commit 276b84b9aad4ce4a2c83357ab7abb1f00a7523e6
Author: wytch <wytch@sassysalamander.net>
Date:   Fri Feb 27 14:21:33 2026 -0600

    Recreating the script

diff --git a/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash b/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash
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+++ b/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash
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+#!/bin/ash
+# shellcheck shell=ash
+#
+#
+eventfile="/tmp/es_state.inf"
+
+# 1. Check if the file exists and is not empty
+if [ ! -s "$eventfile" ]; then
+    echo "Error: $eventfile is missing or empty."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# 2. Read the payload safely
+PAYLOAD=$(cat "$eventfile")
+
+# 3. Publish (using double quotes to handle spaces/newlines in the file)
+mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t /Recalbox/EmulationStation/Event -m "$PAYLOAD"
+
+# 4. Optional: check if the publish succeeded
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Successfully published event."
+else
+    echo "Failed to connect to mosquitto broker."
+fi
+
+sleep 4
diff --git a/savesync.conf b/savesync.conf
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+++ b/savesync.conf
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+export LOG_FILE="/recalbox/share/system/logs/es_event_monitor.log"
+export DEBUG_MODE=1  # Set to 0 to only log to file, 1 to also print to screen
+export RNAME="saves"
+export RPATH="gamepi-tv"
diff --git a/savesync[start](permanent).ash b/savesync[start](permanent).ash
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+++ b/savesync[start](permanent).ash
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+#!/bin/ash
+# shellcheck shell=ash
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+LOG_FILE="/recalbox/share/system/logs/es_event_monitor.log"
+DEBUG_MODE=1
+REMOTE_BASE="saves:gamepi-tv"
+
+# --- Logger Function ---
+log() {
+    local level="$1"
+    local msg="$2"
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$LOG_FILE")"
+    local timestamp=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+    local log_line="[$timestamp] [$level] $msg"
+    
+    printf "%s\n" "$log_line" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null
+    [ "$DEBUG_MODE" -eq 1 ] && printf "%s\n" "$log_line"
+}
+
+log "INFO" "--- ES Event Daemon Started ---"
+
+# --- Main Listener Loop ---
+mosquitto_sub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t /Recalbox/EmulationStation/Event | while IFS="=" read -r key value
+do
+    # 1. Clean Carriage Returns from Windows-style line endings
+    value=$(echo "$value" | tr -d '\r')
+
+    case "$key" in
+        "SystemId") this_system_id="$value" ;;
+        "GamePath") 
+            this_game_path="$value"
+            # Logic: Change .gba/.zip to .srm
+            this_save_path="${value%.*}.srm" 
+            ;;
+        "Action") this_action="$value" ;;
+        "State")
+            this_state="$value"
+            
+            # --- TRIGGER: Only act when a game actually starts or ends ---
+            if [ "$this_state" = "playing" ] && [ "$this_action" = "rungame" ]; then
+                log "INFO" "Game Started: $(basename "$this_game_path")"
+                
+                # Setup paths for rclone
+                filename=$(basename "$this_save_path")
+                remote_full="$REMOTE_BASE/$this_system_id/$filename"
+
+                # 2. Safety Valve: Compare Sizes
+                local_size=$(stat -c %s "$this_save_path" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+                remote_size=$(rclone lsjson "$remote_full" 2>/dev/null | grep -o '"Size":[0-9]*' | cut -d: -f2)
+                : "${remote_size:=0}" # Default to 0 if empty
+
+                if [ "$local_size" -lt "$remote_size" ]; then
+                    log "WARN" "Cloud save is LARGER ($remote_size vs $local_size). Restoring..."
+                    rclone copyto "$remote_full" "$this_save_path"
+                else
+                    log "INFO" "Local save is safe. Running update check..."
+                    rclone update "$remote_full" "$this_save_path"
+                fi
+
+            elif [ "$this_state" = "endgame" ]; then
+                log "INFO" "Game Ended. Backing up save..."
+                filename=$(basename "$this_save_path")
+                remote_full="$REMOTE_BASE/$this_system_id/$filename"
+                
+                # Push the local save to the cloud if it's newer
+                rclone update "$this_save_path" "$REMOTE_BASE/$this_system_id/"
+                log "INFO" "Sync Complete."
+            fi
+            
+            # Reset variables for the next event block
+            this_system_id=""; this_game_path=""; this_save_path=""; this_action=""
+            ;;
+    esac
+done