GUI: Add --no-lock when running viewer, see #155

npbackup/__main__.py

@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@ This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain cond
         action="store_true",
         help="Run operations without cache",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--no-lock",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Run operations without lock",
+    )
     parser.add_argument("--license", action="store_true", help="Show license")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--auto-upgrade", action="store_true", help="Auto upgrade NPBackup"
@@ -605,6 +610,7 @@ This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain cond
         "json_output": args.json,
         "backend_binary": backend_binary,
         "no_cache": args.no_cache,
+        "no_lock": args.no_lock,
         "operation": None,
         "op_args": {},
     }

npbackup/core/runner.py

@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
         self._struct_output = False
         self._binary = None
         self._no_cache = False
+        self._no_lock = False
         self.restic_runner = None
         self.minimum_backup_age = None
         self._exec_time = None
@@ -324,6 +325,17 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
             self.write_logs(msg, level="critical", raise_error="ValueError")
         self._no_cache = value
 
+    @property
+    def no_lock(self) -> bool:
+        return self._no_lock
+
+    @no_lock.setter
+    def no_lock(self, value: bool):
+        if not isinstance(value, bool):
+            msg = f"Bogus no_lock parameter given: {value}"
+            self.write_logs(msg, level="critical", raise_error="ValueError")
+        self._no_lock = value
+
     @property
     def verbose(self):
         return self._verbose
@@ -957,6 +969,7 @@ class NPBackupRunner:
         self.restic_runner.verbose = self.verbose
         self.restic_runner.dry_run = self.dry_run
         self.restic_runner.no_cache = self.no_cache
+        self.restic_runner.no_lock = self.no_lock
         self.restic_runner.live_output = self.live_output
         self.restic_runner.json_output = self.json_output
         self.restic_runner.struct_output = self.struct_output

npbackup/gui/__main__.py

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ from npbackup.restic_wrapper import schema
 
 logger = getLogger()
 backend_binary = None
+__no_lock = False
 
 # This bool allows to not show errors on freshly configured repos or first runs, when repo isn't initialized yet
 # Also prevents showing errors when config was just changed
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ def ls_window(parent_window: sg.Window, repo_config: dict, snapshot_id: str) ->
         __autoclose=True,
         __compact=True,
         __backend_binary=backend_binary,
+        __no_lock=__no_lock,
     )
     if not result or not result["result"]:
         sg.Popup(_t("main_gui.snapshot_is_empty"))
@@ -463,6 +465,7 @@ def restore_window(
             restore_includes=restore_includes,
             __backend_binary=backend_binary,
             __autoclose=True,
+            __no_lock=__no_lock,
         )
         return result["result"]
 
@@ -515,6 +518,7 @@ def backup(repo_config: dict) -> bool:
         __compact=False,
         __gui_msg=gui_msg,
         __backend_binary=backend_binary,
+        __no_lock=__no_lock,
     )
     return result["result"]
 
@@ -530,6 +534,7 @@ def forget_snapshot(repo_config: dict, snapshot_ids: List[str]) -> bool:
         __gui_msg=gui_msg,
         __autoclose=True,
         __backend_binary=backend_binary,
+        __no_lock=__no_lock,
     )
     return result["result"]
 
@@ -537,6 +542,7 @@ def forget_snapshot(repo_config: dict, snapshot_ids: List[str]) -> bool:
 def _main_gui(viewer_mode: bool):
     global logger
     global backend_binary
+    global __no_lock
     global GUI_STATUS_IGNORE_ERRORS
 
     def check_for_auto_upgrade(config_file: str, full_config: dict) -> bool:
@@ -645,6 +651,7 @@ def _main_gui(viewer_mode: bool):
             __compact=True,
             __backend_binary=backend_binary,
             __ignore_errors=GUI_STATUS_IGNORE_ERRORS,
+            __no_lock=__no_lock,
         )
         GUI_STATUS_IGNORE_ERRORS = False
         try:
@@ -879,6 +886,9 @@ def _main_gui(viewer_mode: bool):
             sg.PopupError(msg, keep_on_top=True)
             sys.exit(73)
 
+    if viewer_mode:
+        __no_lock = True
+
     # Let's try to read standard restic repository env variables
     viewer_repo_uri = os.environ.get("RESTIC_REPOSITORY", None)
     viewer_repo_password = os.environ.get("RESTIC_PASSWORD", None)

npbackup/gui/helpers.py

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def gui_thread_runner(
     __stdout: bool = True,
     __backend_binary: str = None,
     __ignore_errors: bool = False,
+    __no_lock: bool = False,
     *args,
     **kwargs,
 ) -> Union[dict, str]:
@@ -126,6 +127,8 @@ def gui_thread_runner(
     if __ignore_errors:
         runner.produce_metrics = False
 
+    runner.no_lock = __no_lock
+
     # We'll always use json output in GUI mode
     runner.json_output = True
     # in GUI mode, we'll use struct output instead of json whenever it's possible

npbackup/restic_wrapper/__init__.py

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ __intname__ = "npbackup.restic_wrapper"
 __author__ = "Orsiris de Jong"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2022-2025 NetInvent"
 __license__ = "GPL-3.0-only"
-__build__ = "2025041001"
-__version__ = "2.6.0"
+__build__ = "2025041601"
+__version__ = "2.6.1"
 
 
 from typing import Tuple, List, Optional, Callable, Union
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class ResticRunner:
         self._live_output = False
         self._dry_run = False
         self._no_cache = False
+        self._no_lock = False
         self._json_output = False
         self._struct_output = False
 
@@ -251,6 +252,17 @@ class ResticRunner:
         else:
             raise ValueError("Bogus no_cache value given")
 
+    @property
+    def no_lock(self) -> bool:
+        return self._no_lock
+
+    @no_lock.setter
+    def no_lock(self, value: bool):
+        if isinstance(value, bool):
+            self._no_lock = value
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Bogus no_lock value given")
+
     @property
     def json_output(self) -> bool:
         return self._json_output
@@ -653,6 +665,8 @@ class ResticRunner:
             args += " --json"
         if self.no_cache:
             args += " --no-cache"
+        if self.no_lock:
+            args += " --no-lock"
         return args
 
     def init(

npbackup/runner_interface.py

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def entrypoint(*args, **kwargs):
     npbackup_runner.live_output = not json_output
     npbackup_runner.json_output = json_output
     npbackup_runner.no_cache = kwargs.pop("no_cache", False)
+    npbackup_runner.no_lock = kwargs.pop("no_lock", False)
     if backend_binary:
         npbackup_runner.binary = backend_binary
     result = npbackup_runner.__getattribute__(operation)(