Feature: Automatic Profile & Settings backup #3302

BornToBeRoot · 2026-01-11T21:03:05Z

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Backup retention for settings config

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Automatic Settings & Profile Backup #2679

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Update documentation to reflect this changes
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Pull request overview

This pull request adds configurable backup retention for both application settings and profile files. Users can now enable/disable daily automatic backups and configure the maximum number of backups to retain (1-365, default 10). The PR implements a significant refactoring of the ProfileManager to support per-profile-file backup tracking through a new ProfileFileData wrapper class.

Changes:

Added UI controls (toggle switch and numeric input) to configure backup settings for both Settings and Profiles in the application's settings views
Refactored ProfileManager from using a static Groups list to a ProfileFileData wrapper that includes metadata (version, last backup date) alongside the groups
Updated all ViewModel references from ProfileManager.Groups to ProfileManager.LoadedProfileFileData.Groups
Enhanced backup logic in both SettingsManager and ProfileManager to check if backups are enabled before creating them
Updated documentation to describe the new configuration options

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File	Description
Website/docs/settings/settings.md	Documents new backup configuration options for settings
Website/docs/settings/profiles.md	Documents new backup configuration options for profiles
Website/docs/changelog/next-release.md	Updates changelog to reference this PR
Source/NETworkManager/Views/SettingsSettingsView.xaml	Adds UI controls for backup configuration
Source/NETworkManager/Views/SettingsProfilesView.xaml	Adds UI controls for backup configuration
Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/SettingsSettingsViewModel.cs	Implements backup settings properties with loading guard
Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/SettingsProfilesViewModel.cs	Implements backup settings properties with loading guard
Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/*HostViewModel.cs (multiple)	Updates references from ProfileManager.Groups to LoadedProfileFileData.Groups
Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/ProfilesViewModel.cs	Updates profile group access to use new data structure
Source/NETworkManager.Settings/SettingsInfo.cs	Adds properties for backup enable/disable and max count
Source/NETworkManager.Settings/GlobalStaticConfiguration.cs	Moves backup defaults to profile/settings-specific constants
Source/NETworkManager.Settings/SettingsManager.cs	Adds backup enable check and configurable retention
Source/NETworkManager.Profiles/ProfileManager.cs	Major refactoring to use ProfileFileData wrapper with backup tracking
Source/NETworkManager.Profiles/ProfileFileData.cs	New class wrapping groups with version and backup metadata
Source/NETworkManager.Profiles/ProfileInfoSerializable.cs	Adds documentation comments
Source/NETworkManager.Profiles/GroupInfoSerializable.cs	Minor whitespace cleanup
Source/NETworkManager.Profiles/GroupInfo.cs	Whitespace cleanup
Source/NETworkManager.Utilities/TimestampHelper.cs	Modernizes string slicing syntax
Source/NETworkManager/App.xaml.cs	Updates save logic to handle new ProfileFileData structure
Source/NETworkManager.Localization/Resources/Strings.resx	Adds localization strings for new UI elements
Source/NETworkManager.Localization/Resources/Strings.Designer.cs	Auto-generated localization code
Multiple ViewModels (60+ files)	Removes BOM character from file start

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Source/NETworkManager.Settings/SettingsInfo.cs

Source/NETworkManager.Profiles/ProfileManager.cs

Copilot · 2026-02-01T00:55:40Z

Source/NETworkManager.Settings/SettingsManager.cs

        var backupFiles = Directory.GetFiles(backupFolderPath)
-            .Where(f => (f.EndsWith(settingsFileName) || f.EndsWith(GetLegacySettingsFileName())) && TimestampHelper.IsTimestampedFilename(Path.GetFileName(f)))
+            .Where(f =>
+            {
+                var fileName = Path.GetFileName(f);
+
+                // Check if it's a timestamped backup and contains the settings name
+                return TimestampHelper.IsTimestampedFilename(fileName) &&
+                       fileName.Contains($"_{settingsNameWithoutExtension}.");
+            })
            .OrderByDescending(f => TimestampHelper.ExtractTimestampFromFilename(Path.GetFileName(f)))
            .ToList();


The CleanupBackups method in SettingsManager does not check if the backup directory exists before attempting to get files from it. This could result in a DirectoryNotFoundException if the directory doesn't exist. The ProfileManager implementation at line 1280-1284 includes this check and logs an error if the directory is missing. Consider adding the same check here for consistency and robustness.

Copilot · 2026-02-01T00:55:40Z

Source/NETworkManager/Views/SettingsSettingsView.xaml

+        <TextBlock Text="{x:Static localization:Strings.MaximumNumberOfBackups}"
+           Style="{StaticResource CenterTextBlock}"
+           Margin="0,0,0,10" />
+        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0,0,0,20">            


This line has trailing whitespace after "Horizontal" and before the closing angle bracket. Consider removing it for consistency.

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Copilot · 2026-02-01T00:55:41Z

Source/NETworkManager/Views/SettingsSettingsView.xaml

        <Button Content="{x:Static localization:Strings.Reset}" Command="{Binding ResetSettingsCommand}"
-                IsEnabled="{Binding SettingsExists}" Style="{StaticResource DefaultButton}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
+                Style="{StaticResource DefaultButton}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" 
+                />


This closing tag has trailing whitespace before the closing angle bracket and is split across two lines unnecessarily. Consider placing it on a single line for consistency with the rest of the codebase.

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Source/NETworkManager.Profiles/ProfileManager.cs

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Copilot · 2026-02-01T01:10:05Z

@BornToBeRoot I've opened a new pull request, #3307, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

Copilot · 2026-02-01T01:10:10Z

@BornToBeRoot I've opened a new pull request, #3308, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

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* Initial plan * Remove trailing whitespace from SettingsSettingsView.xaml line 40 Co-authored-by: BornToBeRoot <16019165+BornToBeRoot@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: BornToBeRoot <16019165+BornToBeRoot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Docs: Add backup / restore docs #3300

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Feature: Daily Backup

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BornToBeRoot changed the title ~~Feature: Configure backup retention~~ Feature: Automatic Profile & Settings backup Jan 12, 2026

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Feature: Create daily backup

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Remove trailing whitespace from SettingsSettingsView.xaml #3307

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