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MacOS Time Machine Utility for Python
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def tmutil(): | |
import sys | |
import subprocess | |
# Call 'tmutil status' command and output it to string | |
tmstatus = subprocess.check_output(['tmutil','status']) | |
tmstatus = tmstatus.splitlines() | |
payload = {} | |
Running = "" | |
Percent = "" | |
for line in tmstatus: | |
## clean up line data by stripping extraneous characters | |
j = str(line) | |
j = j.lstrip("b'") | |
j = j.rstrip("';") | |
j = j.strip() | |
# Determine if there is an active Time Machine Backup in process | |
if j.startswith("Running"): | |
j = j.lstrip("Running = ") | |
Running = int(j) | |
payload["Running"] = Running | |
# Exit if no active Time Machine Backup is in process | |
if Running == 0: | |
break | |
# Get data on the active backup if there is one in process | |
if Running == 1: | |
tmstatus2 = subprocess.check_output(['tmutil','status']) | |
tmstatus2 = tmstatus2.splitlines() | |
for line2 in tmstatus2: | |
k = str(line2) | |
k = k.lstrip("b'") | |
k = k.rstrip("';") | |
k = k.strip() | |
if k.startswith("BackupPhase"): | |
payload["BackupPhase"] = k.lstrip("BackupPhase = ") | |
if k.startswith("ClientID"): | |
k = k.lstrip("ClientID = \"") | |
k = k.rstrip("\"") | |
payload["ClientID"] = k | |
if k.startswith("DateOfStateChange"): | |
k = k.lstrip("DateOfStateChange = \"") | |
k = k.rstrip("\"") | |
payload["DateOfStateChange"] = k | |
if k.startswith("DestinationID"): | |
k = k.lstrip("DestinationID = \"") | |
k = k.rstrip("\"") | |
payload["DestinationID"] = k | |
if k.startswith("DestinationMountPoint"): | |
k = k.lstrip("DestinationMountPoint = \"") | |
k = k.rstrip("\"") | |
payload["DestinationMountPoint"] = k | |
if k.startswith("Percent"): | |
k = k.lstrip("Percent = \"") | |
k = float(k.rstrip("\"")) | |
k = k * 100 | |
k = format(k,'.2f') | |
payload["Percent"] = k | |
if k.startswith("Stopping"): | |
k = k.lstrip("Stopping = ") | |
payload["Stopping"] = k | |
# Get even more data on the active backup if available | |
if Percent != -1: | |
if k.startswith("NumberOfChangedItems"): | |
k = k.lstrip("NumberOfChangedItems = ") | |
payload["NumberOfChangedItems"] = k | |
if k.startswith("TimeRemaining"): | |
k = k.lstrip("TimeRemaining = ") | |
payload["TimeRemaining"] = k | |
if k.startswith("\"_raw_totalBytes\""): | |
k = k.lstrip("\"_raw_totalBytes\" = ") | |
k = float(k.rstrip("\"")) | |
k = k * 100 | |
k = format(k,'.2f') | |
payload["_raw_totalBytes"] = str(k) + "%" | |
if k.startswith("bytes"): | |
k = k.lstrip("bytes = ") | |
payload["bytes"] = k | |
if k.startswith("totalBytes"): | |
k = k.lstrip("totalBytes = ") | |
payload["totalBytes"] = k | |
if k.startswith("files"): | |
k = k.lstrip("files = ") | |
payload["files"] = k | |
if k.startswith("totalFiles"): | |
k = k.lstrip("totalFiles = ") | |
payload["totalFiles"] = k | |
if k.startswith("\"_raw_Percent\""): | |
k = k.lstrip("\"_raw_Percent\" = ") | |
k = float(k.rstrip("\"")) | |
k = k * 100 | |
k = format(k,'.2f') | |
payload["_raw_Percent"] = str(k) | |
break | |
return(payload) |
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