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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# snapshotreports.py
+# April 2019
+#
+# Change History
+#
+#
+# Copyright © 2019, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA.  All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the License);
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+#
+
+# Import Python modules
+import argparse, sys, subprocess, uuid, time, os, glob
+from datetime import datetime as dt, timedelta as td
+from sharedfunctions import getfolderid, callrestapi
+
+# get python version  
+version=int(str(sys.version_info[0]))
+
+# CHANGE THIS VARIABLE IF YOUR CLI IS IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION
+clidir='/opt/sas/viya/home/bin/'
+
+# get input parameters	
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Export the complete Viya folder tree")
+parser.add_argument("-d","--directory", help="Directory for Export",required='True')
+parser.add_argument("-q","--quiet", help="Suppress the are you sure prompt.", action='store_true')
+parser.add_argument("-c","--changeddays", help="Reports changed in the how many days",default='1')
+parser.add_argument("-m","--modifiedby", help="Last modified id equals",default=None)
+parser.add_argument("-n","--name", help="Name contains",default=None)
+
+args= parser.parse_args()
+basedir=args.directory
+quietmode=args.quiet
+
+changeddays=args.changeddays
+modby=args.modifiedby
+nameval=args.name
+
+
+# calculate time period for files
+now=dt.today()-td(days=int(changeddays))
+subset_date=now.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
+datefilter="ge(modifiedTimeStamp,"+subset_date+")"
+
+# create a list for filter conditions
+filtercond=[]
+
+# there is always a number of days, the default is zero
+filtercond.append(datefilter)
+
+if nameval!=None: filtercond.append('contains($primary,name,"'+nameval+'")')
+if modby!=None: filtercond.append("eq(modifiedBy,"+modby+")")
+
+# add the start and end and comma delimit the filter
+delimiter = ','
+completefilter = 'and('+delimiter.join(filtercond)+')'
+print(completefilter)
+
+# prompt if directory exists because existing json files are deleted
+if os.path.exists(basedir):
+
+	# if the quiet mode flag is not passed then prompt to continue
+	if not quietmode:
+
+		if version  > 2:
+			areyousure=input("The folder exists any existing json files in it will be deleted. Continue? (Y)")
+		else:
+			areyousure=raw_input("The folder already exists any existing json files in it will be deleted. Continue? (Y)") 
+	else:
+		areyousure="Y"
+
+else: areyousure="Y" 
+
+# prompt is Y if user selected Y, its a new directory, or user selected quiet mode
+if areyousure.upper() =='Y':
+
+	path=basedir
+
+	# create directory if it doesn't exist
+	if not os.path.exists(path): os.makedirs(path)
+	else: 
+		filelist=glob.glob(path+"/*.json")
+		for file in filelist:
+			os.remove(file)
+
+	# retrieve all reports in the system
+	reqtype='get'
+	reqval='/reports/reports?filter='+completefilter+'&limit=10000'
+    
+	resultdata=callrestapi(reqval,reqtype)
+
+	# loop root reports
+	if 'items' in resultdata:
+	
+		total_items=resultdata['count']
+			
+		returned_items=len(resultdata['items'])
+			
+		if total_items == 0: print("Note: No items returned.")
+		else:
+			# export each folder and download the package file to the directory
+			for i in range(0,returned_items):   
+				
+				id=resultdata['items'][i]["id"]
+				package_name=str(uuid.uuid1())
+				json_name=resultdata['items'][i]["name"].replace(" ","")+'_'+str(i)
+
+				json_name=json_name.replace("(","_")
+                                json_name=json_name.replace(")","_")
+
+							
+				command=clidir+'sas-admin transfer export -u /reports/reports/'+id+' --name "'+package_name+'"'
+				print(command)     
+				subprocess.call(command, shell=True)
+
+				reqval='/transfer/packages?filter=eq(name,"'+package_name+'")'                
+				package_info=callrestapi(reqval,reqtype)
+					
+				package_id=package_info['items'][0]['id']
+					
+				completefile=os.path.join(path,json_name+'.json')
+				command=clidir+'sas-admin transfer download --file '+completefile+' --id '+package_id    
+				print(command)
+				subprocess.call(command, shell=True)
+
+	print("NOTE: Viya reports exported to json files in "+path)
+
+else:
+	 print("NOTE: Operation cancelled")
+
+