Data Backup Manager

Data Backup Manager

Backup, export, and manage game data for the Babylon.js first-person game.

Quick Start

Create timestamped backup

cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
mkdir -p backups/​$TIMESTAMP
cp -r public/​data backups/​$TIMESTAMP/
echo "Backup created: backups/​$TIMESTAMP"

List all backups

cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
ls -lht backups/

Restore from latest backup

cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
LATEST=$(ls -t backups/ | head -1)
cp -r backups/​$LATEST/​data/​* public/​data/
echo "Restored from: $LATEST"

Backup Operations

Backup specific data type

# Backup maps only
cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
mkdir -p backups/​$TIMESTAMP
cp -r public/​data/​maps backups/​$TIMESTAMP/

# Backup NPCs only
cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
mkdir -p backups/​$TIMESTAMP
cp -r public/​data/​npcs backups/​$TIMESTAMP/

Create compressed backup

cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
tar -czf backups/​backup_$TIMESTAMP.tar.gz public/​data
echo "Compressed backup: backup_$TIMESTAMP.tar.gz"

Export as JSON

cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
# Pretty print all JSON files
for file in public/​data/​**/​*.json; do
  echo "Formatting: $file"
  node -e "console.log(JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('$file')), null, 2))" > "$file.tmp" && mv "$file.tmp" "$file"
done

Data Validation

Check JSON validity

cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
for file in public/​data/​**/​*.json; do
  echo -n "Checking $file: "
  node -e "JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('$file'))" && echo "✓ Valid" || echo "✗ Invalid"
done

Count data files

cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
echo "Maps: $(find public/​data/​maps -name '*.json' | wc -l)"
echo "NPCs: $(find public/​data/​npcs -name '*.json' | wc -l)"
echo "Events: $(find public/​data/​events -name '*.json' | wc -l)"
echo "Investigations: $(find public/​data/​investigations -name '*.json' | wc -l)"

Restore Operations

Restore from specific backup

cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
# List available backups first
ls -1 backups/

# Restore from chosen backup (replace BACKUP_NAME)
BACKUP_NAME="20250117_143000"
cp -r backups/​$BACKUP_NAME/​data/​* public/​data/
echo "Restored from: $BACKUP_NAME"

Restore specific file

cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
LATEST=$(ls -t backups/ | head -1)
cp backups/​$LATEST/​data/​maps/​world.json public/​data/​maps/
echo "Restored world.json from: $LATEST"

Best Practices

1. Backup before major changes: Always create backup before editing data
2. Use timestamps: Makes it easy to track when backups were created
3. Validate JSON: Check JSON validity after editing
4. Regular backups: Create backups at end of work sessions
5. Test restores: Periodically test that backups work
6. Version control: Backups complement git, don't replace it

Cleanup

Remove old backups (keep last 10)

cd /​home/​gianfiorenzo/​Documents/​Vs\ Code/​babylon_fp
ls -t backups/ | tail -n +11 | xargs -I {} rm -rf backups/​{}
echo "Cleaned up old backups"