markuz/mkzgdrive

A small python script to upload to Google Drive all that you have in a directory.

mkzgdrive's Issues

Let the user choose the credentials file

By now the credentials file is stored in $HOME. There must be an option to let the user choose where to pick the credentials file (whole path to the credentials file, not just the top level directory)

Let the user choose the configuration file

By now the configuration file is stored in $HOME. There must be an option to let the user choose where to pick the configuration file (whole path to the configuration file, not just the top level directory)

Send several files at the time

Using threads we can send several files at the time, this means faster uploads because one upload does not use all the bandwidth. My guess is that sending up to four files will do the job.

Of course this means that there will be an option to specify how many threads the use wants to use, defaulting to one.

Syncing files when uploading

By now the script just upload files (and create directories) when the file (or directory) is not present in the remote. What if the file is present?.

Upload the stat data when uploading a file

We currently do not set this data, it would be great to have it present, the creation date and modification date is important for date sorting, if we don't use it all the files will have the current date as creation/modification date.

Proper place to save the credentials and configuration file

By now they are stored in the users $HOME, but it shouldn't be there, move to another configuration place like $HOME/.config/ or $HOME/Library/Application Support or something.

Get the changes and download updates

Having to iterate all the root directory to sync files is a PITA, . At some point this thing needs to get the changes and download the updates.

Download remote files

Currently the script uploads but do not download files that are present in the remote and are not present in the local.

Creating the configuration file is not intuitive

By now the first time you run mkzgdrive the configuration file is created, but there is no sign of this.

Also, having a "--create-config-file" option should be added, with this a user can check the help and create it.