backup-partition: support copy before feature update

backup-partition.rsc

@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 :do {
   :local ScriptName [ :jobname ];
 
+  :global BackupPartitionCopyBeforeFeatureUpdate;
   :global PackagesUpdateBackupFailure;
 
   :global LogPrint;
   :global ScriptFromTerminal;
   :global ScriptLock;
+  :global VersionToNum;
 
   :local CopyTo do={
     :local ScriptName [ :tostr $1 ];
@@ -67,6 +69,17 @@
           :error false;
         }
       }
+    } else={
+      :local Update [ /system/package/update/get ];
+      :local NumInstalled [ $VersionToNum ($Update->"installed-version") ];
+      :local NumLatest [ $VersionToNum ($Update->"latest-version") ];
+      :if ($BackupPartitionCopyBeforeFeatureUpdate = true && $NumLatest > 0 && \
+           ($NumInstalled & 0xffff0000) != ($NumLatest & 0xffff0000)) do={
+        :if ([ $CopyTo $ScriptName $FallbackTo ] = false) do={
+          :set PackagesUpdateBackupFailure true;
+          :error false;
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 

doc/backup-partition.md

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ Description
 
 This script saves the current configuration to fallback
 [partition](https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Partitions).
-It can also copy-over the RouterOS installation when run interactively.
+It can also copy-over the RouterOS installation when run interactively
+or just before a feature update.
 
 For this to work you need a device with sufficient flash storage that is
 properly partitioned.
@@ -29,8 +30,7 @@ added in the backup partition's configuration. You may want to use
 
 > ⚠️ **Warning**: By default only the configuration is saved to backup
 > partition. Every now and then you should copy your installation over
-> for a recent RouterOS version! For that run the script from terminal
+> for a recent RouterOS version! See below for options.
-> manually.
 
 Requirements and installation
 -----------------------------
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ Just install the script:
 
     $ScriptInstallUpdate backup-partition;
 
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+The configuration goes to `global-config-overlay`, the only parameter is:
+
+* `BackupPartitionCopyBeforeFeatureUpdate`: copy-over the RouterOS
+  installation when a feature update is pending
+
+> ℹ️ **Info**: Copy relevant configuration from
+> [`global-config`](../global-config.rsc) (the one without `-overlay`) to
+> your local `global-config-overlay` and modify it to your specific needs.
+
 Usage and invocation
 --------------------
 

global-config.rsc

@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 :global BackupUploadUrl "sftp://example.com/backup/";
 :global BackupUploadUser "mikrotik";
 :global BackupUploadPass "v3ry-s3cr3t";
+# Copy the RouterOS installation to backup partition before feature update.
+:global BackupPartitionCopyBeforeFeatureUpdate false;
 
 # This defines the settings for firewall address-lists (fw-addr-lists).
 :global FwAddrLists {