From ae18eac9b97b284a50c45dc1f4cfd94692935093 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fr4nz D13trich <fr4nz@mailbox.org>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:26:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Backup logger refinements

---
 helium_helper.sh | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/helium_helper.sh b/helium_helper.sh
index 9301576..9632734 100755
--- a/helium_helper.sh
+++ b/helium_helper.sh
@@ -339,42 +339,42 @@ call_backup() {
             fi
         done 
     fi
-    backup_logger
+
     ${BACKUP_METHOD}_backup
 }
 
 backup_logger() {
-    mkdir -p $TMP/backup
     echo "### $APP_NAME_LONG CONFIG SNAPSHOT $(date) ###" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
     echo  >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
+    echo -e "\n  - ${CRS}Creating ${CYN}config log${CRS}...${CRS}"
     shell_check
 
-        if [ "$ACTIVE_SHELL" == "zsh" ] ; then
-            if [ "$(cat $HOME/.zshrc | grep "$ALIAS")" ] ; then
-                echo " - Shell     : $ACTIVE_SHELL" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
-                echo " - Alias     : TRUE" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
-            fi
-
-        elif [ "$ACTIVE_SHELL" == "bash" ] ; then
-            if [ "$(cat $HOME/.bashrc | grep "$ALIAS")" ] ; then
-                echo " - Shell     : $ACTIVE_SHELL" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
-                echo " - Alias     : TRUE" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
-            fi
-
-        elif [ "$ACTIVE_SHELL" == "fish" ] ; then
-            if [ "$(cat $HOME/.config/fish/config.fish | grep "source $HOME/.config/fish/$ALIAS.fish")" ] ; then
-                echo " - Shell     : $ACTIVE_SHELL" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
-                echo " - Alias     : TRUE" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
-            fi
-
-        else
+    if [ "$ACTIVE_SHELL" == "zsh" ] ; then
+        if [ "$(cat $HOME/.zshrc | grep "$ALIAS")" ] ; then
             echo " - Shell     : $ACTIVE_SHELL" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
-            echo " - Alias     : FALSE" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
+            echo " - Alias     : TRUE" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
         fi
+
+    elif [ "$ACTIVE_SHELL" == "bash" ] ; then
+        if [ "$(cat $HOME/.bashrc | grep "$ALIAS")" ] ; then
+            echo " - Shell     : $ACTIVE_SHELL" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
+            echo " - Alias     : TRUE" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
+        fi
+
+    elif [ "$ACTIVE_SHELL" == "fish" ] ; then
+        if [ "$(cat $HOME/.config/fish/config.fish | grep "source $HOME/.config/fish/$ALIAS.fish")" ] ; then
+            echo " - Shell     : $ACTIVE_SHELL" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
+            echo " - Alias     : TRUE" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
+        fi
+
+    else
+        echo " - Shell     : $ACTIVE_SHELL" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
+        echo " - Alias     : FALSE" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
+    fi
     
     LOGGABLE=("$INSTALL_PATH/$APP_NAME.$FILE_EXTENSION" "$SCRIPT_PATH/$SCRIPT_FILE_NAME" "$SCRIPT_PATH/$AUTO_SCRIPT_FILE_NAME" "$LAUNCHER_PATH/$APP_NAME.desktop" "$APP_CONFIG_PATH")
-    for LOG_ITEM in ${LOGGABLE[@]} ; do
 
+    for LOG_ITEM in ${LOGGABLE[@]} ; do
         if [ -d "$LOG_ITEM" ] ; then
             echo " - Directory : $LOG_ITEM" >> $TMP/backup/conf_log
 
@@ -391,12 +391,16 @@ backup_file_collector() {
     for BACKUP_ITEM in ${BACKUPABLE[@]} ; do
 
         if [ -d "$BACKUP_ITEM" ] ; then
+            mkdir -p $TMP/backup
             cp -r $BACKUP_ITEM $TMP/backup
 
         elif [ -f "$BACKUP_ITEM" ] ; then
+            mkdir -p $TMP/backup    
             cp $BACKUP_ITEM $TMP/backup
         fi
     done
+
+    backup_logger
 }
 
 script_backup() {