Add --keep-newer-than flag for rolling retention window

snapshot create --prune now accepts --keep-newer-than <duration> (e.g.
4w, 30d, 6mo) to keep a rolling window of snapshots instead of only
the latest. Supports d/w/mo/y units and combinations (2w3d).

Without --keep-newer-than, --prune still defaults to keep-latest-only.

README.md

@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ go install git.eeqj.de/sneak/vaultik@latest
 
    # Back up and clean up old snapshots + orphan blobs in one shot
    vaultik --config /etc/vaultik.yml snapshot create --prune
+
+   # Daily cron: back up, keep last 4 weeks of snapshots
+   vaultik --config /etc/vaultik.yml snapshot create --cron --prune --keep-newer-than 4w
    ```
 
 ---
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ go install git.eeqj.de/sneak/vaultik@latest
 ### commands
 
 ```sh
-vaultik [--config <path>] snapshot create [snapshot-names...] [--cron] [--prune] [--skip-errors]
+vaultik [--config <path>] snapshot create [snapshot-names...] [--cron] [--prune] [--keep-newer-than <duration>] [--skip-errors]
 vaultik [--config <path>] snapshot list [--json]
 vaultik [--config <path>] snapshot verify <snapshot-id> [--deep] [--json]
 vaultik [--config <path>] snapshot purge [--keep-latest | --older-than <duration>] [--snapshot <name>...] [--force]
@@ -144,8 +147,11 @@ vaultik version
 **snapshot create**: Perform incremental backup of configured snapshots.
 * Optional snapshot names argument to create specific snapshots (default: all)
 * `--cron`: Silent unless error (for crontab)
-* `--prune`: After backup, drop older snapshots of each backed-up name (keeping
-  only the latest) and remove orphaned blobs from remote storage
+* `--prune`: After backup, drop older snapshots of each backed-up name and
+  remove orphaned blobs from remote storage. By default keeps only the latest
+  snapshot per name; use `--keep-newer-than` for a rolling window.
+* `--keep-newer-than <duration>`: With `--prune`, keep snapshots newer than
+  this duration instead of only the latest (e.g. `4w`, `30d`, `6mo`, `1y`)
 * `--skip-errors`: Skip file read errors (log them loudly but continue)
 
 **snapshot list**: List all snapshots with their timestamps and sizes.

internal/cli/snapshot.go

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ specifying a path using --config or by setting VAULTIK_CONFIG to a path.`,
 
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.Cron, "cron", false, "Run in cron mode (silent unless error)")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.Prune, "prune", false, "After backup, drop older snapshots of the same name and remove orphaned blobs")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.KeepNewerThan, "keep-newer-than", "", "With --prune: keep snapshots newer than this duration (e.g. 4w, 30d, 6mo) instead of only the latest")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.SkipErrors, "skip-errors", false, "Skip file read errors (log them loudly but continue)")
 
 	return cmd

internal/vaultik/helpers.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package vaultik
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -95,18 +96,39 @@ func parseSnapshotName(snapshotID string) string {
 	return strings.Join(parts[1:len(parts)-1], "_")
 }
 
-// parseDuration parses a duration string with support for days
+// parseDuration parses a duration string with support for human-friendly units:
+// d/day/days, w/week/weeks, mo/month/months, y/year/years, plus standard Go
+// duration units (h, m, s).
 func parseDuration(s string) (time.Duration, error) {
-	// Check for days suffix
-	if strings.HasSuffix(s, "d") {
-		daysStr := strings.TrimSuffix(s, "d")
-		days, err := strconv.Atoi(daysStr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid days value: %w", err)
-		}
-		return time.Duration(days) * 24 * time.Hour, nil
+	if d, err := time.ParseDuration(s); err == nil {
+		return d, nil
 	}
 
-	// Otherwise use standard Go duration parsing
-	return time.ParseDuration(s)
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`(\d+)\s*([a-zA-Z]+)`)
+	matches := re.FindAllStringSubmatch(s, -1)
+	if len(matches) == 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid duration: %q", s)
+	}
+
+	var total time.Duration
+	for _, match := range matches {
+		n, err := strconv.Atoi(match[1])
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid number %q: %w", match[1], err)
+		}
+		unit := strings.ToLower(match[2])
+		switch unit {
+		case "d", "day", "days":
+			total += time.Duration(n) * 24 * time.Hour
+		case "w", "week", "weeks":
+			total += time.Duration(n) * 7 * 24 * time.Hour
+		case "mo", "month", "months":
+			total += time.Duration(n) * 30 * 24 * time.Hour
+		case "y", "year", "years":
+			total += time.Duration(n) * 365 * 24 * time.Hour
+		default:
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown time unit %q", unit)
+		}
+	}
+	return total, nil
 }

internal/vaultik/helpers_test.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package vaultik
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestParseSnapshotName(t *testing.T) {
@@ -37,6 +38,41 @@ func TestParseSnapshotName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestParseDuration(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input string
+		want  time.Duration
+		err   bool
+	}{
+		{"30d", 30 * 24 * time.Hour, false},
+		{"4w", 4 * 7 * 24 * time.Hour, false},
+		{"6mo", 6 * 30 * 24 * time.Hour, false},
+		{"1y", 365 * 24 * time.Hour, false},
+		{"2w3d", 2*7*24*time.Hour + 3*24*time.Hour, false},
+		{"1h", time.Hour, false},
+		{"30s", 30 * time.Second, false},
+		{"garbage", 0, true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.input, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := parseDuration(tt.input)
+			if tt.err {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatalf("expected error for %q, got %v", tt.input, got)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error for %q: %v", tt.input, err)
+			}
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("parseDuration(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.input, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestParseSnapshotTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name       string

internal/vaultik/snapshot.go

@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ import (
 
 // SnapshotCreateOptions contains options for the snapshot create command
 type SnapshotCreateOptions struct {
-	Cron       bool
-	Prune      bool
-	SkipErrors bool     // Skip file read errors (log them loudly but continue)
-	Snapshots  []string // Optional list of snapshot names to process (empty = all)
+	Cron          bool
+	Prune         bool
+	KeepNewerThan string   // With --prune: keep snapshots newer than this duration (e.g. "4w"); default: keep only latest
+	SkipErrors    bool     // Skip file read errors (log them loudly but continue)
+	Snapshots     []string // Optional list of snapshot names to process (empty = all)
 }
 
 // CreateSnapshot executes the snapshot creation operation
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func (v *Vaultik) CreateSnapshot(opts *SnapshotCreateOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	if opts.Prune {
-		if err := v.runPostBackupPrune(snapshotNames); err != nil {
+		if err := v.runPostBackupPrune(snapshotNames, opts.KeepNewerThan); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("post-backup prune: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -94,19 +95,26 @@ func (v *Vaultik) CreateSnapshot(opts *SnapshotCreateOptions) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// runPostBackupPrune drops older snapshots of the given names (keeping only
-// the latest of each) and removes orphan blobs from remote storage. Invoked
-// when `snapshot create --prune` is used.
-func (v *Vaultik) runPostBackupPrune(snapshotNames []string) error {
-	log.Info("Running post-backup prune", "snapshots", snapshotNames)
+// runPostBackupPrune drops older snapshots of the given names and removes
+// orphan blobs from remote storage. If keepNewerThan is set (e.g. "4w"),
+// snapshots newer than that duration are kept. Otherwise only the latest
+// snapshot of each name is kept.
+func (v *Vaultik) runPostBackupPrune(snapshotNames []string, keepNewerThan string) error {
+	log.Info("Running post-backup prune", "snapshots", snapshotNames, "keep_newer_than", keepNewerThan)
 	v.printlnStdout("\n=== Post-backup prune ===")
 
 	purgeOpts := &SnapshotPurgeOptions{
-		KeepLatest: true,
-		Force:      true,
-		Names:      snapshotNames,
-		Quiet:      true,
+		Force: true,
+		Names: snapshotNames,
+		Quiet: true,
 	}
+
+	if keepNewerThan != "" {
+		purgeOpts.OlderThan = keepNewerThan
+	} else {
+		purgeOpts.KeepLatest = true
+	}
+
 	if err := v.PurgeSnapshotsWithOptions(purgeOpts); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("purging old snapshots: %w", err)
 	}