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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#    This file is part of TISBackup
+#
+#    TISBackup is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    TISBackup is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with TISBackup.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+
+import sys
+try:
+    sys.stderr = open('/dev/null')       # Silence silly warnings from paramiko
+    import paramiko
+except ImportError,e:
+    print "Error : can not load paramiko library %s" % e
+    raise
+
+sys.stderr = sys.__stderr__
+
+import datetime
+import base64
+import os
+from common import *
+
+class backup_oracle(backup_generic):
+    """Backup a oracle database as zipped file through ssh"""
+    type = 'oracle+ssh'    
+    required_params = backup_generic.required_params + ['db_name','private_key']
+    optional_params = ['username', 'remote_backup_dir']
+    db_name=''
+    username='oracle'
+    remote_backup_dir =  r'/home/oracle/backup'
+
+    def do_backup(self,stats):
+
+        self.logger.debug('[%s] Connecting to %s with user root and key %s',self.backup_name,self.server_name,self.private_key)
+        try:
+            mykey = paramiko.RSAKey.from_private_key_file(self.private_key)
+        except paramiko.SSHException:
+            mykey = paramiko.DSSKey.from_private_key_file(self.private_key)
+
+        ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
+        ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
+        ssh.connect(self.server_name,username=self.username,pkey = mykey,port=self.ssh_port)
+
+        t = datetime.datetime.now()
+        backup_start_date =  t.strftime('%Y%m%d-%Hh%Mm%S')
+
+        # dump db
+        stats['status']='Dumping'
+        cmd = 'expdp / full=Y compression=all directory=' + self.remote_backup_dir +' dumpfile='  + self.db_name + '_' + backup_start_date+'.dmp logfile=expd_' + self.db_name + '_' + backup_start_date +'.log'
+        self.logger.debug('[%s] Dump DB : %s',self.backup_name,cmd)
+        if not self.dry_run:
+            (error_code,output) = ssh_exec(cmd,ssh=ssh)
+            self.logger.debug("[%s] Output of %s :\n%s",self.backup_name,cmd,output)
+            if error_code:
+                raise Exception('Aborting, Not null exit code (%i) for "%s"' % (error_code,cmd))
+
+        # zip the file
+        stats['status']='Zipping'
+        cmd = '/usr/bin/pigz  --best --verbose --rsyncable ' + self.remote_backup_dir  + '/'+ self.db_name + '_' + backup_start_date+'.dmp'
+        self.logger.debug('[%s] Compress backup : %s',self.backup_name,cmd)
+        if not self.dry_run:
+            (error_code,output) = ssh_exec(cmd,ssh=ssh)
+            self.logger.debug("[%s] Output of %s :\n%s",self.backup_name,cmd,output)
+            if error_code:
+                raise Exception('Aborting, Not null exit code (%i) for "%s"' % (error_code,cmd))
+
+        # get the file
+        stats['status']='SFTP'
+        filepath = self.remote_backup_dir  + '/'+ self.db_name + '_' + backup_start_date+'.dmp.gz'
+        localpath = os.path.join(self.backup_dir , self.db_name + '-' + backup_start_date + '.dmp.gz')
+        self.logger.debug('[%s] Get gz backup with sftp on %s from %s to %s',self.backup_name,self.server_name,filepath,localpath)
+        if not self.dry_run:
+            transport =  ssh.get_transport()
+            sftp = paramiko.SFTPClient.from_transport(transport)
+            sftp.get(filepath, localpath)
+            sftp.close()
+
+        if not self.dry_run:
+            stats['total_files_count']=1
+            stats['written_files_count']=1
+            stats['total_bytes']=os.stat(localpath).st_size
+            stats['written_bytes']=os.stat(localpath).st_size    
+        stats['log']='gzip dump of DB %s:%s (%d bytes) to %s' % (self.server_name,self.db_name, stats['written_bytes'], localpath)
+        stats['backup_location'] = localpath
+
+        stats['status']='RMTemp'
+        cmd = 'rm -f '+self.remote_backup_dir  + '/' +self.db_name + '_' + backup_start_date+'.dmp.gz'
+        self.logger.debug('[%s] Remove temp gzip : %s',self.backup_name,cmd)
+        if not self.dry_run:
+            (error_code,output) = ssh_exec(cmd,ssh=ssh)
+            self.logger.debug("[%s] Output of %s :\n%s",self.backup_name,cmd,output)
+            if error_code:
+                raise Exception('Aborting, Not null exit code (%i) for "%s"' % (error_code,cmd))
+	cmd = 'rm -f '+self.remote_backup_dir  + '/' + self.db_name + '_' + backup_start_date+'.dmp'
+        self.logger.debug('[%s] Remove temp dump : %s',self.backup_name,cmd)
+        if not self.dry_run:
+            (error_code,output) = ssh_exec(cmd,ssh=ssh)
+            self.logger.debug("[%s] Output of %s :\n%s",self.backup_name,cmd,output)
+            if error_code:
+                raise Exception('Aborting, Not null exit code (%i) for "%s"' % (error_code,cmd))
+        stats['status']='OK'
+
+    def register_existingbackups(self):
+        """scan backup dir and insert stats in database"""
+
+        registered = [b['backup_location'] for b in self.dbstat.query('select distinct backup_location from stats where backup_name=?',(self.backup_name,))]
+
+        filelist = os.listdir(self.backup_dir)
+        filelist.sort()
+        p = re.compile('^%s-(?P<date>\d{8,8}-\d{2,2}h\d{2,2}m\d{2,2}).sql.gz$' % self.db_name) 
+        for item in filelist:
+            sr = p.match(item)
+            if sr:
+                file_name = os.path.join(self.backup_dir,item)
+                start = datetime.datetime.strptime(sr.groups()[0],'%Y%m%d-%Hh%Mm%S').isoformat()
+                if not file_name in registered:
+                    self.logger.info('Registering %s from %s',file_name,fileisodate(file_name))
+                    size_bytes = int(os.popen('du -sb "%s"' % file_name).read().split('\t')[0])
+                    self.logger.debug('  Size in bytes : %i',size_bytes)
+                    if not self.dry_run:        
+                        self.dbstat.add(self.backup_name,self.server_name,'',\
+                                        backup_start=start,backup_end=fileisodate(file_name),status='OK',total_bytes=size_bytes,backup_location=file_name)
+                else:
+                    self.logger.info('Skipping %s from %s, already registered',file_name,fileisodate(file_name))
+
+register_driver(backup_oracle)