├── .gitignore
├── README.md
└── iExport.py
/.gitignore:
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1 | LibraryMessagesBackup
2 | node_modules
3 | package-lock.json
4 | LibraryMessagesBackup
5 | *.html
6 | *.txt
7 | backup
8 | backup/*
9 | .tags
10 |
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/README.md:
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1 | # iExport
2 |
3 | If you have iMessage, then the files are backed up in `~/Library/Messages/chat.db`
4 |
5 | This script will process them from a wild collection of `.plist`s to a single html file
6 |
7 | It relies on sqlite3 & python (should be factory installs)
8 |
9 | 1. `git clone https://www.github.com/saylestyler/iExport && cd iExport`
10 | 2. run `python iExport.py > your-backup.html`
11 | 3. njoy `open your-backup.html -a Firefox`
12 |
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/iExport.py:
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1 | #!/usr/bin/env python3
2 |
3 | # this is from pip install, you might gotta do this too but who knows with python? ugh...
4 | # If you wish to install a non-brew-packaged Python package,
5 | # create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
6 | # Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip.
7 |
8 | import base64
9 | import mimetypes
10 | import html
11 | from os import path
12 | import sqlite3
13 |
14 | CHAT_DB = path.expanduser("~/iExport/LibraryMessagesBackup/chat.db")
15 |
16 | EPOCH = 978307200
17 |
18 | print("""
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
61 |
62 |
63 | """)
64 |
65 |
66 | def export_all():
67 | db = sqlite3.connect(CHAT_DB)
68 | cursor = db.cursor()
69 |
70 | rows = cursor.execute("""
71 | SELECT chat_identifier
72 | FROM chat;
73 | """)
74 | for row in rows:
75 | export(row[0])
76 |
77 |
78 | def export(chat_id):
79 | db = sqlite3.connect(CHAT_DB)
80 | cursor = db.cursor()
81 |
82 | rows = cursor.execute("""
83 | SELECT datetime(m.date + ?, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') as fmtdate,
84 | m.is_from_me,
85 | m.text,
86 | a.filename
87 | FROM chat as c
88 | INNER JOIN chat_message_join AS cm
89 | ON cm.chat_id = c.ROWID
90 | INNER JOIN message AS m
91 | ON m.ROWID = cm.message_id
92 | LEFT JOIN message_attachment_join AS ma
93 | ON ma.message_id = m.ROWID
94 | LEFT JOIN attachment as a
95 | ON a.ROWID = ma.attachment_id
96 | WHERE c.chat_identifier = ?
97 | ORDER BY m.date
98 | LIMIT 10;
99 | """, (EPOCH, chat_id)) # NOTE: limit here
100 |
101 | for row in rows:
102 | date = row[0]
103 | who = "me" if row[1] is 1 else "contact"
104 | if row[3]:
105 | attachment = path.expanduser(row[3])
106 | text = 'right click, copy '.format(path.abspath(attachment))
107 | else:
108 | text = html.escape(row[3] or '')
109 | if not text:
110 | continue # not text = falsy in python (?)
111 | line = "{}
".format(who, date, text)
112 | print(line) # this will print to stdouot if not >'d to output/file/watevr.html
113 |
114 | print("""
115 |
116 |
117 | """)
118 |
119 | export_all()
120 |
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