gdvc 0.0.1

Lightweight Google Drive file upload and version control CLI tool

GDVC Mini

Simple version control using Google Drive folders. Simplifes the process of quick iteration and dev sharing within drive.

A simplified midway between dvc/rclone.

Alternatives:

Rclone/DVC:

1. Rclone/dvc require permissions for downloading and initial setup. This makes others testing a repo harder
2. DVC also uses a custom file format and doesn't allow for quick downloading for testing

Git LFS:

1. Limited file storage and no support for custom backends

Note: This is not intended for full model checkpoints, as each version currently duplicates the entire folder.

Install

pip install gdvc

dev Version:

pip install -e .

push to drive setup:

gcloud auth application-default login --scopes=https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

init your drive folder:

gdvc init https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/YOUR_FOLDER_ID

Usage

Track directories:

gdvc track add models
gdvc track add data
gdvc track list

Upload a version (to your configured private Google Drive folder):

gdvc upload v1

Download version:

gdvc download v1
gdvc download latest

Change to different Drive folder:

gdvc change_folder_root https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/NEW_FOLDER_ID

Commands

• init <folder_url> - Initialize project
• track add/remove/list - Manage tracked directories
• upload <version> - Upload tracked directories as version
• download <version> - Download version to current directory
• change_folder_root <url> - Switch to new Drive folder, keep current version only
• publish <version> - Make version public
• update - Download latest version

File Structure

Uploads create: version_name/directory_name/files Downloads merge into current directory preserving structure.

Configuration

Project settings are stored in .gdvc_config.json which can be safely committed to git. Contains Drive folder URLs, version history, and tracked directories.

Sample config structure:

{
  "drive_folder_url": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/<sample_folder>",
  "versions": {
    "v1.0": {
      "url": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/<sample_folder>",
      "local_path": ".",
      "is_public": false
    },
   },
  "public_version": "v0",
  "current_version": "v1.0",
  "tracked_directories": ["models", "data"]
}