added option to disable backup, #2210

src/public/app/dialogs/options.js

@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ export async function showDialog() {
     utils.openDialog($dialog);
 
     (await Promise.all([
-        import('./options/advanced.js'),
         import('./options/appearance.js'),
+        import('./options/shortcuts.js'),
         import('./options/code_notes.js'),
         import('./options/credentials.js'),
-        import('./options/other.js'),
+        import('./options/backup.js'),
         import('./options/sync.js'),
-        import('./options/keyboard_shortcuts.js'),
+        import('./options/other.js'),
+        import('./options/advanced.js')
     ]))
         .map(m => new m.default)
         .forEach(tab => {
@@ -25,4 +26,4 @@ export async function showDialog() {
                 tab.optionsLoaded(options)
             }
         });
-}
+}

src/public/app/dialogs/options/advanced.js

@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ const TPL = `
 
 <button id="anonymize-button" class="btn">Save anonymized database</button><br/><br/>
 
-<h4>Backup database</h4>
-
-<p>Trilium has automatic backup (daily, weekly, monthly), but you can also trigger a manual backup here.</p>
-
-<button id="backup-database-button" class="btn">Backup database now</button><br/><br/>
-
 <h4>Vacuum database</h4>
 
 <p>This will rebuild the database which will typically result in a smaller database file. No data will be actually changed.</p>
@@ -70,12 +64,6 @@ export default class AdvancedOptions {
             }
         });
 
-        this.$backupDatabaseButton.on('click', async () => {
-            const {backupFile} = await server.post('database/backup-database');
-
-            toastService.showMessage("Database has been backed up to " + backupFile, 10000);
-        });
-
         this.$vacuumDatabaseButton.on('click', async () => {
             await server.post('database/vacuum-database');
 

src/public/app/dialogs/options/backup.js

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import server from "../../services/server.js";
+import toastService from "../../services/toast.js";
+
+const TPL = `
+<h4>Automatic backup</h4>
+
+<p>Trilium can back up the database automatically:</p>
+
+<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
+    <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="daily-backup-enabled">
+    <label class="custom-control-label" for="daily-backup-enabled">Enable daily backup</label>
+</div>
+
+<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
+    <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="weekly-backup-enabled">
+    <label class="custom-control-label" for="weekly-backup-enabled">Enable weekly backup</label>
+</div>
+
+<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
+    <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="monthly-backup-enabled">
+    <label class="custom-control-label" for="monthly-backup-enabled">Enable monthly backup</label>
+</div>
+
+<br/>
+
+<p>It's recommended to keep the backup turned on, but this can make application startup slow with large databases and/or slow storage devices.</p>
+
+<br/>
+
+<h4>Backup now</h4>
+
+<button id="backup-database-button" class="btn">Backup database now</button><br/><br/>
+`;
+
+export default class BackupOptions {
+    constructor() {
+        $("#options-backup").html(TPL);
+
+        this.$backupDatabaseButton = $("#backup-database-button");
+
+        this.$backupDatabaseButton.on('click', async () => {
+            const {backupFile} = await server.post('database/backup-database');
+
+            toastService.showMessage("Database has been backed up to " + backupFile, 10000);
+        });
+
+        this.$dailyBackupEnabled = $("#daily-backup-enabled");
+        this.$weeklyBackupEnabled = $("#weekly-backup-enabled");
+        this.$monthlyBackupEnabled = $("#monthly-backup-enabled");
+
+        this.$dailyBackupEnabled.on('change', () => {
+            const opts = { 'dailyBackupEnabled': this.$dailyBackupEnabled.is(":checked") ? "true" : "false" };
+            server.put('options', opts).then(() => toastService.showMessage("Options change have been saved."));
+
+            return false;
+        });
+
+        this.$weeklyBackupEnabled.on('change', () => {
+            const opts = { 'weeklyBackupEnabled': this.$weeklyBackupEnabled.is(":checked") ? "true" : "false" };
+            server.put('options', opts).then(() => toastService.showMessage("Options change have been saved."));
+
+            return false;
+        });
+
+        this.$monthlyBackupEnabled.on('change', () => {
+            const opts = { 'monthlyBackupEnabled': this.$monthlyBackupEnabled.is(":checked") ? "true" : "false" };
+            server.put('options', opts).then(() => toastService.showMessage("Options change have been saved."));
+
+            return false;
+        });
+    }
+
+    optionsLoaded(options) {
+        this.$dailyBackupEnabled.prop("checked", options['dailyBackupEnabled'] === 'true');
+        this.$weeklyBackupEnabled.prop("checked", options['weeklyBackupEnabled'] === 'true');
+        this.$monthlyBackupEnabled.prop("checked", options['monthlyBackupEnabled'] === 'true');
+    }
+}

src/public/app/dialogs/options/shortcuts.js

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ let globActions;
 
 export default class KeyboardShortcutsOptions {
     constructor() {
-        $("#options-keyboard-shortcuts").html(TPL);
+        $("#options-shortcuts").html(TPL);
 
         $("#options-keyboard-shortcuts-reload-app").on("click", () => utils.reloadFrontendApp());
 

src/routes/api/options.js

@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ const ALLOWED_OPTIONS = new Set([
     'autoCollapseNoteTree',
     'autoReadonlySizeText',
     'autoReadonlySizeCode',
-    'overrideThemeFonts'
+    'overrideThemeFonts',
+    'dailyBackupEnabled',
+    'weeklyBackupEnabled',
+    'monthlyBackupEnabled',
 ]);
 
 function getOptions() {

src/services/backup.js

@@ -20,12 +20,22 @@ function regularBackup() {
     });
 }
 
-function periodBackup(optionName, fileName, periodInSeconds) {
+function isBackupEnabled(backupType) {
-    const now = new Date();
+    const optionName = `${backupType}BackupEnabled`;
-    const lastDailyBackupDate = dateUtils.parseDateTime(optionService.getOption(optionName));
 
-    if (now.getTime() - lastDailyBackupDate.getTime() > periodInSeconds * 1000) {
+    return optionService.getOptionBool(optionName);
-        backupNow(fileName);
+}
+
+function periodBackup(optionName, backupType, periodInSeconds) {
+    if (!isBackupEnabled(backupType)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const now = new Date();
+    const lastBackupDate = dateUtils.parseDateTime(optionService.getOption(optionName));
+
+    if (now.getTime() - lastBackupDate.getTime() > periodInSeconds * 1000) {
+        backupNow(backupType);
 
         optionService.setOption(optionName, dateUtils.utcNowDateTime());
     }

src/services/options_init.js

@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ const defaultOptions = [
     { name: 'autoCollapseNoteTree', value: 'true', isSynced: true },
     { name: 'autoReadonlySizeText', value: '10000', isSynced: false },
     { name: 'autoReadonlySizeCode', value: '30000', isSynced: false },
+    { name: 'dailyBackupEnabled', value: 'true', isSynced: false },
+    { name: 'weeklyBackupEnabled', value: 'true', isSynced: false },
+    { name: 'monthlyBackupEnabled', value: 'true', isSynced: false }
 ];
 
 function initStartupOptions() {

src/views/dialogs/options.ejs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                             <a class="nav-link active" data-toggle="tab" href="#options-appearance">Appearance</a>
                         </li>
                         <li class="nav-item">
-                            <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="tab" href="#options-keyboard-shortcuts">Keyboard shortcuts</a>
+                            <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="tab" href="#options-shortcuts">Shortcuts</a>
                         </li>
                         <li class="nav-item">
                             <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="tab" href="#options-code-notes">Code notes</a>
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
                         <li class="nav-item">
                             <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="tab" href="#options-credentials">Username & password</a>
                         </li>
+                        <li class="nav-item">
+                            <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="tab" href="#options-backup">Backup</a>
+                        </li>
                         <li class="nav-item">
                             <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="tab" href="#options-sync-setup">Sync</a>
                         </li>
@@ -35,15 +38,16 @@
                     <br/>
                     <div class="tab-content">
                         <div id="options-appearance" class="tab-pane active"></div>
-                        <div id="options-keyboard-shortcuts" class="tab-pane"></div>
+                        <div id="options-shortcuts" class="tab-pane"></div>
                         <div id="options-code-notes" class="tab-pane"></div>
                         <div id="options-credentials" class="tab-pane"></div>
-                        <div id="options-other" class="tab-pane"></div>
+                        <div id="options-backup" class="tab-pane"></div>
                         <div id="options-sync-setup" class="tab-pane"></div>
+                        <div id="options-other" class="tab-pane"></div>
                         <div id="options-advanced" class="tab-pane"></div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
-</div>
+</div>