refactor: this is fun

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://git.rustybever.be/Chewing_Bever/alex/src/branch/dev)
 
+### Added
+
+* Export command to export any backup as a new full backup
+
 ## [0.3.0](https://git.rustybever.be/Chewing_Bever/alex/src/tag/0.3.0)
 
 ### Added

src/backup/delta.rs

@@ -1,78 +1,146 @@
+use super::State;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
 use std::fmt;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 /// Represents the changes relative to the previous backup
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct Delta {
     /// What files were added/modified in each part of the tarball.
-    pub added: HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>,
+    pub added: State,
     /// What files were removed in this backup, in comparison to the previous backup. For full
     /// backups, this will always be empty, as they do not consider previous backups.
     /// The map stores a separate list for each top-level directory, as the contents of these
     /// directories can come for different source directories.
-    pub removed: HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>,
+    pub removed: State,
 }
 
 impl Delta {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            added: HashMap::new(),
+            added: Default::default(),
-            removed: HashMap::new(),
+            removed: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 
-    /// Update the current state so that its result becomes the merge of itself and the other
+    /// Calculate the union of this delta with another delta.
-    /// state.
+    ///
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    /// The union of two deltas is a delta that produces the same state as if you were to apply
-    pub fn merge(&mut self, delta: &Self) {
+    /// both deltas in-order. Note that this operation is not commutative.
+    pub fn union(&self, delta: &Self) -> Self {
+        let mut out = self.clone();
+
         for (dir, added) in delta.added.iter() {
             // Files that were removed in the current state, but added in the new state, are no
             // longer removed
-            if let Some(orig_removed) = self.removed.get_mut(dir) {
+            if let Some(orig_removed) = out.removed.get_mut(dir) {
                 orig_removed.retain(|k| !added.contains(k));
             }
 
             // Newly added files are added to the state as well
-            if let Some(orig_added) = self.added.get_mut(dir) {
+            if let Some(orig_added) = out.added.get_mut(dir) {
                 orig_added.extend(added.iter().cloned());
             } else {
-                self.added.insert(dir.clone(), added.clone());
+                out.added.insert(dir.clone(), added.clone());
             }
         }
 
         for (dir, removed) in delta.removed.iter() {
             // Files that were originally added, but now deleted are removed from the added list
-            if let Some(orig_added) = self.added.get_mut(dir) {
+            if let Some(orig_added) = out.added.get_mut(dir) {
                 orig_added.retain(|k| !removed.contains(k));
             }
 
             // Newly removed files are added to the state as well
-            if let Some(orig_removed) = self.removed.get_mut(dir) {
+            if let Some(orig_removed) = out.removed.get_mut(dir) {
                 orig_removed.extend(removed.iter().cloned());
             } else {
-                self.removed.insert(dir.clone(), removed.clone());
+                out.removed.insert(dir.clone(), removed.clone());
             }
         }
+
+        out
     }
 
-    /// Modify the given state by applying this delta's changes to it
+    // Calculate the difference between this delta and the other delta.
-    pub fn apply(&self, state: &mut HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>) {
+    //
-        // First we add new files, then we remove the old ones
+    // The difference simply means removing all adds and removes that are also performed in the
-        for (dir, added) in self.added.iter() {
+    // other delta.
-            if let Some(current) = state.get_mut(dir) {
+    pub fn difference(&self, other: &Self) -> Self {
-                current.extend(added.iter().cloned());
+        let mut out = self.clone();
-            } else {
+
-                state.insert(dir.clone(), added.clone());
+        for (dir, added) in out.added.iter_mut() {
+            // If files are added in the other delta, we don't add them in this delta
+            if let Some(other_added) = other.added.get(dir) {
+                added.retain(|k| !other_added.contains(k));
+            };
+        }
+
+        for (dir, removed) in out.removed.iter_mut() {
+            // If files are removed in the other delta, we don't remove them in this delta either
+            if let Some(other_removed) = other.removed.get(dir) {
+                removed.retain(|k| !other_removed.contains(k));
             }
         }
 
-        for (dir, removed) in self.removed.iter() {
+        out
-            if let Some(current) = state.get_mut(dir) {
+    }
-                current.retain(|k| !removed.contains(k));
+
+    // Calculate the strict difference between this delta and the other delta.
+    //
+    // The strict difference is a difference where all operations that would be overwritten by the
+    // other delta are also removed (a.k.a. adding a file after removing it, or vice versa)
+    pub fn strict_difference(&self, other: &Self) -> Self {
+        let mut out = self.difference(other);
+
+        for (dir, added) in out.added.iter_mut() {
+            // Remove additions that are removed in the other delta
+            if let Some(other_removed) = other.removed.get(dir) {
+                added.retain(|k| !other_removed.contains(k));
             }
         }
+
+        for (dir, removed) in out.removed.iter_mut() {
+            // Remove removals that are re-added in the other delta
+            if let Some(other_added) = other.added.get(dir) {
+                removed.retain(|k| !other_added.contains(k));
+            }
+        }
+
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// Given a chain of deltas, ordered from last to first, calculate the "contribution" for each
+    /// state.
+    ///
+    /// The contribution of a delta in a given chain is defined as the parts of the state produced
+    /// by this chain that are actually provided by this delta. This comes down to calculating the
+    /// strict difference of this delta and all of its successive deltas.
+    pub fn contributions<I>(deltas: I) -> Vec<State>
+    where
+        I: IntoIterator,
+        I::Item: Borrow<Delta>,
+    {
+        let mut contributions: Vec<State> = Vec::new();
+
+        let mut deltas = deltas.into_iter();
+
+        if let Some(first_delta) = deltas.next() {
+            // From last to first, we calculate the strict difference of the delta with the union of all its
+            // following deltas. The list of added files of this difference is the contribution for
+            // that delta.
+            contributions.push(first_delta.borrow().added.clone());
+            let mut union_future = first_delta.borrow().clone();
+
+            for delta in deltas {
+                contributions.push(delta.borrow().strict_difference(&union_future).added);
+                union_future = union_future.union(delta.borrow());
+            }
+        }
+
+        // contributions.reverse();
+
+        contributions
     }
 }
 

src/backup/manager/meta.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 /// Manages a collection of backup layers, allowing them to be utilized as a single object.
 pub struct MetaManager<T>
@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ where
             .map(|manager| manager.restore_backup(start_time, dirs))
     }
 
+    pub fn export_backup<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+        &self,
+        layer: &str,
+        start_time: chrono::DateTime<Utc>,
+        output_path: P,
+    ) -> Option<io::Result<()>> {
+        self.managers
+            .get(layer)
+            .map(|manager| manager.export_backup(start_time, output_path))
+    }
+
     pub fn managers(&self) -> &HashMap<String, Manager<T>> {
         &self.managers
     }

src/backup/manager/mod.rs

@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ mod meta;
 pub use config::ManagerConfig;
 pub use meta::MetaManager;
 
-use super::Backup;
+use super::{Backup, BackupType, Delta, State};
 use crate::other;
 use chrono::SubsecRound;
 use chrono::Utc;
+use flate2::write::GzEncoder;
+use flate2::Compression;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
-use std::fs::File;
+use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 /// Manages a single backup layer consisting of one or more chains of backups.
 pub struct Manager<T>
@@ -72,10 +74,10 @@ where
 
         let mut backup = if !current_chain.is_empty() {
             let previous_backup = current_chain.last().unwrap();
-            let state = Backup::state(current_chain);
+            let previous_state = State::from(current_chain.iter().map(|b| &b.delta));
 
             Backup::create_from(
-                state,
+                previous_state,
                 previous_backup.start_time,
                 &self.backup_dir,
                 &self.dirs,
@@ -151,13 +153,30 @@ where
     /// Calculate the next time a backup should be created. If no backup has been created yet, it
     /// will return now.
     pub fn next_scheduled_time(&self) -> chrono::DateTime<Utc> {
-        if let Some(last_chain) = self.chains.last() {
+        self.chains
-            if let Some(last_backup) = last_chain.last() {
+            .last()
-                return last_backup.start_time + self.frequency;
+            .and_then(|last_chain| last_chain.last())
+            .map(|last_backup| last_backup.start_time + self.frequency)
+            .unwrap_or_else(chrono::offset::Utc::now)
+    }
+
+    /// Search for a chain containing a backup with the specified start time.
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    ///
+    /// A tuple (chain, index) with index being the index of the found backup in the returned
+    /// chain.
+    fn find(&self, start_time: chrono::DateTime<Utc>) -> Option<(&Vec<Backup<T>>, usize)> {
+        for chain in &self.chains {
+            if let Some(index) = chain
+                .iter()
+                .position(|b| b.start_time.trunc_subsecs(0) == start_time)
+            {
+                return Some((chain, index));
             }
         }
 
-        chrono::offset::Utc::now()
+        None
     }
 
     /// Restore the backup with the given start time by restoring its chain up to and including the
@@ -167,24 +186,57 @@ where
         start_time: chrono::DateTime<Utc>,
         dirs: &Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>,
     ) -> io::Result<()> {
-        // Iterate over each chain, skipping elements until the element with the given start time
+        self.find(start_time)
-        // is possibly found.
+            .ok_or_else(|| other("Unknown layer."))
-        for chain in &self.chains {
+            .and_then(|(chain, index)| {
-            // If we find the element in the chain, restore the entire chain up to and including
-            // the element
-            if let Some(index) = chain
-                .iter()
-                .position(|b| b.start_time.trunc_subsecs(0) == start_time)
-            {
                 for backup in chain.iter().take(index + 1) {
                     backup.restore(&self.backup_dir, dirs)?;
                 }
 
-                return Ok(());
+                Ok(())
-            }
+            })
-        }
+    }
 
-        Err(other("Unknown backup."))
+    /// Export the backup with the given start time as a new full archive.
+    pub fn export_backup<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+        &self,
+        start_time: chrono::DateTime<Utc>,
+        output_path: P,
+    ) -> io::Result<()> {
+        self.find(start_time)
+            .ok_or_else(|| other("Unknown layer."))
+            .and_then(|(chain, index)| {
+                match chain[index].type_ {
+                    // A full backup is simply copied to the output path
+                    BackupType::Full => std::fs::copy(
+                        Backup::path(&self.backup_dir, chain[index].start_time),
+                        output_path,
+                    )
+                    .map(|_| ()),
+                    // Incremental backups are exported one by one according to their contribution
+                    BackupType::Incremental => {
+                        let contributions = Delta::contributions(
+                            chain.iter().take(index + 1).map(|b| &b.delta).rev(),
+                        );
+
+                        let tar_gz = OpenOptions::new()
+                            .write(true)
+                            .create(true)
+                            .open(output_path.as_ref())?;
+                        let enc = GzEncoder::new(tar_gz, Compression::default());
+                        let mut ar = tar::Builder::new(enc);
+
+                        for (contribution, backup) in
+                            contributions.iter().rev().zip(chain.iter().take(index + 1))
+                        {
+                            backup.append(&self.backup_dir, contribution, &mut ar)?;
+                        }
+
+                        let mut enc = ar.into_inner()?;
+                        enc.try_finish()
+                    }
+                }
+            })
     }
 
     /// Get a reference to the underlying chains

src/backup/mod.rs

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ mod delta;
 mod io_ext;
 pub mod manager;
 mod path;
+mod state;
 
 use delta::Delta;
 pub use manager::Manager;
 pub use manager::ManagerConfig;
 pub use manager::MetaManager;
+pub use state::State;
 
 use chrono::Utc;
 use flate2::read::GzDecoder;
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ use flate2::write::GzEncoder;
 use flate2::Compression;
 use path::PathExt;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io;
@@ -61,18 +63,6 @@ impl<T: Clone> Backup<T> {
         self.metadata = Some(metadata);
     }
 
-    /// Resolve the state of the list of backups by applying their deltas in-order to an initially
-    /// empty state.
-    pub fn state(backups: &Vec<Self>) -> HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>> {
-        let mut state: HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>> = HashMap::new();
-
-        for backup in backups {
-            backup.delta.apply(&mut state);
-        }
-
-        state
-    }
-
     /// Create a new Full backup, populated with the given directories.
     ///
     /// # Arguments
@@ -141,7 +131,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> Backup<T> {
     ///
     /// The `Backup` instance describing this new backup.
     pub fn create_from<P: AsRef<Path>>(
-        previous_state: HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>,
+        previous_state: State,
         previous_start_time: chrono::DateTime<Utc>,
         backup_dir: P,
         dirs: &Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>,
@@ -247,6 +237,36 @@ impl<T: Clone> Backup<T> {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    pub fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, backup_dir: P) -> io::Result<tar::Archive<GzDecoder<File>>> {
+        let path = Backup::path(backup_dir, self.start_time);
+        let tar_gz = File::open(path)?;
+        let enc = GzDecoder::new(tar_gz);
+        Ok(tar::Archive::new(enc))
+    }
+
+    /// Open this backup's archive and append all its files that are part of the provided state to
+    /// the archive file.
+    pub fn append<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+        &self,
+        backup_dir: P,
+        state: &State,
+        ar: &mut tar::Builder<GzEncoder<File>>,
+    ) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let mut own_ar = self.open(backup_dir)?;
+
+        for entry in own_ar.entries()? {
+            let entry = entry?;
+            let entry_path_in_tar = entry.path()?.to_path_buf();
+
+            if state.contains(&entry_path_in_tar) {
+                let header = entry.header().clone();
+                ar.append(&header, entry)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: Clone> fmt::Display for Backup<T> {

src/backup/path.rs

@@ -129,16 +129,15 @@ pub trait PathExt {
 
 impl PathExt for Path {
     fn not_modified_since(&self, timestamp: chrono::DateTime<Utc>) -> bool {
-        if let Ok(metadata) = self.metadata() {
+        self.metadata()
-            if let Ok(last_modified) = metadata.modified() {
+            .and_then(|m| m.modified())
+            .map(|last_modified| {
                 let t: chrono::DateTime<Utc> = last_modified.into();
                 let t = t.with_timezone(&Local);
 
-                return t < timestamp;
+                t < timestamp
-            }
+            })
-        }
+            .unwrap_or(false)
-
-        false
     }
 
     fn read_dir_recursive(&self) -> io::Result<ReadDirRecursive> {

src/backup/state.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+use crate::backup::Delta;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+/// Struct that represents a current state for a backup. This struct acts as a smart pointer around
+/// a HashMap.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct State(HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>);
+
+impl State {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        State(HashMap::new())
+    }
+
+    /// Apply the delta to the current state.
+    pub fn apply(&mut self, delta: &Delta) {
+        // First we add new files, then we remove the old ones
+        for (dir, added) in delta.added.iter() {
+            if let Some(current) = self.0.get_mut(dir) {
+                current.extend(added.iter().cloned());
+            } else {
+                self.0.insert(dir.clone(), added.clone());
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (dir, removed) in delta.removed.iter() {
+            if let Some(current) = self.0.get_mut(dir) {
+                current.retain(|k| !removed.contains(k));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns whether the provided relative path is part of the given state.
+    pub fn contains<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> bool {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+
+        self.0.iter().any(|(dir, files)| {
+            path.starts_with(dir) && files.contains(path.strip_prefix(dir).unwrap())
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> From<T> for State
+where
+    T: IntoIterator,
+    T::Item: Borrow<Delta>,
+{
+    fn from(deltas: T) -> Self {
+        let mut state = State::new();
+
+        for delta in deltas {
+            state.apply(delta.borrow());
+        }
+
+        state
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRef<HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>> for State {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>> {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for State {
+    type Target = HashMap<PathBuf, HashSet<PathBuf>>;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl DerefMut for State {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for State {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}

src/cli/backup.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::other;
 use chrono::{TimeZone, Utc};
 use clap::{Args, Subcommand};
 use std::io;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 pub enum BackupCommands {
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub enum BackupCommands {
     Create(BackupCreateArgs),
     /// Restore a backup
     Restore(BackupRestoreArgs),
+    /// Export a backup into a full archive
+    Export(BackupExportArgs),
 }
 
 #[derive(Args)]
@@ -36,13 +38,13 @@ pub struct BackupListArgs {
 
 #[derive(Args)]
 pub struct BackupRestoreArgs {
-    /// Path to the backup inside the backup directory
+    /// Path to the backup inside the backup directory to restore
     path: PathBuf,
     /// Directory to store config in
     output_config: PathBuf,
     /// Directory to store worlds in
     output_worlds: PathBuf,
-    /// Whether to overwrite the contents of the existing directories
+    /// Whether to overwrite the contents of the output directories
     #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = false)]
     force: bool,
     /// Create output directories if they don't exist
@@ -50,12 +52,24 @@ pub struct BackupRestoreArgs {
     make: bool,
 }
 
+#[derive(Args)]
+pub struct BackupExportArgs {
+    /// Path to the backup inside the backup directory to export
+    path: PathBuf,
+    /// Path to store the exported archive
+    output: PathBuf,
+    /// Create output directories if they don't exist
+    #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = false)]
+    make: bool,
+}
+
 impl BackupArgs {
     pub fn run(&self, cli: &Cli) -> io::Result<()> {
         match &self.command {
             BackupCommands::Create(args) => args.run(cli),
             BackupCommands::List(args) => args.run(cli),
             BackupCommands::Restore(args) => args.run(cli),
+            BackupCommands::Export(args) => args.run(cli),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -72,6 +86,63 @@ impl BackupCreateArgs {
     }
 }
 
+impl BackupListArgs {
+    pub fn run(&self, cli: &Cli) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let meta = cli.meta()?;
+
+        // A bit scuffed? Sure
+        for (name, manager) in meta
+            .managers()
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|(name, _)| self.layer.is_none() || &self.layer.as_ref().unwrap() == name)
+        {
+            println!("{}", name);
+
+            for chain in manager.chains().iter().filter(|c| !c.is_empty()) {
+                let mut iter = chain.iter();
+                println!("  {}", iter.next().unwrap());
+
+                for backup in iter {
+                    println!("    {}", backup);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Tries to parse the given path as the path to a backup inside the backup directory with a
+/// formatted timestamp.
+fn parse_backup_path(
+    backup_dir: &Path,
+    backup_path: &Path,
+) -> io::Result<(String, chrono::DateTime<Utc>)> {
+    if !backup_path.starts_with(backup_dir) {
+        return Err(other("Provided file is not inside the backup directory."));
+    }
+
+    let layer = if let Some(parent) = backup_path.parent() {
+        // Backup files should be stored nested inside a layer's folder
+        if parent != backup_dir {
+            parent.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy()
+        } else {
+            return Err(other("Invalid path."));
+        }
+    } else {
+        return Err(other("Invalid path."));
+    };
+
+    let timestamp = if let Some(filename) = backup_path.file_name() {
+        Utc.datetime_from_str(&filename.to_string_lossy(), Backup::FILENAME_FORMAT)
+            .map_err(|_| other("Invalid filename."))?
+    } else {
+        return Err(other("Invalid filename."));
+    };
+
+    Ok((layer.to_string(), timestamp))
+}
+
 impl BackupRestoreArgs {
     pub fn run(&self, cli: &Cli) -> io::Result<()> {
         let backup_dir = cli.backup.canonicalize()?;
@@ -86,29 +157,8 @@ impl BackupRestoreArgs {
         let output_worlds = self.output_worlds.canonicalize()?;
 
         // Parse input path
-        let path = self.path.canonicalize()?;
+        let backup_path = self.path.canonicalize()?;
-
+        let (layer, timestamp) = parse_backup_path(&backup_dir, &backup_path)?;
-        if !path.starts_with(&backup_dir) {
-            return Err(other("Provided file is not inside the backup directory."));
-        }
-
-        let layer = if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
-            // Backup files should be stored nested inside a layer's folder
-            if parent != backup_dir {
-                parent.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy()
-            } else {
-                return Err(other("Invalid path."));
-            }
-        } else {
-            return Err(other("Invalid path."));
-        };
-
-        let timestamp = if let Some(filename) = path.file_name() {
-            Utc.datetime_from_str(&filename.to_string_lossy(), Backup::FILENAME_FORMAT)
-                .map_err(|_| other("Invalid filename."))?
-        } else {
-            return Err(other("Invalid filename."));
-        };
 
         let meta = cli.meta()?;
 
@@ -146,28 +196,26 @@ impl BackupRestoreArgs {
     }
 }
 
-impl BackupListArgs {
+impl BackupExportArgs {
     pub fn run(&self, cli: &Cli) -> io::Result<()> {
-        let meta = cli.meta()?;
+        let backup_dir = cli.backup.canonicalize()?;
 
-        // A bit scuffed? Sure
+        if self.make {
-        for (name, manager) in meta
+            if let Some(parent) = &self.output.parent() {
-            .managers()
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|(name, _)| self.layer.is_none() || &self.layer.as_ref().unwrap() == name)
-        {
-            println!("{}", name);
-
-            for chain in manager.chains().iter().filter(|c| !c.is_empty()) {
-                let mut iter = chain.iter();
-                println!("  {}", iter.next().unwrap());
-
-                for backup in iter {
-                    println!("    {}", backup);
-                }
             }
         }
 
-        Ok(())
+        // Parse input path
+        let backup_path = self.path.canonicalize()?;
+        let (layer, timestamp) = parse_backup_path(&backup_dir, &backup_path)?;
+
+        let meta = cli.meta()?;
+
+        if let Some(res) = meta.export_backup(&layer, timestamp, &self.output) {
+            res
+        } else {
+            Err(other("Unknown layer"))
+        }
     }
 }