Method code for $sys.do_backup()

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  1: arg @args;
  2: var line, who, how, name, dirty;
  3: 
  4: (> .perms(sender(), 'system) <);
  5: if (dict_contains(backup, 'started)) {
  6:     .log("BACKUP CONFLICT");
  7:     line = "BACKUP CONFLICT at " + $time.format("%I:%M:%S %p");
  8:     line += ", Current backup started at " + $time.format("%I:%M:%S %p", backup['started]);
  9:     $channel_ui._broadcast('System, line);
 10:     return;
 11: }
 12: dirty = .dirty();
 13: [(who ?= sender()), (how ?= 'request)] = args;
 14: if (!valid(who))
 15:     who = sender();
 16: backup = backup.add('next, time() + backup['interval]);
 17: backup = backup.add('last, time());
 18: if (how == 'interval && !dirty)
 19:     return;
 20: catch any {
 21:     name = who.namef('ref);
 22:     .log("BACKUP (" + name + ") ");
 23:     line = "Backup started at " + $time.format("%I:%M:%S %p") + " by " + name;
 24:     $channel_ui._broadcast('System, line);
 25: }
 26: 
 27: // double pause will hopefully let people know about it before it happens
 28: pause();
 29: pause();
 30: backup = backup.add('started, time());
 31: (> backup() <);

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// Created 27-Mar-1995 as a part of ColdCore, see: @help Credit