README.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # chguard
 
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="chguard.png" alt="chguard logo" width="256" />
+  <img src="https://git.sysmd.uk/guardutils/chguard/src/branch/main/chguard.png" alt="chguard logo" width="256" />
 </div>
 
 

chguard/cli.py

@@ -248,42 +248,49 @@ def main() -> None:
 
         root = normalize_root(args.save)
 
-        if state_exists(conn, args.name):
+        try:
-            if not args.overwrite:
+            with conn:  # start transaction
-                raise SystemExit(
+                if state_exists(conn, args.name):
-                    f"State '{args.name}' already exists (use --overwrite)"
+                    if not args.overwrite:
-                )
+                        raise SystemExit(
-            delete_state(conn, args.name)
+                            f"State '{args.name}' already exists (use --overwrite)"
+                        )
+                    # if the new save fails, this delete_state step will also roll back
+                    delete_state(conn, args.name, commit=False)
 
-        state_id = create_state(conn, args.name, str(root), os.getuid())
+                state_id = create_state(
-
+                    conn, args.name, str(root), os.getuid(), commit=False
-        # Abort early if root-owned files exist and user is not root.
-        # This prevents creating snapshots that cannot be meaningfully restored.
-        for entry in scan_tree(root, excludes=args.exclude):
-            if entry.uid == 0 and not _is_root():
-                raise SystemExit(
-                    "This path contains root-owned files.\n"
-                    "Saving this state requires sudo."
                 )
 
-            conn.execute(
+                # Abort early if root-owned files exist and user is not root.
-                """
+                # This prevents creating snapshots that cannot be meaningfully restored.
-                INSERT INTO entries (state_id, path, type, mode, uid, gid)
+                for entry in scan_tree(root, excludes=args.exclude):
-                VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+                    if entry.uid == 0 and not _is_root():
-                """,
+                        raise SystemExit(
-                (
+                            "This path contains root-owned files.\n"
-                    state_id,
+                            "Saving this state requires sudo."
-                    entry.path,
+                        )
-                    entry.type,
-                    entry.mode,
-                    entry.uid,
-                    entry.gid,
-                ),
-            )
 
-        conn.commit()
+                    conn.execute(
-        console.print(f"Saved state '{args.name}' for {root}")
+                        """
-        return
+                        INSERT INTO entries (state_id, path, type, mode, uid, gid)
+                        VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+                        """,
+                        (
+                            state_id,
+                            entry.path,
+                            entry.type,
+                            entry.mode,
+                            entry.uid,
+                            entry.gid,
+                        ),
+                    )
+
+            console.print(f"Saved state '{args.name}' for {root}")
+            return
+
+        except SystemExit:
+            raise
 
     if args.restore:
         if not args.state:

chguard/db.py

@@ -61,19 +61,28 @@ def state_exists(conn: sqlite3.Connection, name: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def create_state(
-    conn: sqlite3.Connection, name: str, root_path: str, created_by_uid: int
+    conn: sqlite3.Connection,
+    name: str,
+    root_path: str,
+    created_by_uid: int,
+    *,
+    commit: bool = True,
 ) -> int:
     cur = conn.execute(
         "INSERT INTO states (name, root_path, created_at, created_by_uid) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
         (name, root_path, utc_now_iso(), created_by_uid),
     )
-    conn.commit()
+    if commit:
+        conn.commit()
     return int(cur.lastrowid)
 
 
-def delete_state(conn: sqlite3.Connection, name: str) -> int:
+def delete_state(
+    conn: sqlite3.Connection, name: str, commit: bool = True
+) -> int:
     cur = conn.execute("DELETE FROM states WHERE name = ?", (name,))
-    conn.commit()
+    if commit:
+        conn.commit()
     return cur.rowcount
 
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "chguard"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 description = "Safety-first tool to snapshot and restore filesystem ownership and permissions."
 authors = ["Marco D'Aleo <marco@marcodaleo.com>"]
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"