Added --exportdb

README.md

@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ Options:
                                   exiftool command line. See exiftool docs at
                                   https://exiftool.org/exiftool_pod.html for
                                   full list of options. More than one option
-                                  may be specified with by repeating the
-                                  option, e.g. --exiftool-option '-m'
-                                  --exiftool-option '-F'.
+                                  may be specified by repeating the option,
+                                  e.g. --exiftool-option '-m' --exiftool-
+                                  option '-F'.
   --ignore-date-modified          If used with --exiftool or --sidecar, will
                                   ignore the photo modification date and set
                                   EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal;
@@ -429,6 +429,14 @@ Options:
                                   set. For example, photos which had
                                   previously been exported and were
                                   subsequently deleted in Photos.
+  --exportdb EXPORTDB_FILE        Specify alternate name for database file
+                                  which stores state information for export
+                                  and --update. If --exportdb is not
+                                  specified, export database will be saved to
+                                  '.osxphotos_export.db' in the export
+                                  directory.  Must be specified as filename
+                                  only, not a path, as export database will be
+                                  saved in export directory.
   --load-config <config file path>
                                   Load options from file as written with
                                   --save-config. This allows you to save a

osxphotos/__main__.py

@@ -1476,6 +1476,18 @@ def query(
     help="Cleanup export directory by deleting any files which were not included in this export set. "
     "For example, photos which had previously been exported and were subsequently deleted in Photos.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--exportdb",
+    metavar="EXPORTDB_FILE",
+    default=None,
+    help=(
+        "Specify alternate name for database file which stores state information for export and --update. "
+        f"If --exportdb is not specified, export database will be saved to '{OSXPHOTOS_EXPORT_DB}' "
+        "in the export directory.  Must be specified as filename only, not a path, as export database "
+        "will be saved in export directory."
+    ),
+    type=click.Path(),
+)
 @click.option(
     "--load-config",
     required=False,
@@ -1595,6 +1607,7 @@ def export(
     use_photokit,
     report,
     cleanup,
+    exportdb,
     load_config,
     save_config,
 ):
@@ -1724,6 +1737,7 @@ def export(
         use_photokit = cfg.use_photokit
         report = cfg.report
         cleanup = cfg.cleanup
+        exportdb = cfg.exportdb
 
         # config file might have changed verbose
         VERBOSE = bool(verbose)
@@ -1854,8 +1868,27 @@ def export(
         _list_libraries()
         return
 
+    # sanity check exportdb
+    if exportdb and exportdb != OSXPHOTOS_EXPORT_DB:
+        if "/" in exportdb:
+            click.echo(
+                click.style(
+                    f"Error: --exportdb must be specified as filename not path; "
+                    + f"export database will saved in export directory '{dest}'.",
+                    fg=CLI_COLOR_ERROR,
+                )
+            )
+            raise click.Abort()
+        elif pathlib.Path(pathlib.Path(dest) / OSXPHOTOS_EXPORT_DB).exists():
+            click.echo(
+                click.style(
+                    f"Warning: export database is '{exportdb}' but found '{OSXPHOTOS_EXPORT_DB}' in {dest}; using '{exportdb}'",
+                    fg=CLI_COLOR_WARNING,
+                )
+            )
+
     # open export database and assign copy/link/unlink functions
-    export_db_path = os.path.join(dest, OSXPHOTOS_EXPORT_DB)
+    export_db_path = os.path.join(dest, exportdb or OSXPHOTOS_EXPORT_DB)
 
     # check that export isn't in the parent or child of a previously exported library
     other_db_files = find_files_in_branch(dest, OSXPHOTOS_EXPORT_DB)

osxphotos/_version.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ version info """
 
-__version__ = "0.38.9"
+__version__ = "0.38.10"
 
 

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -4444,3 +4444,71 @@ def test_save_load_config():
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         assert "Writing exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
         assert "Writing XMP sidecar" not in result.output
+
+
+def test_export_exportdb():
+    """ test --exportdb """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    import osxphotos
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+    import re
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            export,
+            [os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB), ".", "-V", "--exportdb", "export.db"],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert re.search(r"Created export database.*export\.db", result.output)
+        files = glob.glob("*")
+        assert "export.db" in files
+
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            export,
+            [
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "-V",
+                "--exportdb",
+                "export.db",
+                "--update",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert re.search(r"Using export database.*export\.db", result.output)
+
+        # export again w/o --exportdb
+        result = runner.invoke(export, [os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB), ".", "-V"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert re.search(
+            r"Created export database.*\.osxphotos_export\.db", result.output
+        )
+        files = glob.glob(".*")
+        assert ".osxphotos_export.db" in files
+
+        # now try again with --exportdb, should generate warning
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            export,
+            [os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB), ".", "-V", "--exportdb", "export.db"],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert (
+            "Warning: export database is 'export.db' but found '.osxphotos_export.db'"
+            in result.output
+        )
+
+        # specify a path for exportdb, should generate error
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            export,
+            [os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB), ".", "-V", "--exportdb", "./export.db"],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert (
+            "Error: --exportdb must be specified as filename not path" in result.output
+        )
+