support "never" for prune-after, verify-after

docs/30_Configuration/30_Filetransfer.md

@@ -83,6 +83,32 @@ When restoring data ... this is the path for restored files:
 
 `restore-path = /restore`
 
+### Prune, Verify
+
+After a transfer you can apply a verify or prune action.
+
+To execute them after each run (which is not needed) set its values to 0.
+
+```txt
+prune-after = 0
+verify-after = 0
+```
+
+You can execute prune and verify only if it didn't run for N days. Set an integer in days here:
+
+```txt
+prune-after = 3
+verify-after = 7
+```
+
+You can disable it to run it as an extra job using verify.sh or prune.sh.
+You must disable prune-after if you use rest:https to a restic rest server with enabled append-only option.
+
+```txt
+prune-after = never
+verify-after = 7
+```
+
 ### Duplicity settings ###
 
 When writing backup data duplicity creates the target file and a index.

jobs/transfer.job.dist

@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ restore-path = /restore
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # number of days when to prune and verify backup.
-# set it to 0 to run prune and verify in each backup run.
+# set it to 0 to run prune and verify in each backup 
+# set it to "never" to disable it during backup and execute it outside the backup run.
 prune-after = 3
 verify-after = 7
 

transfer.sh

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 # 2022-11-04  ah     v2.8  rename hooks
 # 2022-11-07  ah     v2.9  run brefore-transfer hook after registration
 # 2023-02-22  ah     v2.10 fix touch of last_backup
+# 2024-02-02  ah     v2.11 support "never" for prune-after, verify-after
 # ================================================================================
 
 
@@ -141,8 +142,13 @@ function setAction(){
   local action=$1
   local myfile=$2
 
-  typeset -i local iLimit
-  iLimit=$(_j_getvar ${STORAGEFILE} "$action-after")
+  local iLimit
+  iLimit=$(_j_getvar ${STORAGEFILE} "${action}-after")
+  if [ "$iLimit" = "never" ]; then
+    echo "Info: $action is set to [never] and is disabled."
+    doValue=0
+    return
+  fi
 
   if [ ! -f "${myfile}" ]; then
     echo "Info: $action is ENABLED - no last $action detected"
@@ -226,6 +232,7 @@ function setAction(){
     echo
   fi
 
+exit
   . $(dirname $0)/plugins/transfer/$STORAGE_BIN.sh || exit 1
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------