## Features ## - Uses Growl for status notifications - Smart enough to only archive an asset once - Allows running archive and FCSvr services on separate machines - Keeps a log of tasks - Supports archiving/restoring multiple assets at once ## How it works ## ### Archive ### - User selects assets in FCSvr and clicks Archive. FCSvr moves the asset to it's Archive Device and marks it as archived - archive.sh writes the archived file path(s) to /tmp/finalstore/archive/.txt - launchd job (fi.tvtools.finalstore) runs finalstore.py every 20 seconds - finalstore.py forwards the file list to a customized awcli.sh, waits for the job to finish and runs growlnotify to let the user know of what happened ### Restore ### - User selects assets in FCSvr and clicks Restore. - restore.sh writes the file paths to /tmp/finalstore/restore/.txt - launchd job (fi.tvtools.finalstore) runs finalstore.py every n seconds - finalstore.py forwards the file list to a customized awcli.sh, waits for the job to finish and runs growlnotify to let the user know what happened ## Installation ## - Drag the FinalStore folder to /Library/Application Support/TV Tools - In FCSvr, open Administration > Devices > Archive and set the pahts of the archive and restore scripts - Configure your PressSTORE archive plan - In System Preferences > Final Cut Server, increase the Retry Count and Timeout values (for example 100/10). This is necessary for the restore process, to give PresSTORE time to retrieve the assets. - Edit FinalStore/config.py to match your configuration - Load the launchd job. Either create an alias or copy fi.tvtools.finalstore.plist into /Library/LaunchDaemons and: sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/fi.tvtools.finalstore.plist - Install Growl + growlnotify on the Final Cut Server. Optionally enable network notifications, if you want to send them to your Final Cut Server.app users. ## Why is this thing so complicated? ## The main reason is because Final Cut Server only sends one archive/restore asset path at a time. This means we need a lot more files to keep track of them.