Python script to open your IDE and scan for changes in your working directory to make backup files in a different directory whenever a save or new file is created.

StartDevelopment.py

# Script to open programs, make backups, and push to git every 1hr when ever changes are made
# Setup git & backup folder to push to remote or self-hosted network to secure backups outside of local to protect if hardware failure occurs

# Created 03.14.2019
# Updated 03.16.2019

""" Example of txt file

--- Program to open ---
C:\Program Files\...\SomeIDEProg.exe
--- Location to scan for periodic backups ---
D:\Projects\...\SomeFolder
--- Location to place the backups ---
E:\Backup

"""

fileName = "directoryToScan.txt"
fileExtToIgnore = ["~", ".TMP"]
# fiesExtToSave = [".cs"]
# Set max file size to backup
maxFileSize = 1000000

import errno
import shutil
import os
import sys
import sched
import time, datetime
import git
import subprocess
import threading
from watchdog.observers import Observer
from watchdog.events import FileSystemEventHandler

def opentext(name, parameter):
        content2 = []
        file = open(name, parameter)
        content = file.readlines()
        file.close()
        for file in content:
            file = file.split("\n")
            content2.append(file[0])
        return content2

def openProgram(file):
    subprocess.Popen([file])

def scanForChanges(scanFolder, saveFolder):

    class Watcher:
        DIRECTORY_TO_WATCH = scanFolder

        def __init__(self):
            self.observer = Observer()

        def run(self, startingScan = True):
            event_handler = Handler()
            self.observer.schedule(event_handler, self.DIRECTORY_TO_WATCH, recursive=True)
            self.observer.start()

            if (startingScan == True):
                print("Scanning for file changes at: " + str(scanFolder))
                startingScan = False

            try:
                while True:
                    time.sleep(1)
            except:
                self.observer.stop()
                print("Error")

            self.observer.join()
            

    class Handler(FileSystemEventHandler):
        @staticmethod
        def on_any_event(event):

            if event.is_directory:
                return None

            elif event.event_type == 'created':
                # Take any action here when a file is first created.
                # print("Received created event - " + str(event.src_path))
                file = str(event.src_path)
                try:
                    copyfile(scanFolder, saveFolder, file)
                except:
                    print("Could not backup: " + file)

            elif event.event_type == 'modified':
                # Taken any action here when a file is modified.
                # print("Received modified event - " + str(event.src_path))
                file = str(event.src_path)
                try:
                    copyfile(scanFolder, saveFolder, file)
                except:
                    print("Could not backup: " + file)

    def copyfile(scanFolder, saveFolder, file):
        skipfile = False

        t = datetime.datetime.now()
        file = str(file)
        fileName = file.replace(scanFolder,'')
        root, ext = os.path.splitext(fileName)

        # Checek if file is in the list of extentions to be ignored
        for ignore in fileExtToIgnore:

            c1 = ignore
            c2 = ext[-1:]

            if (str(c1).endswith(str(ext))) or (str(c1) == str(c2)):
                skipfile = True
                # print("File skipped: " + str(fileName))
                break

        # Check file size if it isn't ignored
        if (skipfile == False):
            fileSize = os.path.getsize(scanFolder + fileName)
            if (maxFileSize < fileSize):
                print("File size is too large: " + str(file))
                skipfile = True

        # Backup file
        if (skipfile == False):
            timeStamp = " (" + str(t.year) + "-" + str(t.month) + "-" + str(t.day) + " " + str(t.hour) + "hr" + str(t.minute) + "m)"
            dst = saveFolder + str(root) + timeStamp + str(ext)
            folder = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(dst))
            if not os.path.exists(folder):
                os.makedirs(folder)
            shutil.copy2(file, dst)
            print("Created backup file: " + dst)

    # Run git every 1hr
    def runProc1():
        s = sched.scheduler(time.time, time.sleep)
        
        def runGit(sched):
            try:
                repo = git.Repo(saveFolder)
                repo.git.add(".")
                t = datetime.datetime.today()
                commitMsg = str(datetime.date.today()) + " @ " + str(t.hour) + ":" + str(t.minute)
                repo.git.commit('-m', commitMsg)
                repo.git.push()
                print("\nSuccessfully backed up - backup files\n")
                # 60 sec * 60 min = 3600
                s.enter(3600, 1, runGit, (sched,))
            except Exception as e:
                print("\nCould not backed up - backup files\n\n" + str(e) + "\n")
                s.enter(3600, 1, runGit, (sched,))

        s.enter(1, 1, runGit, (s,))
        s.run()

    # Scan for changes to backup
    def runProc2():
        w = Watcher()
        w.run()

    if __name__ == '__main__':
        p1 = threading.Thread(target=runProc1)
        p2 = threading.Thread(target=runProc2)
        
        p1.start()
        p2.start()


def main():
    location = opentext(fileName, "r")
    print("Opening: " + location[1])
    openProgram(location[1])
    scanForChanges(location[3], location[5])

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()