Mozilla::Backup 0.06

Mozilla::Backup is a Perl module as a backup utility for Mozilla profiles.

SYNOPSIS

$moz = Mozilla::Backup->new();
$file = $moz->backup_profile("firefox", "default");

This package provides a simple interface to back up and restore the profiles of Mozilla-related applications such as Firefox or Thunderbird.

Method calls may use named or positional parameters (named calls are recommended). Methods are outlined below:

new

$moz = Mozilla::Backup->new( %options );

Creates a new Mozilla::Backup object. The options are as follows:

log

A Log::Dispatch object for receiving log messages.
This value is passed to plugins if they accept it.

plugin

A plugin to use for archiving. Plugins included are:
Mozilla::Backup::Plugin::Zip

Saves the profile in a zip archive. This is the default plugin.

Mozilla::Backup::Plugin::FileCopy

Copies the files in the profile into another directory.

Mozilla::Backup::Plugin::Tar

Saves the profile in a tar or tar.gz archive.

You may pass options to the plugin in the following manner:

$moz = Mozilla::Backup->new(
plugin => [ Mozilla::Backup::Plugin::Tar, compress => 1 ],
);
exclude

An array reference of regular expressions for files to exclude from the backup. For example,

$moz = Mozilla::Backup->new(
exclude => [ ^history, ^Cache ],
);

Regular expressions can be strings or compiled Regexps.

By default the Cache, < Cache.Trash > folders, XUL cache, mail folders cache and lock files are excluded.