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+# ======================================================================
+#
+# Database detector functions
+# used in localdump.se and detector.sh
+#
+# it analyzes all ini files with database profiles and sets
+# variables / environment to perform database backup/ restore
+#
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ======================================================================
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# CONFIG
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+DBD_BASEDIR=plugins/localdump/profiles
+declare -A DBD_PARAMS
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# FUNCTIONS
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# write debug output if DBD_DEBUG is enabled
+# param string text to show
+function dbdetect._wd(){
+ test "$DBD_DEBUG" -eq "1" && echo "DEBUG: $*" >&2
+}
+
+# get a list of all config files
+# param string full path of ini file
+function dbdetect.getConfigs(){
+ find ${DBD_BASEDIR} -type f -name "*.ini"
+}
+
+# get type from given ini file
+# param string full path of ini file
+function dbdetect.getType(){
+ basename "$1" | cut -d "_" -f 1 | sed "s,\.ini$,,"
+}
+
+# get profile from given ini file
+# param string full path of ini file
+function dbdetect.getProfile(){
+ basename "$1" | cut -d "_" -f 1- | sed "s,\.ini$,,"
+}
+
+# check if the requirements for a database match
+# param string full path of ini file to check
+function dbdetect.exists(){
+ local _config="$1"
+
+ DBD_PARAMS=
+
+ local _found=0
+
+ # set file and inisection we read values from
+ ini.set "$_config" "detect"
+
+ # --- check tcp
+ local tcpport; tcpport=$( ini.value "tcp" )
+ if [ -n "$tcpport" ]; then
+ local tcptarget; tcptarget=$( ini.value "tcp-target" )
+ tcptarget=${tcptarget:-localhost}
+ if { ! >/dev/tcp/$tcptarget/$tcpport; } > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+ # echo "No port tcp $tcpport available"
+ dbdetect._wd "... No port tcp $tcpport available on $tcptarget"
+ return 1
+ fi
+ dbdetect._wd "... Found tcp $tcpport on $tcptarget."
+ fi
+
+ # --- check tcp process
+ local tcpprocess; tcpprocess=$( ini.value "tcp-process" )
+ if [ -n "$tcpprocess" ]; then
+ if ! netstat -tulpen 2>/dev/null | grep "^tcp.*:${tcpport} .*/${tcpprocess}" >/dev/null; then
+ # echo "No port tcp $tcpport available"
+ dbdetect._wd "... $tcpprocess not found for tcp ${tcpport}"
+ return 1
+ fi
+ dbdetect._wd "... tcp $tcpport is used by $tcpprocess."
+ fi
+
+ # --- check binaries
+ local binary; binary=$( ini.value "binary" )
+ if [ -n "${binary}" ]; then
+ for mybinary in $( echo "${binary}" | tr "," " " ); do
+ if ! j_requireBinary "$mybinary" 1 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ dbdetect._wd "... Missing binary: ${mybinary}"
+ return 1
+ fi
+ dbdetect._wd "... Binary: ${mybinary} was found"
+ done
+ fi
+
+ # --- check process
+ local process; process=$( ini.value "process" )
+ if [ -n "${process}" ]; then
+ if ! j_requireProcess "${process}" 1 >/dev/null; then
+ dbdetect._wd "... Missing process: ${process}"
+ return 1
+ fi
+ # if ! ps -eo command | grep -E "${process}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ # dbdetect._wd "... Process ${process} was not found"
+ # return 1
+ # fi
+ dbdetect._wd "... Process ${process} was found"
+ fi
+
+ # --- check db files
+ local filetype; filetype=$( ini.value "type" )
+
+ if [ -n "${filetype}" ]; then
+ local myfiles; declare -a myfiles
+ for myfile in $( ini.value "file[]" )
+ do
+ if ! file -b "${myfile}" | grep -i "$filetype" >/dev/null; then
+ dbdetect._wd "... File ${myfile} is no type $filetype"
+ return 1
+ fi
+ dbdetect._wd "... File ${myfile} is type $filetype"
+ myfiles+="${myfile}|"
+ done
+ fi
+
+ # --- OK, everything was found ... we initialize it
+ dbdetect._wd "OK, match: $_config"
+
+ ini.set "$_config" "set"
+ local value
+ local dbuser=$( ini.value "dbuser" )
+ local dbpassword=$( ini.value "dbpassword" )
+
+
+ for mykey in su env params
+ do
+ value="$( ini.value "$mykey" )"
+ value="${value//\{\{tcp\}\}/$tcpport}"
+ value="${value//\{\{tcp-target\}\}/$tcptarget}"
+ value="${value//\{\{dbuser\}\}/$dbuser}"
+ value="${value//\{\{dbpassword\}\}/$dbpassword}"
+ value="${value//\{\{file\[\]\}\}/$myfiles}"
+
+ DBD_PARAMS[$mykey]="$value"
+ dbdetect._wd ">>> $mykey = $value"
+ done
+ dbdetect._wd ">>> files = $myfiles"
+ DBD_PARAMS[files]="$myfiles"
+
+ return 0
+}
+
+# set a profile name
+function dbdetect.setProfile(){
+ dbdetect.exists "${DBD_BASEDIR}/${PROFILENAME}.ini"
+}
+
+function dbdetect.getParams(){
+ echo "${DBD_PARAMS['params']}"
+}
+
+
+# for backup scripts: get checked files from [detect] -> file[]
+#
+function dbdetect.getFiles(){
+ echo "${DBD_PARAMS['files']}" | tr "|" "\n"
+}
+
+# set variables in [set] -> env = ...
+# USAGE:
+# eval $( dbdetect.setenv )
+function dbdetect.setenv(){
+ echo "${DBD_PARAMS['env']}"
+}
+
+# unset variables from [set] -> env = ...
+# USAGE:
+# eval $( dbdetect.unsetenv )
+function dbdetect.unssetenv(){
+ echo "${DBD_PARAMS['env']}" | grep -o '[a-z0-9]*=' | tr -d '=' | sed "s,^,unset ,"
+}
+
+function dbdetect.runas(){
+ echo "${DBD_PARAMS['su']}"
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/plugins/localdump/profiles/pgsql.ini b/plugins/localdump/profiles/pgsql.ini
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+# ======================================================================
+#
+# LOCAL PGSQL INSTANCE
+#
+# ======================================================================
+
+[detect]
+
+process = 'postgres|postmaster'
+tcp = 5432
+tcp-target = localhost
+tcp-process = 'postgres|postmaster'
+
+
+[set]
+
+su = 'postgres'
+dbuser = ''
+dbpassword = ''
+
+# --- from pgsql help:
+; Connection options:
+; -h, --host=HOSTNAME database server host or socket directory (default: "/var/run/postgresql")
+; -p, --port=PORT database server port (default: "5432")
+; -U, --username=USERNAME database user name (default: "postgres")
+; -w, --no-password never prompt for password
+; -W, --password force password prompt (should happen automatically)
+;
+# params = '--host= {{tcp-target}} --port={tcp}} --username={{dbuser}} --no-password'
+# https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-envars.html
+
+
+params = ''
+env = ''
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------