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Mac python script to sync Balatro profiles between Steam and iCloud
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| #!/usr/bin/python3 | |
| # adapted from https://github.com/TomJinW/BalatroSave_AppleArcadeMac | |
| import plistlib | |
| from os.path import expanduser, getmtime, join, exists, basename, dirname, isfile | |
| from datetime import datetime | |
| from os import utime, makedirs, listdir | |
| ICLOUD_PATH = f"~/Library/Containers/com.playstack.balatroarcade/Data/Library/Preferences/com.playstack.balatroarcade.plist" | |
| STEAM_PATH = f"~/Library/Application Support/Balatro/" | |
| PROFILE_MAX = 3 | |
| file_names = ["meta", "profile"] | |
| def get_mod_time(path): | |
| try: | |
| return getmtime(expanduser(path)) | |
| except OSError: | |
| return 0 | |
| def get_sync_actions(steam_files, icloud_file): | |
| icloud_mod_time = get_mod_time(icloud_file) | |
| steam_to_icloud = [] | |
| icloud_to_steam = [] | |
| latest_steam_mod_time = 0 | |
| for file in steam_files: | |
| steam_mod_time = get_mod_time(file) | |
| latest_steam_mod_time = max(latest_steam_mod_time, steam_mod_time) | |
| if steam_mod_time > icloud_mod_time: | |
| steam_to_icloud.append(file) | |
| elif icloud_mod_time > steam_mod_time: | |
| icloud_to_steam.append(file) | |
| return steam_to_icloud, icloud_to_steam, latest_steam_mod_time, icloud_mod_time | |
| if __name__ == "__main__": | |
| profile_list = [f"{profile}" for profile in range(1, PROFILE_MAX + 1)] | |
| possible_steam_files = [ | |
| join(STEAM_PATH, profile, f"{file_name}.jkr") | |
| for profile in profile_list | |
| for file_name in file_names | |
| ] | |
| steam_files = [f for f in possible_steam_files if isfile(expanduser(f))] | |
| steam_to_icloud, icloud_to_steam, steam_mod_time, icloud_mod_time = ( | |
| get_sync_actions(steam_files, ICLOUD_PATH) | |
| ) | |
| if steam_to_icloud: | |
| print("🔄 Sync from Steam → iCloud") | |
| with open(expanduser(ICLOUD_PATH), "rb") as file: | |
| plist_data = plistlib.load(file) | |
| for file_name in steam_to_icloud: | |
| base_file_name = basename(file_name) | |
| file_dir = dirname(file_name) | |
| profile = basename(file_dir) | |
| # sync modified times for files in the profile | |
| dir_files = [ | |
| join(file_dir, f) for f in file_names if isfile(join(file_dir, f)) | |
| ] | |
| for dir_file in dir_files: | |
| utime(expanduser(dir_file), (steam_mod_time, steam_mod_time)) | |
| plist_key = f"{profile}__{base_file_name}.data" | |
| with open(expanduser(file_name), "rb") as file: | |
| file_data = file.read() | |
| plist_data[f"{profile}__{base_file_name}.data"] = file_data | |
| with open(expanduser(ICLOUD_PATH), "wb") as file: | |
| plistlib.dump(plist_data, file) | |
| utime(expanduser(ICLOUD_PATH), (steam_mod_time, steam_mod_time)) | |
| if icloud_to_steam: | |
| print("🔄 Sync from iCloud → Steam") | |
| with open(expanduser(ICLOUD_PATH), "rb") as file: | |
| plist_data = plistlib.load(file) | |
| for file_name in icloud_to_steam: | |
| base_file_name = basename(file_name) | |
| profile = basename(dirname(file_name)) | |
| plist_key = f"{profile}__{base_file_name}.data" | |
| if plist_key not in plist_data: | |
| icloud_to_steam.remove(file_name) | |
| continue | |
| key_data = plist_data[plist_key] | |
| profile_path = dirname(file_name) | |
| if not exists(expanduser(profile_path)): | |
| makedirs(expanduser(profile_path)) | |
| with open(expanduser(file_name), "wb") as file: | |
| print(f"Writing {file_name}") | |
| file.write(key_data) | |
| file.close() | |
| utime(expanduser(file_name), (icloud_mod_time, icloud_mod_time)) | |
| if not steam_to_icloud and not icloud_to_steam: | |
| print("✅ All files are already in sync.") |
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