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restore

Restore from a backup file created with the new_backup function.

Before using this function the following list of requirements must be must be fulfilled:

  • The user performing the restore must have FULL privileges on the@thingsdb scope.
  • No collections may exists. Use collections_info() and del_collection(..) to remove existing collections.
  • All nodes must be online and ready. If this is not the case, then either remove the node or wait for the node to become ready. Use nodes_info() to check for the status of the nodes.
  • When having multiple nodes, all committed events must be stored as well. Function nodes_info() shows both the committed_event_id and stored_event_id for all nodes. This is not a requirement when using a single node.

After running this function, all existing users and tokens will be overwritten, including the user performing the restore unless the take_access argument will be set to true. In both cases it is required to re-authenticate to ThingsDB after the restore is completed.

This function generates an event.

Function

restore(filename, [take_access])

Arguments

Argument Type Description
filename str Tar file containing the backup, usually a file ending with .tar.gz.
take_access bool (optional) When true, the users and tokens will not be restored, but instead the user performing the restore will be granted full access to all scopes. Default is false.

Return value

Returns nil when successful.

Example

Restore from a backup file

restore('/tmp/backup.tar.gz');

Return value in JSON format

null