Idea of GUI client

Create a simple desktop application that executes borg behind the scenes and runs the very basics of backups.

Goal

Aimed at users with no understanding of backup tools, directory structures, ssh, backup algorithms, etc. Allow them to run their favorite backup tool on any platform.

Proposed tech stack

• PyQt 5 (Qt framework)
• QML for UI
• borg executed as subprocess underneath

Upd (8/24/2017):

• require borg >= 1.1.0rc1 (and later >= 1.1.0)
• use --json(-lines)

Basic requirements

• Backup files to external hard drive
• Run on every major platform: Windows, MacOS X, Linux, FreeBSD?

Available target platforms for Qt

Note: Qt is not targeting FreeBSD as of latest 5.9 version

Development plan

I'd like to start on this project and create a separate repository for the Desktop GUI. I suppose "borgbackup" can then fork my repository.

Looking forward to any ideas and comments about requirements for such desktop client.