Add Human Readable Timestamp to backup tar file

changelogs/unreleased/23718-backup-rake-task-human-readable.yml

+---
+title: Add Human Readable format for rake backup
+merge_request: 7188
+author: David Gerő

doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ restore:
 
 ```shell
 # This command will overwrite the contents of your GitLab database!
-sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:restore BACKUP=1393513186
+sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:restore BACKUP=1393513186_2014_02_27
 ```
 
 Restart and check GitLab:

lib/backup/manager.rb

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Backup
       s[:gitlab_version]     = Gitlab::VERSION
       s[:tar_version]        = tar_version
       s[:skipped]            = ENV["SKIP"]
-      tar_file = "#{s[:backup_created_at].to_i}_gitlab_backup.tar"
+      tar_file = s[:backup_created_at].strftime('%s_%Y_%m_%d') + '_gitlab_backup.tar'
 
       Dir.chdir(Gitlab.config.backup.path) do
         File.open("#{Gitlab.config.backup.path}/backup_information.yml",
@@ -83,10 +83,14 @@ module Backup
 
         Dir.chdir(Gitlab.config.backup.path) do
           file_list = Dir.glob('*_gitlab_backup.tar')
-          file_list.map! { |f| $1.to_i if f =~ /(\d+)_gitlab_backup.tar/ }
-          file_list.sort.each do |timestamp|
-            if Time.at(timestamp) < (Time.now - keep_time)
-              if Kernel.system(*%W(rm #{timestamp}_gitlab_backup.tar))
+          file_list.map! do |path_string|
+            if path_string =~ /(\d+)(?:_\d{4}_\d{2}_\d{2})?_gitlab_backup\.tar/
+              { timestamp: $1.to_i, path: path_string }
+            end
+          end
+          file_list.sort.each do |file|
+            if Time.at(file[:timestamp]) < (Time.now - keep_time)
+              if Kernel.system(*%W(rm #{file[:path]}))
                 removed += 1
               end
             end
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ module Backup
       Dir.chdir(Gitlab.config.backup.path)
 
       # check for existing backups in the backup dir
-      file_list = Dir.glob("*_gitlab_backup.tar").each.map { |f| f.split(/_/).first.to_i }
+      file_list = Dir.glob("*_gitlab_backup.tar")
       puts "no backups found" if file_list.count == 0
 
       if file_list.count > 1 && ENV["BACKUP"].nil?
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ module Backup
         exit 1
       end
 
-      tar_file = ENV["BACKUP"].nil? ? File.join("#{file_list.first}_gitlab_backup.tar") : File.join(ENV["BACKUP"] + "_gitlab_backup.tar")
+      tar_file = ENV["BACKUP"].nil? ? file_list.first : file_list.grep(ENV['BACKUP']).first
 
       unless File.exist?(tar_file)
         puts "The specified backup doesn't exist!"

spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb

@@ -333,4 +333,35 @@ describe 'gitlab:app namespace rake task' do
       expect { run_rake_task('gitlab:backup:restore') }.not_to raise_error
     end
   end
+
+  describe "Human Readable Backup Name" do
+    def tars_glob
+      Dir.glob(File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, '*_gitlab_backup.tar'))
+    end
+
+    before :all do
+      @origin_cd = Dir.pwd
+
+      reenable_backup_sub_tasks
+
+      FileUtils.rm tars_glob
+
+      # Redirect STDOUT and run the rake task
+      orig_stdout = $stdout
+      $stdout = StringIO.new
+      run_rake_task('gitlab:backup:create')
+      $stdout = orig_stdout
+
+      @backup_tar = tars_glob.first
+    end
+
+    after :all do
+      FileUtils.rm(@backup_tar)
+      Dir.chdir @origin_cd
+    end
+
+    it 'name has human readable time' do
+      expect(@backup_tar).to match(/\d+_\d{4}_\d{2}_\d{2}_gitlab_backup.tar$/)
+    end
+  end
 end # gitlab:app namespace