[Feature]: Backup History - Job History / Status

[kayvanaarssen]

Problem or use case

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Proposed solution

Option to view

• Backup History - Status etc.
• Time of backups
• Duration of backups
• Next planned backup

See: garethgeorge/backrest#1034

Alternatives considered

No response

Component

Other

How important is this to you?

Nice to have

Additional context

No response

Checklist

• I searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate
• I would be willing to help test this feature

[kayvanaarssen]

Also include here the history of cleanup jobs / purges / check or verify actions

[wnstfy]

Implemented in develop branch (merge commit 54fc7f8).

Features Added

• backupd history command to view operation history
• History recording for all operation types:
  • Database backups (success/partial/failed)
  • Files backups (success/partial/failed)
  • Quick verify (success/failed)
  • Full verify (success/failed)
  • Cleanup/retention policy (success/failed)
• JSONL storage at /etc/backupd/history.jsonl with automatic rotation (max 50 records)
• CLI filters: all, backup, verify, cleanup, db, files
• JSON output for scripting (--json flag)
• Next scheduled operations display
• Auto-regenerate scripts on update

Usage

backupd history                 # Last 20 operations (all types)
backupd history db -n 50        # Last 50 database backups
backupd history verify          # All verification results
backupd history cleanup         # Retention policy history
backupd history backup --json   # All backups in JSON format

Files Changed

• lib/history.sh (new) - Core history module
• lib/cli.sh - History command dispatcher + functions
• lib/generators.sh - History recording in backup/verify/cleanup scripts
• lib/updater.sh - Auto-regenerate on update
• backupd.sh - Help text

Will be included in v3.1.0 release.