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| author | Scott Main <smain@google.com> | 2012-06-21 17:14:39 -0700 |
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diff --git a/docs/html/tools/help/bmgr.jd b/docs/html/tools/help/bmgr.jd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2248fa6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/tools/help/bmgr.jd @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@ +page.title=bmgr +parent.title=Tools +parent.link=index.html +@jd:body + +<!-- quickview box content here --> + +<div id="qv-wrapper"> +<div id="qv"> + <h2>bmgr quickview</h2> +<p><code>bmgr</code> lets you control the backup/restore system on an Android device. + + <h2>In this document</h2> + <ol> +<li><a href="#backup">Forcing a Backup Operation</a></li> +<li><a href="#restore">Forcing a Restore Operation</a></li> +<li><a href="#other">Other Commands</a></li> + </ol> + + <h2>See also</h2> + <ol> + <li><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/data/backup.html">Data Backup</a></li> + </ol> + +</div> +</div> + +<!-- normal page content here --> + +<p><code>bmgr</code> is a shell tool you can use to interact with the Backup Manager +on Android devices supporting API Level 8 or greater. It provides commands to induce backup +and restore operations so that you don't need to repeatedly wipe data or take similar +intrusive steps in order to test your application's backup agent. These commands are +accessed via the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/adb.html">adb</a> shell. + +<p>For information about adding support for backup in your application, read <a +href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/data/backup.html">Data Backup</a>, which includes a guide to testing +your application using {@code bmgr}.</p> + + +<h2 id="backup">Forcing a Backup Operation</h2> + +<p>Normally, your application must notify the Backup Manager when its data has changed, via {@link +android.app.backup.BackupManager#dataChanged()}. The Backup Manager will then invoke your +backup agent's {@link +android.app.backup.BackupAgent#onBackup(ParcelFileDescriptor,BackupDataOutput,ParcelFileDescriptor) +onBackup()} implementation at some time in the future. However, instead of calling {@link +android.app.backup.BackupManager#dataChanged()}, you can invoke a backup request from the command +line by running the <code>bmgr backup</code> command: + + <pre class="no-pretty-print">adb shell bmgr backup <em><package></em></pre> + +<p><code><em><package></em></code> is the formal package name of the application you wish to +schedule for +backup. When you execute this backup command, your application's backup agent will be invoked to +perform a backup operation at some time in the future (via your {@link +android.app.backup.BackupAgent#onBackup(ParcelFileDescriptor,BackupDataOutput,ParcelFileDescriptor) +onBackup()} method), though there is no guarantee when it will occur. However, you can force all +pending backup operations to run immediately by using the <code>bmgr run</code> command: + + <pre class="no-pretty-print">adb shell bmgr run</pre> + +<p>This causes a backup pass to execute immediately, invoking the backup agents of all applications +that had previously called {@link android.app.backup.BackupManager#dataChanged()} since the +last backup operation, plus any applications which had been manually scheduled for +backup via <code>bmgr backup</code>. + + + +<h2 id="restore">Forcing a Restore Operation</h2> + +<p>Unlike backup operations, which are batched together and run on an occasional basis, restore +operations execute immediately. The Backup Manager currently provides two kinds of restore +operations. The first kind restores an entire device with the data that has been backed up. This +is typically performed only when a device is first provisioned (to replicate settings and other +saved state from the user's previous device) and is an operation that only the system can +perform. The second kind of restore operation restores +a single application to its "active" data set; that is, the application will abandon its current +data and revert to the last-known-good data that is held in the current backup image. You can +invoke this second restore operation with the {@link +android.app.backup.BackupManager#requestRestore(RestoreObserver) requestRestore()} method. The +Backup Manager will then invoke your backup agent's {@link +android.app.backup.BackupAgent#onRestore(BackupDataInput,int,ParcelFileDescriptor) +onRestore()} implementation. + +<p>While testing your application, you can immediately invoke the restore operation (bypassing the +{@link android.app.backup.BackupManager#requestRestore(RestoreObserver) requestRestore()} method) +for your application by using the <code>bmgr restore</code> command: + + <pre class="no-pretty-print">adb shell bmgr restore <em><package></em></pre> + +<p><code><em><package></em></code> is the formal Java-style package name of the application +participating in the backup/restore mechanism, which you would like to restore. The Backup +Manager will immediately instantiate the application's backup agent and invoke it for restore. This +will happen even if your application is not currently running. + + + + + +<h2 id="other">Other Commands</h2> + +<h3>Wiping data</h3> + +<p>The data for a single application can be erased from the active data set on demand. This is +very useful while you're developing a backup agent, in case bugs lead you to write corrupt data +or saved state information. You can wipe an application's data with the <code>bmgr wipe</code> +command: + + <pre class="no-pretty-print">adb shell bmgr wipe <em><package></em></pre> + +<p><code><em><package></em></code> is the formal package name of the application whose data +you wish to +erase. The next backup operation that the application's agent processes will look as +though the application had never backed anything up before. + + +<h3>Enabling and disabling backup</h3> + +<p>You can see whether the Backup Manager is operational at all with the <code>bmgr +enabled</code> command: + + <pre class="no-pretty-print">adb shell bmgr enabled</pre> + +<p>This might be useful if your application's backup agent is never being invoked for backup, to +verify whether the operating system thinks it should be performing such operations at all.</p> + +<p>You can also directly disable or enable the Backup Manager with this command: + + <pre class="no-pretty-print">adb shell bmgr enable <em><boolean></em></pre> + +<p><code><em><boolean></em></code> is either <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>. +This is equivalent to disabling or enabling backup in the device's main Settings UI.</p> + +<p class="warning"><strong>Warning!</strong> When backup is disabled, the current backup transport +will explicitly wipe +the entire active data set from its backend storage. This is so that when a user says +they do <em>not</em> want their data backed up, the Backup Manager respects that wish. No further +data will be saved from the device, and no restore operations will be possible, unless the Backup +Manager is re-enabled (either through Settings or through the above <code>bmgr</code> command). + + + + +<!-- The following is not useful to applications, but may be some useful information some day... + + +<h2 id="transports">Applying a Backup Transport</h2> + +<p>A "backup transport" is the code module responsible for moving backup and restore data +to and from some storage location. A device can have multipe transports installed, though only +one is active at any given time. Transports are identified by name. You can see what +transports are available on your device or emulator by running the +<code>bmgr list transports</code> command: + + <pre class="no-pretty-print">adb shell bmgr list transports</pre> + +<p>The output of this command is a list of the transports available on the device. The currently +active transport is flagged with a <code>*</code> character. Transport names may look like +component names (for example, <code>android/com.android.internal.backup.LocalTransport</code>), +but they need not be, and the strings are never used as direct class references. The use of +a component-like naming scheme is simply for purposes of preventing name collisions. + +<p>You can change which transport is currently active from the command line as well: + + <pre class="no-pretty-print">adb shell bmgr transport <em><name></em></pre> + +<p><code><em><name></em></code> is one of the names as printed by the <code>bmgr list +transports</code> +command. From this point forward, backup and restore operations will be directed through the +newly-selected transport. Backup state tracking is managed separately for each transport, so +switching back and forth between them will not corrupt the saved state. + + + + +<h2 id="restoresets">Viewing Restore Sets</h2> + +<p>All of the application data that a device has written to its backup transport is tracked +as a group that is collectively called a "restore set," because each data set is +most often manipulated during a restore operation. When a device is provisioned for the first +time, a new restore set is established. You can get a listing of all the restore sets available to +the current transport by running the <code>bmgr list sets</code> command: + + <pre class="no-pretty-print">adb shell bmgr list sets</pre> + +<p>The output is a listing of available restore sets, one per line. The first item on each line is +a token (a hexadecimal value that identifies the restore set to the transport). Following +the token is a string that briefly identifies the restore set. +Only the token is used within the backup and restore mechanism. + + +--> |
