Basic Implementation of Local Storage Adapter for Backup gem

config.rb

# assuming running script from home dir, with local.rb inside the backup folder, load it:
require 'Backup/local'

Backup::Model.new(:my_backup, 'My Backup') do

  archive :vim do |archive|
    archive.add '/Users/mike.frawley/.vim'
  end

  store_with ::Backup::Storage::Local do |local|
    local.path = '/tmp/backup2'
  end
  
end       

local.rb

module ::Backup
  module Configuration
    module Storage
      class Local < Base
        class << self
          # Path to save files to
          attr_accessor :path
        end
      end
    end
  end
end      

module ::Backup
  module Storage
    class Local < Base
      attr_accessor :path

      def initialize(&block)
        load_defaults!

        @path ||= '/var/backups'

        instance_eval(&block) if block_given?
        
        @time = TIME
      end                                        

    def perform!
      transfer!
      cycle!
    end

    ##
    # Transfers the archived file to the specified Dropbox folder
    def transfer!
      Logger.message("#{ self.class } started transferring \"#{ local_file }\". to #{path}")
      src = File.join(local_path, local_file)
      dst = File.join(path, local_file)
      FileUtils.mkdir_p(dst)
      FileUtils.cp(src, dst)
    end

    ##
    # Removes the transferred archive file from the Dropbox folder
    def remove!
      file = File.join(remote_path, remote_file)
      if File.exist? file
        FileUtils.rm file
      else
        Logger.warn "Could not remove file \"#{ file }\"."
      end       
    end                                                              
                                             
    end
  end
end