- Use XDG env vars to override location of config and data dirs

- With composite configs, change exception handling to allow remaining
  configs to run after an error from an earlier config

doc/configuring.rst

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ Configuring
 ===========
 
 Typically the settings files go in the default location for configuration files 
-on your system.  On Linux systems, that location is ~/.config/emborg.  Other 
-systems use more awkward locations, so while *Emborg* creates initial versions 
-in the default location, you are free to move them to ~/.config/emborg if you 
-prefer.  *Emborg* always checks for the files in ~/.config/emborg if it exists 
-before looking in the default location for your system.
+on your system.  On Linux systems, that location is `~/.config/emborg`.  Other 
+systems use more awkward locations, so *Emborg* allows you to specify the 
+configuration directory using the `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` environment variable.  If 
+`XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is set to `/home/$HOME/.config`, then the *Emborg* 
+configuration directory will be `/home/$HOME/.config/emborg`, as on Linux 
+systems.
 
 You need a shared settings file and then one file for each backup configuration 
 you need.  Except for :ref:`configurations` and :ref:`default_configuration` any 

doc/examples.rst

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ And this one sends an email:
 
     0 * * * * emborg --mute due --days 1 --mail me@mydomain.com
 
-Alternately, you can use :ref:`emborg-overdue <client_overdue>`.
+Alternately, you can use :ref:`emborg-overdue <emborg_overdue>`.
 
 
 .. _snapshot example:

doc/monitoring.rst

@@ -5,6 +5,25 @@ Monitoring
 ==========
 
 
+Log Files
+---------
+
+When there are problems, the log file can help you understand what is going 
+wrong.  *Emborg* writes a log file to the *Emborg* data directory.  On Linux 
+systems that would be `~/.local/share/emborg`.  Other systems use more awkward 
+locations, so *Emborg* allows you to specify the data directory using the 
+`XDG_DATA_HOME` environment variable.  If `XDG_DATA_HOME` is set to 
+`/home/$HOME/.local/share`, then the *Emborg* log files will be written to 
+`/home/$HOME/.local/share/emborg`, as on Linux systems.
+
+Besides visiting the *Emborg* data directory and viewing the log file directly,
+you can use the :ref:`log command <log>` to view the log file.
+
+*Emborg* overwrites its log file every time it runs.  You can use :ref:`ntlog 
+<ntlog accessory>` to gather log files as they are created into a composite log 
+file.
+
+
 Due and Info
 ------------
 
@@ -28,8 +47,9 @@ Checking for Overdue Backups from the Server
 
 *Emborg* contains an additional executable, *emborg-overdue*, that can be run on 
 the destination server to determine whether the backups have been performed 
-recently.  It reads its own settings file in ~/.config/emborg/overdue.conf that 
-is also a Python file and may contain the following settings:
+recently.  It reads its own settings file in `overdue.conf`, contained in the 
+:ref:`Emborg configuration directory <configuring_emborg>`,  that is also 
+a Python file and may contain the following settings:
 
 .. code-block:: text
 
@@ -192,7 +212,6 @@ Alternately you can run *emborg-overdue* from cron.daily (described in the
 :ref:`root example <root example>`).
 
 
-
 .. _client_overdue:
 
 Checking for Overdue Backups from the Client

doc/releases.rst

@@ -6,10 +6,26 @@ Latest development release
 | Version: 1.40
 | Released: 2024-08-05
 
+- Allow location of config and data directory to be overridden with 
+  `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` and `XDG_DATA_HOME` environment variables.  This replaces an 
+  earlier behavior that simply treated `~/.config/` as the configuration 
+  directory if it exists.  No provision was made previously to support an 
+  alternative data directory.
+
+.. note::
+
+    If your configuration files are in `~/.config/emborg` and you are not on 
+    a Linux system you will now have to set `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to 
+    `$HOME/.config`.
+
+- When *Emborg* encounters an error when operating on a composite configuration 
+  it will terminate the problematic configuration and move to the next.  
+  Previously it would exit without attempting the remaining configs.
+
 
 1.40 (2024-08-05)
 -----------------
-- Enhance :ref:`emborg-overdue <emborg-overdue>` command.
+- Enhance :ref:`emborg-overdue <emborg_overdue>` command.
 - Fix bug in :ref:`restore <restore>` when there are multiple roots.
 
 

emborg/emborg.py

@@ -663,7 +663,12 @@ def run_user_commands(self, setting):
             except Error as e:
                 if is_str(cmd):
                     cmd = cmd.split()
-                e.reraise(culprit=(setting, i, cmd[0]))
+                if 'before' in setting:
+                    e.reraise(culprit=(setting, i, cmd[0]))
+                elif 'after' in setting:
+                    e.report(culprit=(setting, i, cmd[0]))
+                else:
+                    raise NotImplementedError
 
         # the following two statements are only useful from run_before_borg
         self.settings[setting] = []  # erase the setting so it is not run again

emborg/help.py

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def help():
 
             Better yet is to simply not store the passphrase.  This can be
             arranged if you are using Avendesora
-            (https://github.com/KenKundert/avendesora), which is a flexible
+            (https://avendesora.readthedocs.io/en/stable), which is a flexible
             password management system. The interface to Avendesora is already
             built in to Emborg, but its use is optional (it need not be
             installed).

emborg/main.py

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def main():
                     except Error as e:
                         exit_status = 2
                         settings.fail(e, cmd=' '.join(sys.argv))
-                        e.terminate()
+                        e.report()
 
                 if exit_status and exit_status > worst_exit_status:
                     worst_exit_status = exit_status

emborg/overdue.py

@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
     -M, --message <msg>  Status message template for each repository
     --version            Show software version
 
-The program requires a configuration file: ~/.config/emborg/overdue.conf. The
-contents are described here:
-    https://emborg.readthedocs.io/en/stable/utilities.html#overdue
+The program requires a configuration file, overdue.conf, which should be placed
+in the Emborg configuration directory, typically ~/.config/emborg.  The contents
+are described here:
+
+    https://emborg.readthedocs.io/en/stable/monitoring.html#overdue
 
 The message given by --message may contain the following keys in braces:
     host: replaced by the host field from the config file, a string.

emborg/preferences.py

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses.
 
 # Imports {{{1
-from .shlib import to_path
 from appdirs import user_config_dir, user_data_dir
 from inform import dedent
+import os
 
 # Preferences {{{1
 # Constants {{{2
@@ -32,12 +32,15 @@
 # always preferred by users, whereas the directory used by Linux
 # (~/.config/emborg) seems to have universal appeal.  So, use the Linux path if
 # it exists and backstop with the system preferred location.
-config_dir = to_path("~/.config/emborg")
-if config_dir.exists():
-    CONFIG_DIR = str(config_dir)
+
+if 'XDG_CONFIG_HOME' in os.environ:
+    CONFIG_DIR = os.sep.join([os.environ['XDG_CONFIG_HOME'], PROGRAM_NAME])
 else:
     CONFIG_DIR = user_config_dir(PROGRAM_NAME)
-DATA_DIR = user_data_dir(PROGRAM_NAME)
+if 'XDG_DATA_HOME' in os.environ:
+    DATA_DIR = os.sep.join([os.environ['XDG_DATA_HOME'], PROGRAM_NAME])
+else:
+    DATA_DIR = user_data_dir(PROGRAM_NAME)
 
 SETTINGS_FILE = "settings"
 OVERDUE_FILE = "overdue.conf"

pyproject.toml

@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ name = "emborg"
 version = "1.40"
 description = "Borg front end."
 readme = "README.rst"
-keywords = ["emborg", "borg", "borgmatic", "backups"]
+keywords = ["emborg", "borg", "borgbackup", "borgmatic", "vorta", "backups"]
 authors = [
     {name = "Ken Kundert"},
     {email = "emborg@nurdletech.com"}
 ]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
-    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "Environment :: Console",
+    "Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)",
     "Natural Language :: English",
     "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",

tests/test_emborg.py

@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ def initialize(dependency_options):
         ln("~/.local/bin", ".local/bin")
         ln("~/.local/lib", ".local/lib")
         ln("configs", "configs.symlink")
+        os.environ["XDG_CONFIG_HOME"] = str(f"{cwd()}/.config")
+        os.environ["XDG_DATA_HOME"] = str(f"{cwd()}/.local/share")
         os.environ["HOME"] = str(cwd())
     return dependency_options