We are working hard on improving the built-in backup experience, but in the meantime:
The datastore admin is open source so you can make the backup MR do what every you want: http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/source/browse/trunk/python/google/appengine/ext/datastore_admin/backup_handler.py You can already use cron.yaml to schedule backups: https://developers.google.com/appengine/articles/scheduled_backups On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 11:04 AM, alex <a...@cloudware.it> wrote: > backup.yaml sounds nice but what stops you from going 1 step further and > implementing it using scheduled tasks service? (cron.yaml) > > All pieces are already there, you just need to connect them together. > > -- alex > > > On Saturday, June 9, 2012 7:39:19 PM UTC+2, Jason Collins wrote: >> >> I encourage you (and everyone) to star this: >> >> >> http://code.google.com/p/**googleappengine/issues/detail?**id=7428<http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/detail?id=7428> >> >> j >> >> On Jun 8, 1:03 pm, hugues2 <hugues.flam...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am trying to develop a functionality to backup and restore data in >> the >> > datastore by namespace. Is the following correct ? >> > >> > --> The datastore admin as it stands today only allows to backup / >> restore >> > the complete datastore i.e. not by namespace >> > >> > --> The only tool available to extract / load data by namespace is >> > bulkloader and this tool cannot be scheduled on the server but has to >> be >> > called from a client. >> > >> > ==> If these two statements are correct, I see no other option that >> > deploying a script on an external server such as Amazon which would >> connect >> > on GAE to extract data by namespace. >> > >> > My questions would be the following >> > >> > --> Is this conclusion correct ? >> > >> > --> Is someone (at Google or external) working on extending the backup >> / >> > restore by namespace ? >> > >> > Thanks for your help, >> > >> > Hugues > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-appengine/-/gBn6vFGcIhYJ. > > To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
