commit d7d07c34fae4cd49143eafe78b249117864355c0
Author: Josh Sherman <josh@gravityblvd.com>
Date:   Sun Feb 13 22:10:27 2011 -0500

    Initial commit.

diff --git a/minecraft-backup.py b/minecraft-backup.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Name:    MineCraft Backup
+# Author:  Josh Sherman <josh@gravityblvd.com>
+# Website: https://github.com/joshtronic/minecraft-backup
+
+import os.path
+import threading
+import subprocess
+import shutil
+
+# Configuration variables
+minecraft_args = ["java", "-Xmx1024M", "-Xms512M", "-cp", "/home/josh/Desktop/Minecraft.jar", "net.minecraft.LauncherFrame"]
+frequency      = 60
+total_backups  = 10 
+minecraft_path = os.environ["HOME"] + "/.minecraft/"
+save_path      = minecraft_path + "saves/"
+backup_path    = minecraft_path + "backups/"
+
+# Check if the backup directory exists
+if os.path.exists(backup_path) == False:
+	os.mkdir(backup_path)
+
+# World backup logic
+def backupWorld(world):
+	# Grabs the last modified time of the game save
+	last_modified = str(os.path.getmtime(save_path + world))
+
+	if os.path.exists(backup_path + world + "/" + last_modified) == False:
+		shutil.copytree(save_path + world, backup_path + world + "/" + last_modified)
+
+	# Purges old backups
+	backups = sorted([d for d in os.listdir(backup_path + world) if os.path.isdir(backup_path + world + os.path.sep + d)])
+	backups.extend(sorted([f for f in os.listdir(backup_path + world) if os.path.isfile(backup_path + world + os.path.sep + f)]))
+
+	while len(backups) > total_backups:
+		shutil.rmtree(backup_path + world + "/" + backups.pop(0))
+
+# World backup logic
+def runBackup():
+	for i in range(1, 5):
+		i     = str(i)
+		world = "World" + i
+
+		# Checks if world exists
+		if os.path.exists(save_path + world):
+			backupWorld(world)
+
+	timer = threading.Timer(frequency, runBackup)
+	timer.daemon = True
+	timer.start()
+
+runBackup();
+
+# Launch MineCraft
+subprocess.call(minecraft_args)
+
+repeat_timer = False