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Synchronize two folders using python.
#! /usr/bin/python
# Dispatch - synchronize two folders
import os
import filecmp
import shutil
from stat import *
class Dispatch:
''' This class represents a synchronization object '''
def __init__(self, name=''):
self.name = name
self.node_list = []
self.file_copied_count = 0
self.folder_copied_count = 0
def add_node(self, node):
self.node_list.append(node)
def compare_nodes(self):
''' This method takes the nodes in the node_list and compares them '''
nodeListLength = len(self.node_list)
# For each node in the list
for node in self.node_list:
# If the list has another item after it, compare them
if self.node_list.index(node) < len(self.node_list) - 1:
node2 = self.node_list[self.node_list.index(node) + 1]
print '\nComparing Node ' + str(self.node_list.index(node)) + ' and Node ' + str(self.node_list.index(node) + 1) + ':'
# Passes the two root directories of the nodes to the recursive _compare_directories.
self._compare_directories(node.root_path, node2.root_path)
def _compare_directories(self, left, right):
''' This method compares directories. If there is a common directory, the
algorithm must compare what is inside of the directory by calling this
recursively.
'''
comparison = filecmp.dircmp(left, right)
if comparison.common_dirs:
for d in comparison.common_dirs:
self._compare_directories(os.path.join(left, d), os.path.join(right, d))
if comparison.left_only:
self._copy(comparison.left_only, left, right)
if comparison.right_only:
self._copy(comparison.right_only, right, left)
left_newer = []
right_newer = []
if comparison.diff_files:
for d in comparison.diff_files:
l_modified = os.stat(os.path.join(left, d)).st_mtime
r_modified = os.stat(os.path.join(right, d)).st_mtime
if l_modified > r_modified:
left_newer.append(d)
else:
right_newer.append(d)
self._copy(left_newer, left, right)
self._copy(right_newer, right, left)
def _copy(self, file_list, src, dest):
''' This method copies a list of files from a source node to a destination node '''
for f in file_list:
srcpath = os.path.join(src, os.path.basename(f))
if os.path.isdir(srcpath):
shutil.copytree(srcpath, os.path.join(dest, os.path.basename(f)))
self.folder_copied_count = self.folder_copied_count + 1
print 'Copied directory \"' + os.path.basename(srcpath) + '\" from \"' + os.path.dirname(srcpath) + '\" to \"' + dest + '\"'
else:
shutil.copy2(srcpath, dest)
self.file_copied_count = self.file_copied_count + 1
print 'Copied \"' + os.path.basename(srcpath) + '\" from \"' + os.path.dirname(srcpath) + '\" to \"' + dest + '\"'
class Node:
''' This class represents a node in a dispatch synchronization '''
def __init__(self, path, name=''):
self.name = name
self.root_path = os.path.abspath(path)
self.file_list = os.listdir(self.root_path)
if __name__ == "__main__":
my_dispatch = Dispatch('aaron')
node1 = Node('node1TestDirectory', 'node1')
node2 = Node('node2TestDirectory', 'node2')
my_dispatch.add_node(node1)
my_dispatch.add_node(node2)
my_dispatch.compare_nodes()
print 'Total files copied ' + str(my_dispatch.file_copied_count)
print 'Total folders copied ' + str(my_dispatch.folder_copied_count)
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