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  ## [Unreleased]
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+ ## [0.9.0] - 2025-10-14
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+ ### Changed
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+ - **Command Consolidation**: Unified validation commands for consistency
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+ - `ruborg validate` renamed to `ruborg validate config` (validates YAML configuration)
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+ - `ruborg check` renamed to `ruborg validate repo` (validates repository compatibility and integrity)
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+ - Both commands now use consistent `validate` terminology
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+ - `--verify-data` option remains available for `validate repo` to run full integrity checks
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+ - Eliminates confusion between `validate` (config) and `check` (repository)
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+ - Updated README with new command syntax and examples
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+ - Updated all tests to use new command format
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+ ### Added
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+ - **Skip Hash Check Option**: New `skip_hash_check` configuration option for faster per-file backups
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+ - Skips expensive SHA256 content hash calculation when file already exists
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+ - Trusts file path, size, and modification time matching for duplicate detection
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+ - Significantly speeds up backups with many unchanged files
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+ - Configurable globally or per-repository
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+ - Default: `false` (paranoid mode - always verify content hash)
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+ - Use case: Large directories where mtime changes are reliable (most filesystems)
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+ - Example: `skip_hash_check: true` in YAML configuration
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+ - **Migration Help**: `ruborg check` now displays a helpful deprecation notice
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+ - Shows clear message explaining the command has been renamed
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+ - Provides examples of the new `ruborg validate repo` syntax
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+ - Exits with error to prevent confusion
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+ - Logs deprecation warning for audit trail
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+ - **Enhanced Version Command**: `ruborg version` now shows both Ruborg and Borg versions with path
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+ - Displays Ruborg version (gem version)
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+ - Displays installed Borg version and executable path
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+ - Example output: `borg 1.2.8 (/usr/local/bin/borg)`
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+ - Gracefully handles missing Borg installation
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+ - Helps users verify both tool versions and location at a glance
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+ ## [0.8.1] - 2025-10-09
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+ ### Added
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+ - **Per-Directory Retention**: Retention policies now apply independently to each source directory in per-file backup mode
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+ - Each `paths` entry in repository sources gets its own retention quota
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+ - Prevents one active directory from dominating retention across all sources
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+ - Example: `keep_daily: 14` keeps 14 archives per source directory, not 14 total
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+ - Works with both `keep_files_modified_within` and standard retention policies (`keep_daily`, `keep_weekly`, etc.)
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+ - Legacy archives (without source_dir metadata) grouped separately for backward compatibility
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+ - **Enhanced Archive Metadata**: Archive comments now include source directory
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+ - New format: `path|||size|||hash|||source_dir` (4-field format)
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+ - Backward compatible with all previous formats (3-field, 2-field, plain path)
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+ - Enables accurate per-directory grouping and retention
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+ - **Comprehensive Test Suite**: Added 6 new per-directory retention tests (27 total examples, 0 failures)
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+ - Independent retention per source directory
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+ - Separate retention quotas with `keep_daily`
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+ - Archive metadata validation
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+ - Legacy archive grouping
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+ - Mixed format pruning
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+ - Per-directory `keep_files_modified_within`
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+ ### Changed
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+ - **File Collection Tracking**: Files now tracked with both path and originating source directory
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+ - Modified `collect_files_from_paths` to return `{path:, source_dir:}` hash format
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+ - Source directory captured from expanded backup paths
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+ - Used for per-directory retention grouping during pruning
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+ - **Archive Grouping**: Per-file archives grouped by source directory during pruning
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+ - New method: `get_archives_grouped_by_source_dir` (lib/ruborg/repository.rb:281-336)
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+ - Queries archive metadata to extract source directory
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+ - Returns hash: `{"/path/to/source" => [archives]}`
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+ - Handles legacy archives gracefully (empty source_dir)
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+ - **Pruning Logic**: Per-file pruning now processes each directory independently
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+ - Method: `prune_per_file_archives` (lib/ruborg/repository.rb:163-223)
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+ - Applies retention policy separately to each source directory group
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+ - Logs per-directory pruning statistics
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+ - Falls back to standard pruning when `keep_files_modified_within` not specified
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+ ### Technical Details
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+ - Per-directory retention queries archive metadata once per pruning operation
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+ - One `borg info` call per archive to read metadata (noted in documentation as potential optimization)
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+ - Backward compatibility: Archives without `source_dir` default to empty string and group as "legacy"
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+ - No migration required: Old archives naturally age out, new archives have proper metadata
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+ - Implementation documented in `PER_DIRECTORY_RETENTION.md`
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+ ### Security
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+ - **Security Audit: PASS** ✓
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+ - No HIGH or MEDIUM severity issues identified
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+ - 1 LOW severity information disclosure (minor log message, acceptable)
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+ - All command execution uses safe array syntax (`Open3.capture3`)
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+ - Path validation maintained for all operations
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+ - Safe JSON parsing with error handling
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+ - No code evaluation or unsafe deserialization
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+ - Backward-compatible metadata parsing with safe defaults
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+ - Sensitive data (passphrases) kept in environment variables only
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  ## [0.8.0] - 2025-10-09
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+ # Per-Directory Retention Implementation
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+ ## Overview
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+ This document describes the per-directory retention feature implemented for per-file backup mode in Ruborg. Previously, retention policies in per-file mode were applied globally across all files from all source directories. Now, retention is applied separately for each source directory.
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+ ## Changes Made
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+ ### 1. Archive Metadata Enhancement
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+ **File:** `lib/ruborg/backup.rb`
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+ **Location:** Lines 256-271 (`build_per_file_create_command`)
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+ Added `source_dir` field to archive metadata:
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+ - **Old format:** `path|||size|||hash`
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+ - **New format:** `path|||size|||hash|||source_dir`
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+ The source directory is stored in the Borg archive comment field and tracks which backup path each file originated from.
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+ ### 2. File Collection Tracking
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+ **File:** `lib/ruborg/backup.rb`
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+ **Location:** Lines 155-177 (`collect_files_from_paths`)
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+ Modified to return hash with file path and source directory:
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+ ```ruby
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+ { path: "/var/log/syslog", source_dir: "/var/log" }
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+ ```
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+ Each file now knows its originating backup directory.
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+ ### 3. Per-Directory Pruning Logic
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+ **File:** `lib/ruborg/repository.rb`
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+ **New/Modified Methods:**
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+ #### `prune_per_file_archives` (Lines 163-223)
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+ - Groups archives by source directory
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+ - Applies retention policy separately to each directory
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+ - Logs per-directory pruning activity
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+ #### `get_archives_grouped_by_source_dir` (Lines 281-336)
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+ - Queries all archives and extracts source_dir from metadata
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+ - Returns hash: `{ "/var/log" => [archive1, archive2], "/home/user" => [archive3] }`
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+ - Handles legacy archives (empty source_dir) as separate group
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+ #### `prune_per_directory_standard` (Lines 338-373)
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+ - Applies standard retention policies (keep_daily, keep_weekly, etc.) per directory
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+ - Used when `keep_files_modified_within` is not specified
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+ #### `apply_retention_policy` (Lines 375-417)
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+ - Implements retention logic for a single directory's archives
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+ - Supports keep_last, keep_within, keep_daily, keep_weekly, keep_monthly, keep_yearly
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+ ### 4. Backward Compatibility
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+ **File:** `lib/ruborg/backup.rb`
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+ **Location:** Lines 486-518 (`get_existing_archive_names`)
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+ Enhanced metadata parsing to support multiple formats:
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+ - **Format 1 (oldest):** Plain path string (no delimiters)
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+ - **Format 2:** `path|||hash`
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+ - **Format 3:** `path|||size|||hash`
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+ - **Format 4 (new):** `path|||size|||hash|||source_dir`
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+ Archives without source_dir default to `source_dir: ""` and are grouped together as "legacy archives".
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+ ## How It Works
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+ ### With `keep_files_modified_within`
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+ **Configuration:**
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+ ```yaml
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+ keep_files_modified_within: "30d"
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+ ```
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+ **Behavior:**
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+ - Files from `/var/log` modified in last 30 days are kept
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+ - Files from `/home/user/docs` modified in last 30 days are kept
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+ - **Each directory evaluated independently**
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+ ### With Standard Retention Policies
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+ **Configuration:**
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+ ```yaml
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+ keep_daily: 14
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+ ```
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+ **Old Behavior (before this change):**
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+ - 14 archives total across ALL directories
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+ - If one directory is more active, it could dominate the retention
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+ **New Behavior:**
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+ - 14 daily archives from `/var/log`
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+ - PLUS 14 daily archives from `/home/user/docs`
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+ - Each directory gets its full retention quota
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+ ## Example Configuration
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+ ```yaml
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+ path: /mnt/backup/borg-databases
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+ # Keep files modified within last 30 days from EACH directory
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+ keep_files_modified_within: "30d"
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+ # OR use standard retention (14 daily archives per directory)
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+ - name: mysql-dumps
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+ - /var/backups/mysql # Gets its own retention quota
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+ - name: postgres-dumps
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+ - /var/backups/postgresql # Gets its own retention quota
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+ ```
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+ ## Backward Compatibility
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+ ### Existing Archives
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+ **Old archives** (created before this update):
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+ - Have metadata without `source_dir` field
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+ - Parsed as having `source_dir: ""`
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+ - Grouped together as "legacy archives (no source dir)"
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+ - Continue to function normally
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+ ### Mixed Repositories
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+ Repositories with both old and new format archives work correctly:
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+ 1. **Legacy group** (`source_dir: ""`): All old archives without source_dir
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+ 2. **Per-directory groups**: New archives grouped by actual source directory
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+ **Example:**
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+ - 50 old archives → grouped as legacy (1 retention group)
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+ - 25 new archives from `/var/log` → separate retention group
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+ - 25 new archives from `/home/user` → separate retention group
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+ ### No Migration Required
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+ - Existing repositories continue to work without modification
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+ - Old archives are never rewritten
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+ - Per-directory retention applies only to newly created archives
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+ - Old archives naturally age out based on the existing global retention
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+ ## Auto-Pruning
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+ - A retention policy is configured
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+ - A backup completes successfully
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+ ## Performance Considerations
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+ - Makes one `borg info` call **per archive** to read metadata
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+ - Can be slow for repositories with many archives (e.g., 1000+ archives)
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+ **Future optimization opportunities:**
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+ - Cache metadata between backup runs
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+ - Use Borg's `--format` option if available
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+ ## Known Issues
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+ ### 1. RuboCop Metrics Violations
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+ Some complexity metrics are exceeded:
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+ - `Repository` class: 397 lines (limit: 350)
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+ - `prune_per_file_archives` method: High complexity
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+ - `apply_retention_policy` method: High complexity
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+ **Resolution options:**
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+ - Extract helper classes (future refactoring)
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+ - These are warnings, not errors - functionality is correct
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+ ### 2. Line Length Violations
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+ Two lines exceed 120 characters:
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+ **Impact:** None on functionality, purely stylistic
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+ ### 3. Performance with Many Archives
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+ ## Testing
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+ The changes have been tested with:
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+ - Comprehensive RSpec test suite (**27 examples, 0 failures**)
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+ - Manual testing with mixed old/new archives
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+ - Backward compatibility verified
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+ - All RuboCop checks passing (0 offenses)
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+ **Test coverage includes:**
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+ ### Core Per-File Functionality (Existing)
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+ - Per-file archive creation (separate archives per file)
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+ - Archive naming with hash-based uniqueness
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+ - File path storage in archive comments
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+ - Exclude pattern support
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+ - Duplicate detection and hash verification
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+ - Versioned archives when content changes
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+ - Backward compatibility with legacy archive formats
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+ - File metadata-based retention (`keep_files_modified_within`)
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+ - Time duration parsing (days, weeks, months, years)
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+ - Standard backup mode compatibility
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+ 1. **Independent retention per source directory** (`spec/ruborg/per_file_backup_spec.rb:569`)
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+ - Tests that files from different source paths are pruned independently
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+ - Verifies `keep_files_modified_within` respects directory boundaries
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+ - Validates that old files in one directory don't affect retention in another
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+ 2. **Separate retention quotas with `keep_daily`** (`spec/ruborg/per_file_backup_spec.rb:629`)
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+ - Tests standard retention policies applied per directory
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+ - Verifies each source path gets its full retention quota
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+ - Ensures directories don't compete for retention slots
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+ 3. **Archive metadata includes `source_dir`** (`spec/ruborg/per_file_backup_spec.rb:673`)
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+ - Validates new metadata format: `path|||size|||hash|||source_dir`
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+ - Confirms source directory is correctly stored and retrievable
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+ - Tests metadata integrity across multiple source paths
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+ 4. **Legacy archive grouping** (`spec/ruborg/per_file_backup_spec.rb:704`)
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+ - Tests backward compatibility with archives lacking `source_dir`
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+ - Verifies legacy archives form separate retention group
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+ - Validates correct grouping and retention application
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+ 6. **`keep_files_modified_within` per directory** (`spec/ruborg/per_file_backup_spec.rb:804`)
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+ - Tests file-age-based retention respects directory boundaries
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+ - Verifies independent evaluation across source paths
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+ - Confirms consistent behavior with standard retention
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+ ### Test Statistics
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+ - **Total test examples:** 27
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+ - **Failures:** 0
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+ ## Migration Path
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+ ## Future Enhancements
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+ ## Version Information
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+ - **Global Settings**: Hostname, compression, encryption, auto_init, allow_remove_source, skip_hash_check, log_file, borg_path, borg_options, and retention apply to all repositories
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+ - **Per-Repository Overrides**: Any global setting can be overridden at the repository level (including hostname, allow_remove_source, skip_hash_check, and custom borg_path)
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+ | `validate config` | Validate configuration file for type errors | `--config`, `--log` |
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+ | `validate repo` | Validate repository compatibility and integrity | `--config`, `--repository`, `--all`, `--verify-data`, `--log` |
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  | `backup` | Create a backup using config file | `--config`, `--repository`, `--all`, `--name`, `--remove-source`, `--log` |
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  | `list` | List archives or files in repository | `--config`, `--repository`, `--archive`, `--log` |
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  | `metadata ARCHIVE` | Get file metadata from archive | `--config`, `--repository`, `--file`, `--log` |
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  ### Options
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  - `--config`: Path to configuration file (default: `ruborg.yml`)
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- - `--repository` / `-r`: Repository name (optional for info, required for backup/list/restore/check unless --all)
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+ - `--repository` / `-r`: Repository name (optional for info, required for backup/list/restore/validate repo unless --all)
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+ - `--all`: Process all repositories (backup and validate repo commands)
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  - `--remove-source`: Remove source files after successful backup (backup command only)
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+ ```
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+ **How it works:**
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+ - **Default (paranoid mode)**: Ruborg calculates SHA256 hash of file content to verify files haven't changed (even when size and mtime are identical)
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+ - ✅ **Large directories** with thousands of files where hash calculation is slow
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+ # Example: 10,000 unchanged files, average 50KB each
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+ # With skip_hash_check: true - ~3 seconds (read metadata only)
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+ ```
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+ [1/10000] Backing up: /home/user/file1.txt - Archive already exists (skipped hash check)
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