('~/Pictures') { ['avatar', 'iPhoto Library'] } stuff << from('~/Documents') { %w(iChats receipts secure work) } stuff << from('~/Music/iTunes') { ['iTunes Library', 'iTunes Music', 'iTunes Music Library.xml'] } stuff << from('~/Library') { %w(Calendars Keychains Safari) } end.upload!(:path => 'ambrose')

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