Basic database backup feature added.

Windows/pecos.py

@@ -230,8 +230,33 @@ class Toplevel1:
 
                 #subprocess.run(['open', 'export.html'], check=True) # Open export.html in the default web browser (macOS)
                 os.startfile('export.html') # Open export.html in the default web browser (Windows)
-                
 
+        # --- BACKUP THE DATABASE AND BARCODES EVERY FIVE MINTUES ---
+        def BackupData():
+            # Set path variables for backup folders
+            ItemFolder = 'item/'
+            ItemBackup = 'itembackup/'
+            PatronFolder = 'patron/'
+            PatronBackup = 'patronbackup/'
+            DatabaseFile = 'checkouts.db'
+            dbBackup = 'checkouts-backup.db'
+
+        # Check to see if backup folders are there. If so, delete them.
+            if os.path.exists(ItemBackup):
+                shutil.rmtree(ItemBackup)
+    
+            if os.path.exists(PatronBackup):
+                shutil.rmtree(PatronBackup)
+
+            if os.path.exists(dbBackup):
+                os.remove(dbBackup)
+
+            # Copy item, patron, and database folder to Backup
+            shutil.copytree(ItemFolder, ItemBackup)
+            shutil.copytree(PatronFolder, PatronBackup)
+            shutil.copy(DatabaseFile, dbBackup)
+
+        # --- END OF FUNCTIONS - BEGIN GUI ---
 
         self.Canvas1 = tk.Canvas(top)
         self.image = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open("bg-01.png"))