Backup old RNA_SEQ_INFO_DATABASE_JSON and replace it with an updated one

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Code/backup_files.py b/Code/backup_files.py
index 1ab3fab..4984a66 100644
--- a/Code/backup_files.py
+++ b/Code/backup_files.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 # Created on 7 December 2019 by Hui Lan (lanhui@zjnu.edu.cn)
 
 import os, sys
+import gzip
 from configure import UPDATE_NETWORK_LOG_FILE
 from datetime import datetime
 from log import write_log_file
@@ -34,6 +35,16 @@ def copy_and_backup_file(src_file, dest_dir):
     write_log_file('[backup_files.py] File %s has been backed up to %s and zipped (.gz)' % (src_file, dest_file), UPDATE_NETWORK_LOG_FILE)            
 
 
+def backup_file(src_file):
+    if not os.path.exists(src_file):
+        raise Exception(f'{src_file} does not exists.')
+    curr_date = datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d')
+    zip_fname = src_file + '.' + curr_date + '.gz'
+    with gzip.open(zip_fname, 'wb') as gz:
+        with open(src_file) as f:
+            gz.write(f.read().encode('utf-8'))
+    return zip_fname
+
 ## main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     copy_and_backup_file('../Data/temp/edges.txt', '../Analysis')