From 4bf61d4c9803f0f44e6a44c462fd7bb61177e3ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Meadors <benmmeadors@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 06:48:06 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add backup / restore admin commands

---
 meshtastic/__main__.py | 15 +++++++++++++++
 meshtastic/node.py     | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/meshtastic/__main__.py b/meshtastic/__main__.py
index e5a9243..7528e2a 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__main__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__main__.py
@@ -462,6 +462,21 @@ def onConnected(interface):
             waitForAckNak = True
             interface.getNode(args.dest, False, **getNode_kwargs).removeFavorite(args.remove_favorite_node)
 
+        if args.backup_prefs:
+            closeNow = True
+            waitForAckNak = True
+            interface.getNode(args.dest, False, **getNode_kwargs).re(args.backup_preferences)
+
+        if args.restore_prefs:
+            closeNow = True
+            waitForAckNak = True
+            interface.getNode(args.dest, False, **getNode_kwargs).re(args.backup_preferences)
+
+        if args.remove_backup_prefs:
+            closeNow = True
+            waitForAckNak = True
+            interface.getNode(args.dest, False, **getNode_kwargs).re(args.remove_backup_preferences)
+
         if args.set_ignored_node:
             closeNow = True
             waitForAckNak = True
diff --git a/meshtastic/node.py b/meshtastic/node.py
index f8e81f6..98fbdcc 100644
--- a/meshtastic/node.py
+++ b/meshtastic/node.py
@@ -707,8 +707,47 @@ class Node:
             onResponse = self.onAckNak
         return self._sendAdmin(p, onResponse=onResponse)
 
+    def backupPreferences(self, location: int = 0):
+        """Tell the node to backup preferences to flash."""
+        self.ensureSessionKey()
+
+        p = admin_pb2.AdminMessage()
+        p.backup_preferences = location
+
+        if self == self.iface.localNode:
+            onResponse = None
+        else:
+            onResponse = self.onAckNak
+        return self._sendAdmin(p, onResponse=onResponse)
+
+    def restorePreferences(self, location: int = 0):
+        """Tell the node to restore preferences from backup."""
+        self.ensureSessionKey()
+
+        p = admin_pb2.AdminMessage()
+        p.restore_preferences = location
+
+        if self == self.iface.localNode:
+            onResponse = None
+        else:
+            onResponse = self.onAckNak
+        return self._sendAdmin(p, onResponse=onResponse)
+
+    def removePreferencesBackups(self, location: int = 0):
+        """Tell the node to remove backup preferences from the filesystem."""
+        self.ensureSessionKey()
+
+        p = admin_pb2.AdminMessage()
+        p.remove_backup_preferences = location
+
+        if self == self.iface.localNode:
+            onResponse = None
+        else:
+            onResponse = self.onAckNak
+        return self._sendAdmin(p, onResponse=onResponse)
+
     def removeFavorite(self, nodeId: Union[int, str]):
-        """Tell the node to set the specified node ID to be un-favorited on the NodeDB on the device"""
+        """Tell the node to set the specified node ID to be un-favorited on the NodeDB on the device."""
         self.ensureSessionKey()
         if isinstance(nodeId, str):
             if nodeId.startswith("!"):