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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion CHANGELOG.md
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## [Unreleased]
## [0.15.0] - Unreleased

- Bundle Litestream 0.5.17 release archives and verify their SHA-256 checksums during packaging.
- Replace the removed `generations`, `snapshots`, and `wal` wrappers and rake tasks with `ltx` and `status`.
- Support JSON CLI output and use daemon-free `databases`, `status`, and `ltx` calls for dashboard data.
- Show local status, LTX levels, snapshots, latest transaction IDs, and transaction lag in the dashboard.
- Generate Litestream 0.5 configuration with a single replica and global snapshot settings.
- Document restoration and migration from Litestream 0.3 backups.

## [0.14.0] - 2025-06-14

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PATH
remote: .
specs:
litestream (0.14.0)
litestream (0.15.0)
actionpack (>= 7.0)
actionview (>= 7.0)
activejob (>= 7.0)
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rubocop (>= 1.48.1, < 2.0)
rubocop-ast (>= 1.30.0, < 2.0)
ruby-progressbar (1.13.0)
rubyzip (2.3.2)
securerandom (0.4.1)
sqlite3 (2.6.0-arm64-darwin)
sqlite3 (2.6.0-x86_64-linux-gnu)
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minitest (~> 5.0)
rails
rake (~> 13.0)
rubyzip
standard (~> 1.3)

BUNDLED WITH
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The default configuration file looks like this if you only have one SQLite database:

```yaml
snapshot:
interval: 24h
retention: 24h

dbs:
- path: storage/production.sqlite3
replicas:
- type: s3
path: storage/production.sqlite3
bucket: $LITESTREAM_REPLICA_BUCKET
access-key-id: $LITESTREAM_ACCESS_KEY_ID
secret-access-key: $LITESTREAM_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
replica:
type: s3
path: storage/production.sqlite3
bucket: $LITESTREAM_REPLICA_BUCKET
access-key-id: $LITESTREAM_ACCESS_KEY_ID
secret-access-key: $LITESTREAM_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
```

In Litestream 0.5, snapshot interval and retention are global settings rather than per-replica settings.

This is the default for Amazon S3. The full range of possible replica types (e.g. other S3-compatible object storage servers) are covered in Litestream's [replica guides](https://litestream.io/guides/#replica-guides).

The gem also provides a default initializer file at `config/initializers/litestream.rb` that allows you to configure various variables referenced in the configuration file in Ruby. By providing a Ruby interface to these environment variables, you can use your preferred method of storing secrets. For example, the default generated file uses Rails' encrypted credentials to store your secrets.
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> [!NOTE]
> During the restoration process, you need to prevent any interaction with ActiveRecord/SQLite, such as from a running `rails server` or `rails console` instance. If there is any interaction, Rails might regenerate the production database and prevent restoration via litestream. If this happens, you might get a "cannot restore, output path already exists" error.

1. Rename the production (`production.sqlite3`, `production.sqlite3-shm`, and `production.sqlite3-wal`) databases (**recommended**) or alternatively delete. To delete the production databases locally, you can run the following at your own risk:
1. Rename the production database and its SQLite sidecar files (**recommended**) or alternatively delete them. To delete the production databases locally, you can run the following at your own risk:
```shell
# DANGEROUS OPERATION, consider renaming database files instead
bin/rails db:drop DISABLE_DATABASE_ENVIRONMENT_CHECK=1
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-if-replica-exists
Returns exit code of 0 if no backups found.

-parallelism NUM
Determines the number of WAL files downloaded in parallel.
Defaults to 8

-replica NAME
Restore from a specific replica.
Defaults to replica with latest data.

-generation NAME
Restore from a specific generation.
Defaults to generation with latest data.

-index NUM
Restore up to a specific WAL index (inclusive).
Defaults to use the highest available index.
-txid TXID
Restore through a specific 16-character hexadecimal transaction ID.
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-timestamp TIMESTAMP
Restore to a specific point-in-time.
Defaults to use the latest available backup.

-json
Print the restore result as JSON.

-dry-run
Print the restore plan without writing the database.

-config PATH
Specifies the configuration file.
Defaults to /etc/litestream.yml
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This will return a list of databases and their configured replicas:

```
path replicas
path replica
/Users/you/Code/your-app/storage/production.sqlite3 s3
```

You can also list the generations of a specific database:

```shell
bin/rails litestream:generations -- --database=storage/production.sqlite3
```

This will list all generations for the specified database, including stats about their lag behind the primary database and the time range they cover:

```
name generation lag start end
s3 a295b16a796689f3 -156ms 2024-04-17T00:01:19Z 2024-04-17T00:01:19Z
```

You can list the snapshots available for a database:
You can inspect local replication status for all databases or one specific database:

```shell
bin/rails litestream:snapshots -- --database=storage/production.sqlite3
bin/rails litestream:status -- --database=storage/production.sqlite3
```

This command lists snapshots available for that specified database:
This reads local state and does not require a running Litestream process:

```
replica generation index size created
s3 a295b16a796689f3 1 4645465 2024-04-17T00:01:19Z
database status local_txid wal_size
/Users/you/Code/your-app/storage/production.sqlite3 ok 000000000000000a 128 kB
```

Finally, you can list the wal files available for a database:
You can list all remote LTX files, including the level-9 snapshot:

```shell
bin/rails litestream:wal -- --database=storage/production.sqlite3
bin/rails litestream:ltx -- --database=storage/production.sqlite3 --level=all
```

This command lists wal files available for that specified database:
The command returns the compaction level, transaction range, byte size, and creation time:

```
replica generation index offset size created
s3 a295b16a796689f3 1 0 2036 2024-04-17T00:01:19Z
level min_txid max_txid size created
0 0000000000000008 000000000000000a 1013 2026-09-08T03:16:43Z
```

### Running commands from Ruby

In addition to the provided rake tasks, you can also run Litestream commands directly from Ruby. The gem provides a `Litestream::Commands` module that wraps the Litestream CLI commands. This is particularly useful for the introspection commands, as you can use the output in your Ruby code.

The `Litestream::Commands.databases` method returns an array of hashes with the "path" and "replicas" keys for each database:
Pass `json: true` to return the 0.5 CLI's JSON values with string keys. The `Litestream::Commands.databases` method returns each database path and replica type:

```ruby
Litestream::Commands.databases
# => [{"path"=>"/Users/you/Code/your-app/storage/production.sqlite3", "replicas"=>"s3"}]
Litestream::Commands.databases(json: true)
# => [{"path"=>"/Users/you/Code/your-app/storage/production.sqlite3", "replica"=>"s3"}]
```

The `Litestream::Commands.generations` method returns an array of hashes with the "name", "generation", "lag", "start", and "end" keys for each generation:
The `status` method returns local state without connecting to the replica or requiring a daemon:

```ruby
Litestream::Commands.generations('storage/production.sqlite3')
# => [{"name"=>"s3", "generation"=>"5f4341bc3d22d615", "lag"=>"3s", "start"=>"2024-04-17T19:48:09Z", "end"=>"2024-04-17T19:48:09Z"}]
Litestream::Commands.status("storage/production.sqlite3", json: true)
# => [{"database"=>"storage/production.sqlite3", "status"=>"ok", "local_txid"=>"000000000000000a", "wal_size"=>"128 kB"}]
```

The `Litestream::Commands.snapshots` method returns an array of hashes with the "replica", "generation", "index", "size", and "created" keys for each snapshot:
The `ltx` method lists remote LTX files. An unreplicated database returns an empty array:

```ruby
Litestream::Commands.snapshots('storage/production.sqlite3')
# => [{"replica"=>"s3", "generation"=>"5f4341bc3d22d615", "index"=>"0", "size"=>"4645465", "created"=>"2024-04-17T19:48:09Z"}]
```

The `Litestream::Commands.wal` method returns an array of hashes with the "replica", "generation", "index", "offset","size", and "created" keys for each wal:

```ruby
Litestream::Commands.wal('storage/production.sqlite3')
# => [{"replica"=>"s3", "generation"=>"5f4341bc3d22d615", "index"=>"0", "offset"=>"0", "size"=>"2036", "created"=>"2024-04-17T19:48:09Z"}]
Litestream::Commands.ltx("storage/production.sqlite3", json: true, "--level" => "all")
# => [{"level"=>0, "min_txid"=>"0000000000000008", "max_txid"=>"000000000000000a", "size"=>1013, "timestamp"=>"2026-09-08T03:16:43Z"}]
```

You can also restore a database programmatically using the `Litestream::Commands.restore` method, which returns the path to the restored database:
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```shell
litestream databases [arguments]
litestream generations [arguments] DB_PATH|REPLICA_URL
litestream info [arguments]
litestream list [arguments]
litestream ltx [arguments] DB_PATH
litestream register [arguments]
litestream replicate [arguments]
litestream restore [arguments] DB_PATH|REPLICA_URL
litestream snapshots [arguments] DB_PATH|REPLICA_URL
litestream reset [arguments]
litestream restore [arguments] DB_PATH
litestream start [arguments]
litestream status [arguments] [DB_PATH]
litestream stop [arguments]
litestream sync [arguments]
litestream unregister [arguments]
litestream version
litestream wal [arguments] DB_PATH|REPLICA_URL
```

### Upgrading from 0.3

Litestream 0.5 changes each database from a `replicas:` list to a single `replica:` map and moves retention and snapshot settings into the root-level `snapshot:` block. Update existing configuration files before upgrading.

The 0.5 `restore` command auto-detects both 0.3 and LTX backups and prefers whichever backup is newer. Existing 0.3 `generations/` objects are left in place; you can delete them after the LTX history covers your full retention window. To roll back, reinstall a 0.14.x release of this gem, which bundles Litestream 0.3.

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### Using in development

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</div>

<br />
<section id="generations" class="ml-6">
<% database['generations'].each do |generation| %>
<details id="<%= generation['generation'] %>" open="open">
<summary class="cursor-pointer rounded p-2 hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-800">
<code><%= generation['generation'] %></code>
(<em><%= generation['lag'] %> lag</em>)
</summary>

<dl class="ml-7 grid grid-cols-[fit-content(100%)_1fr] gap-x-4">
<dt class="font-bold">Start</dt>
<dd class="">
<abbr title="<%= generation['start'] %>" class="underline decoration-dashed decoration-gray-500 cursor-help">
<time datetime="<%= generation['start'] %>"><%= DateTime.parse(generation['start']).to_formatted_s(:db) %></time>
</abbr>
</dd>
<section class="ml-6">
<% if database['error'] %>
<p class="text-red-700 dark:text-red-300"><strong>Error:</strong> <%= database['error'] %></p>
<% else %>
<% status = database['status'] || {} %>
<p class="text-sm">
<strong>Status:</strong> <%= status['status'] || 'unknown' %>
&middot; <strong>Local TXID:</strong> <code><%= status['local_txid'] || '-' %></code>
&middot; <strong>WAL size:</strong> <%= status['wal_size'] || '-' %>
</p>

<dt class="font-bold">End</dt>
<dd class="">
<abbr title="<%= generation['end'] %>" class="underline decoration-dashed decoration-gray-500 cursor-help">
<time datetime="<%= generation['end'] %>"><%= DateTime.parse(generation['end']).to_formatted_s(:db) %></time>
</abbr>
</dd>
<dl class="mt-2 grid grid-cols-[fit-content(100%)_1fr] gap-x-4">
<dt class="font-bold">Latest TXID</dt>
<dd><code><%= database.dig('latest', 'max_txid') || '-' %></code></dd>
<dt class="font-bold">Snapshot</dt>
<dd>
<% if database['snapshot'] %>
<time datetime="<%= database['snapshot']['timestamp'] %>"><%= DateTime.parse(database['snapshot']['timestamp']).to_formatted_s(:db) %></time>
(<%= number_to_human_size database['snapshot']['size'] %>)
<% else %>
none
<% end %>
</dd>
<dt class="font-bold">Levels</dt>
<dd><%= database['levels'].presence&.sort&.map { |level, count| "L#{level}: #{count}" }&.join(', ') || 'none' %></dd>
<dt class="font-bold">Lag</dt>
<dd><%= database['lag_txids'].nil? ? '-' : "#{database['lag_txids']} txids" %></dd>
</dl>

<div class="col-span-2">
<dt class="font-bold">Snapshots</dt>
<dd class="">
<table class="min-w-full divide-y divide-gray-300">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-left text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Created at</th>
<th scope="col" class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-right text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Index</th>
<th scope="col" class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-right text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Size</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-900">
<% generation['snapshots'].each do |snapshot| %>
<tr class="align-top even:bg-gray-50 dark:even:bg-gray-800">
<td scope="col" class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
<abbr title="<%= snapshot['created'] %>" class="underline decoration-dashed decoration-gray-500 cursor-help">
<time datetime="<%= snapshot['created'] %>"><%= DateTime.parse(snapshot['created']).to_formatted_s(:db) %></time>
</abbr>
</td>
<td scope="col" class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 text-right">
<%= snapshot['index'] %>
</td>
<td scope="col" class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 text-right">
<%= number_to_human_size snapshot['size'] %>
</td>
</tr>
<% end %>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd>
</div>
</dl>
<details id="ltx" class="mt-2">
<summary class="cursor-pointer rounded p-2 hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-800">
LTX files (<%= database['ltx'].size %>)
</summary>
<table class="min-w-full divide-y divide-gray-300">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col" class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-right text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Level</th>
<th scope="col" class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-left text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">TXID range</th>
<th scope="col" class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-right text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Size</th>
<th scope="col" class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-left text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Created</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-900">
<% database['ltx'].each do |ltx| %>
<tr class="align-top even:bg-gray-50 dark:even:bg-gray-800">
<td class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-sm text-right text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100"><%= ltx['level'] %></td>
<td class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100"><code><%= ltx['min_txid'] %>&ndash;<%= ltx['max_txid'] %></code></td>
<td class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-sm text-right text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100"><%= number_to_human_size ltx['size'] %></td>
<td class="whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
<time datetime="<%= ltx['timestamp'] %>"><%= DateTime.parse(ltx['timestamp']).to_formatted_s(:db) %></time>
</td>
</tr>
<% end %>
</tbody>
</table>
</details>
<% end %>
</section>
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end

def databases
databases = Commands.databases
databases = Commands.databases(json: true)

databases.each do |db|
generations = Commands.generations(db["path"])
snapshots = Commands.snapshots(db["path"])
db["path"] = db["path"].gsub(Rails.root.to_s, "[ROOT]")

db["generations"] = generations.map do |generation|
id = generation["generation"]
replica = generation["name"]
generation["snapshots"] = snapshots.select { |snapshot| snapshot["generation"] == id && snapshot["replica"] == replica }
.map { |s| s.slice("index", "size", "created") }
generation.slice("generation", "name", "lag", "start", "end", "snapshots")
path = db["path"]
begin
db["status"] = Commands.status(path, json: true).first
db["ltx"] = Commands.ltx(path, **{"json" => true, "--level" => "all"})
db["levels"] = db["ltx"].each_with_object(Hash.new(0)) { |entry, levels| levels[entry["level"]] += 1 }
db["snapshot"] = db["ltx"].select { |entry| entry["level"] == 9 }.max_by { |entry| entry["timestamp"] }
db["latest"] = db["ltx"].max_by { |entry| Integer(entry["max_txid"], 16) }

local_txid = db.dig("status", "local_txid")
db["lag_txids"] = if local_txid && local_txid != "-" && db["latest"]
Integer(local_txid, 16) - Integer(db["latest"]["max_txid"], 16)
end
rescue => error
db["error"] = error.message
end

db["path"] = path.gsub(Rails.root.to_s, "[ROOT]")
end
end

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