From 7a6f64fce0c3afcea3667f7324ee6798d5915ea8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sami Mokaddem <mokaddem.sami@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 15:12:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] new: [backend:backup] More clever back up system

---
 exercise.py | 19 +++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/exercise.py b/exercise.py
index 477a3cc..be758ef 100644
--- a/exercise.py
+++ b/exercise.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from appConfig import logger
 
 
 ACTIVE_EXERCISES_DIR = "active_exercises"
+LAST_BACKUP = {}
 
 def debounce_check_active_tasks(debounce_seconds: int = 1):
     func_last_execution_time = {}
@@ -60,14 +61,16 @@ def read_exercise_dir():
 
 
 def backup_exercises_progress():
-    with open('backup.json', 'w') as f:
-        toBackup = {
-            'EXERCISES_STATUS': db.EXERCISES_STATUS,
-            'SELECTED_EXERCISES': db.SELECTED_EXERCISES,
-            'USER_ID_TO_EMAIL_MAPPING': db.USER_ID_TO_EMAIL_MAPPING,
-            'USER_ID_TO_AUTHKEY_MAPPING': db.USER_ID_TO_AUTHKEY_MAPPING,
-        }
-        json.dump(toBackup, f)
+    toBackup = {
+        'EXERCISES_STATUS': db.EXERCISES_STATUS,
+        'SELECTED_EXERCISES': db.SELECTED_EXERCISES,
+        'USER_ID_TO_EMAIL_MAPPING': db.USER_ID_TO_EMAIL_MAPPING,
+        'USER_ID_TO_AUTHKEY_MAPPING': db.USER_ID_TO_AUTHKEY_MAPPING,
+    }
+    if toBackup != LAST_BACKUP:
+        with open('backup.json', 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(toBackup, f)
+            LAST_BACKUP = toBackup
 
 
 def restore_exercices_progress():