Android-Room-Database-Backup

Simple tool to backup and restore your room database in Android

Features

• Create simple backups of your room database
• Encrypt the backup file with AES encryption
• Save the backup to any type of storage (some types are in beta)
• Material design
• Written in Kotlin

Content

• Features
• Changelog
• Getting started
• Usage
• Sample app
• Developed by
• License

Changelog

Changelog and Upgrading notes

Getting started

Android-Room-Database-Backup library is pushed to Maven Central .
Add the dependency for Android-Room-Database-Backup to your app-level build.gradle file.

implementation 'de.raphaelebner:roomdatabasebackup:1.0.1'

If the version makes any technical problems please feel free to contact me. I made some changes in Gradle/Kotlin DSL and not sure if everything is working as excepted

Usage

• Properties
• Exit Codes
• Example Activity (Kotlin and Java)
• Example Fragment (Java and Kotlin)

Properties

Required

• Current context
  Attention
  Must be declared outside of an onClickListener before lifecycle state changes to started

  RoomBackup(this)

  • Instance of your room database

  .database(*YourDatabase*.getInstance(this))

e.g. YourDatabase.kt

Optional

The following options are optional and the default options

• Enable logging, for debugging and some error messages

  .enableLogDebug(false)

• Set custom log tag

  .customLogTag("debug_RoomBackup")

• Enable and set maxFileCount

  • if file count of Backups > maxFileCount all old / the oldest backup file will be deleted
  • can be used with internal and external storage
  • default: infinity

  .maxFileCount(5)

• Encrypt your backup

  • Is encrypted with AES encryption
  • uses a random 15 digit long key with alphanumeric characters
  • this key is saved in EncryptedSharedPreferences
  • backup name is default backup name + ".aes"

  .backupIsEncrypted(false)

• Encrypt your backup with your own password / key

  • This property is only working, if .backupIsEncrypted(true) is set
  • If you use the key to encrypt the backup, you will also need it to decrypt
  • Example: If you want to create an encrypted backup, export it and import it to another device. Then you need a custom key, else the backup is encrypted with a random key, and you can not decrypt it on a new device

  Attention
  i do not assume any liability for the loss of your key

  .customEncryptPassword("YOUR_SECRET_PASSWORD")

• Save your backup to different storage

  • External

  • storage path: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/package/files/backup/

  • This files will be deleted, if you uninstall your app

  • RoomBackup.BACKUP_FILE_LOCATION_EXTERNAL

  • Internal

  • Private, storage not accessible

  • This files will be deleted, if you uninstall your app

  • RoomBackup.BACKUP_FILE_LOCATION_INTERNAL

  • Custom Dialog (beta)

  • You can choose to save or restore where ever you want. A CreateDocument() or OpenDocument() Activity will be launched where you can choose the location

  • If your backup is encrypted I reccomend you using a custom encrption password else you can't restore your backup

  • RoomBackup.BACKUP_FILE_LOCATION_CUSTOM_DIALOG

  • Custom File (beta)

  • You can choose to save or restore to/from a custom File.

  • If your backup is encrypted I reccomend you using a custom encrption password else you can't restore your backup

  • Please use backupLocationCustomFile(File) to set a custom File

  • RoomBackup.BACKUP_FILE_LOCATION_CUSTOM_FILE

  Attention
  For custom dialog and custom file I only verified the functionality for local storage. For thirt party storage please try and contact me if it is not working. I hope I can find a solution and fix it :)

  .backupLocation(RoomBackup.BACKUP_FILE_LOCATION_INTERNAL)

• Set a custom File to save/restore to/from
  Only working if backupLocation is set to BACKUP_FILE_LOCATION_CUSTOM_FILE
  You have to define a File withe Filename and extension

  .backupLocationCustomFile(backupLocationCustomFile: File)

• Set a custom dialog title, when showing list of available backups to restore (only for external or internal storage)

  .customRestoreDialogTitle("Choose file to restore")

• Set your custom name to the Backup files

  Attention\ If a backup file with the same name already exists, it will be replaced

  .customBackupFileName(*DatabaseName* + *currentTime* + ".sqlite3")

• Run some code, after backup / restore process is finished

  • success: Boolean (If backup / restore was successful = true)
  • message: String (message with simple hints, if backup / restore failed)

  .onCompleteListener { success, message, exitCode ->
  }

• Restart your Application. Can be implemented in the onCompleteListener, when "success == true"

  Attention\ it does not always work reliably!\ But you can use other methods.\ Important is that all activities / fragments that are still open must be closed and reopened\ Because the Database instance is a new one, and the old activities / fragments are trying to work with the old instance

  .restartApp(Intent(this@MainActivity, MainActivity::class.java))

Exit Codes

Here are all exit codes for the onCompleteListener.
They can be calles using OnCompleteListener.$NAME$

Example Activity (Kotlin and Java)

Kotlin

• Backup

    val backup = RoomBackup(this)
    ...
    backup
        .database(FruitDatabase.getInstance(this))
        .enableLogDebug(true)
        .backupIsEncrypted(true)
        .customEncryptPassword("YOUR_SECRET_PASSWORD")
        .backupLocation(RoomBackup.BACKUP_FILE_LOCATION_INTERNAL)
        .maxFileCount(5)
        .apply {
            onCompleteListener { success, message, exitCode ->
                Log.d(TAG, "success: $success, message: $message, exitCode: $exitCode")
                if (success) restartApp(Intent(this@MainActivity, MainActivity::class.java))
            }
        }
        .backup()

• Restore

    val backup = RoomBackup(this)
    ...
    backup
        .database(FruitDatabase.getInstance(this))
        .enableLogDebug(true)
        .backupIsEncrypted(true)
        .customEncryptPassword("YOUR_SECRET_PASSWORD")
        .backupLocation(RoomBackup.BACKUP_FILE_LOCATION_INTERNAL)
        .apply {
            onCompleteListener { success, message, exitCode ->
                Log.d(TAG, "success: $success, message: $message, exitCode: $exitCode")
                if (success) restartApp(Intent(this@MainActivity, MainActivity::class.java))
            }
        }
        .restore()

Java

• Backup

  final RoomBackup roomBackup = new RoomBackup(MainActivityJava.this);
  ...
  roomBackup.database(FruitDatabase.Companion.getInstance(getApplicationContext()));
  roomBackup.enableLogDebug(enableLog);
  roomBackup.backupIsEncrypted(encryptBackup);
  roomBackup.backupLocation(RoomBackup.BACKUP_FILE_LOCATION_INTERNAL);
  roomBackup.maxFileCount(5);
  roomBackup.onCompleteListener((success, message, exitCode) -> {
    Log.d(TAG, "success: " + success + ", message: " + message + ", exitCode: " + exitCode);
    if (success) roomBackup.restartApp(new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MainActivityJava.class));
  });
  roomBackup.backup();

• Restore

  final RoomBackup roomBackup = new RoomBackup(MainActivityJava.this);
  ...
  roomBackup.database(FruitDatabase.Companion.getInstance(getApplicationContext()));
  roomBackup.enableLogDebug(enableLog);
  roomBackup.backupIsEncrypted(encryptBackup);
  roomBackup.backupLocation(RoomBackup.BACKUP_FILE_LOCATION_INTERNAL);
  roomBackup.onCompleteListener((success, message, exitCode) -> {
    Log.d(TAG, "success: " + success + ", message: " + message + ", exitCode: " + exitCode);
    if (success) roomBackup.restartApp(new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MainActivityJava.class));
  });
  roomBackup.restore();

Example Fragment (Kotlin and Java)

Kotlin

FragmentActivity.kt
MainFragment.kt

Java

FragmentActivityJava.java
MainFragmentJava.java

Sample app

1. Download this repo
2. Unzip
3. Android Studio --> File --> Open --> select this Project
4. within the app folder you find the sample app

Developed by

• Raphael Ebner
• paypal.me/raphaelebner

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2024 Raphael Ebner

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