feat: enable feature flag for notifications

default to not sending notifications, override in the env

backup.sh

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ BACKUP_EXCLUDES="/etc/restic/exclude"
 
 BACKUP_TAG=$(hostname -s)
 
+FEAT_NOTIFY=false
 
 # How many backups to keep.
 RETENTION_DAYS=7
@@ -96,12 +97,16 @@ notify () {
 	fi
 	
 	# call whatever notification script/function you wish with "$message" as the part you want to show
-	send_matrix "$message"
+    if $FEAT_NOTIFY; then
+        send_matrix "$message"
+    fi
 }
 
 # Do the actual work
 ERRORS=""
 STATUS_TOTAL=0
+echo "testing"|notify
+exit 1
 
 if run_checklock; then
 	${ECHO} "Restic backup on $HOST starting at $(timestamp)"|notify

etc/env

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export RESTIC_REPOSITORY=
 # restic cache dir
 export RESTIC_CACHE_DIR=
 
+# Uncomment the next line to ENABLE notifications
+#export FEAT_NOTIFY=true
+
 ## matrix notifiction hook settings
 # base url for matrix hook
 export MATRIX_HOOK_URL=