feat(io): .bak backup-on-save + open .bak as a supported type (#205)

- Save: overwriting an existing file first copies it to a sibling <name>.bak
  (default on; toggle with the ISAVEBAK command, persisted in settings).
- Open: .bak is a first-class type — the Open dialog lists it and the loader
  detects DWG vs DXF from the file's leading magic bytes (the extension hides
  the real format).
- File association registers .bak too, every launch (so users who associated
  earlier get it automatically): Windows via the registry; Linux via a
  high-priority shared-mime-info magic that resolves DWG/DXF content under the
  .bak extension, with the generic *.bak glob claimed only once the app is the
  default DWG handler — so it never hijacks other apps' backups.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/app/commands/styleprops.rs

@@ -1449,6 +1449,25 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
                         .push_error("Requires 0 OR 1 OR MULTIPLE OR SINGLE");
                 }
             }
+            "ISAVEBAK" => {
+                let v = if self.backup_on_save { 1 } else { 0 };
+                self.command_line.push_output(&format!("ISAVEBAK = {v}"));
+            }
+            cmd if cmd.starts_with("ISAVEBAK ") => {
+                match cmd.trim_start_matches("ISAVEBAK").trim() {
+                    "0" => {
+                        self.backup_on_save = false;
+                        self.persist_settings_if_changed();
+                        self.command_line.push_output("ISAVEBAK set to 0");
+                    }
+                    "1" => {
+                        self.backup_on_save = true;
+                        self.persist_settings_if_changed();
+                        self.command_line.push_output("ISAVEBAK set to 1");
+                    }
+                    _ => self.command_line.push_error("Requires 0 or 1"),
+                }
+            }
             "PDSIZE" => {
                 use crate::command::ValuePromptCommand;
                 let c = ValuePromptCommand::new(

src/app/mod.rs

@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ pub(super) struct OpenCADStudio {
     dyn_input: bool,
     /// Controls whether the TEXTEDIT command repeats automatically (0 = Multiple, 1 = Single).
     pub texteditmode: bool,
+    /// When true (default), saving over an existing file first writes a `.bak`
+    /// copy of it for recovery (#205). Toggle with the ISAVEBAK command.
+    pub backup_on_save: bool,
     /// Persisted default viewport background, restored from settings and applied
     /// to every drawing tab (new and opened) so a chosen background survives
     /// restarts (#188). `None` = the built-in dark-grey / off-white defaults.
@@ -1862,6 +1865,7 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
             show_grid: false,
             dyn_input: true,
             texteditmode: false,
+            backup_on_save: true,
             default_bg_color: None,
             default_paper_bg_color: None,
             awaiting_vports: false,

src/app/settings.rs

@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ pub struct UserSettings {
     pub plugin_repos: Vec<String>,
     /// Controls whether the TEXTEDIT command repeats automatically (0 = Multiple, 1 = Single).
     pub texteditmode: bool,
+    /// When true, saving over an existing file first copies it to a sibling
+    /// `<name>.bak` so a faulty or accidental save can be recovered (#205).
+    pub backup_on_save: bool,
     /// Persisted viewport background colours (0–255 RGB); `None` = app default
     /// (dark grey model / off-white paper). Applied to every drawing tab on
     /// launch and to tabs opened later, so a chosen background survives restarts
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ impl Default for UserSettings {
             disabled_plugins: Vec::new(),
             plugin_repos: Vec::new(),
             texteditmode: false,
+            backup_on_save: true,
             bg_color: None,
             paper_bg_color: None,
         }
@@ -177,6 +181,7 @@ impl UserSettings {
                         s.texteditmode = v;
                     }
                 }
+                "backup_on_save" => s.backup_on_save = val == "1",
                 "disabled_plugins" => {
                     s.disabled_plugins = val
                         .split(',')
@@ -218,7 +223,7 @@ impl UserSettings {
             .collect::<Vec<_>>()
             .join(",");
         let body = format!(
-            "dyn={}\northo={}\npolar={}\npolar_increment_deg={}\nosnap={}\notrack={}\ndefault_assoc_prompted={}\nsnap_modes={}\ndisabled_plugins={}\nplugin_repos={}\ntexteditmode={}\nbg_color={}\npaper_bg_color={}\n",
+            "dyn={}\northo={}\npolar={}\npolar_increment_deg={}\nosnap={}\notrack={}\ndefault_assoc_prompted={}\nsnap_modes={}\ndisabled_plugins={}\nplugin_repos={}\ntexteditmode={}\nbackup_on_save={}\nbg_color={}\npaper_bg_color={}\n",
             b(self.dyn_input),
             b(self.ortho),
             b(self.polar),
@@ -230,6 +235,7 @@ impl UserSettings {
             self.disabled_plugins.join(","),
             self.plugin_repos.join(","),
             self.texteditmode,
+            b(self.backup_on_save),
             rgb_to_str(self.bg_color),
             rgb_to_str(self.paper_bg_color),
         );

src/app/update/file.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
             },
             plugin_repos: self.plugin_repos.clone(),
             texteditmode: self.texteditmode,
+            backup_on_save: self.backup_on_save,
             bg_color: self.default_bg_color.map(f4_to_u3),
             paper_bg_color: self.default_paper_bg_color.map(f4_to_u3),
         }
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
         self.disabled_plugins = s.disabled_plugins.iter().cloned().collect();
         self.plugin_repos = s.plugin_repos.clone();
         self.texteditmode = s.texteditmode;
+        self.backup_on_save = s.backup_on_save;
         self.default_bg_color = s.bg_color.map(u3_to_f4);
         self.default_paper_bg_color = s.paper_bg_color.map(u3_to_f4);
         // Push the restored background onto every drawing tab that exists now
@@ -536,6 +538,9 @@ pub(super) fn on_open_file(&mut self) -> Task<Message> {
                     self.tabs[i].scene.document.header.user_real1 =
                         self.tabs[i].scene.annotation_scale as f64;
                     // A direct Save preserves the document's current version.
+                    if self.backup_on_save {
+                        crate::io::write_backup(&path);
+                    }
                     match crate::io::save(&self.tabs[i].scene.document, &path) {
                         Ok(()) => {
                             self.command_line
@@ -597,6 +602,9 @@ pub(super) fn on_open_file(&mut self) -> Task<Message> {
                 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
                 {
                     let path = self.save_dialog_folder.join(&filename);
+                    if self.backup_on_save {
+                        crate::io::write_backup(&path);
+                    }
                     match crate::io::save_as_version(&self.tabs[i].scene.document, &path, version) {
                         Ok(()) => {
                             self.command_line

src/app/update/mod.rs

@@ -315,9 +315,10 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
                 async {
                     let handle = rfd::AsyncFileDialog::new()
                         .set_title("Select External Reference File")
-                        .add_filter("CAD Files", &["dwg", "dxf", "DWG", "DXF"])
+                        .add_filter("CAD Files", &["dwg", "dxf", "bak", "DWG", "DXF", "BAK"])
                         .add_filter("DWG Files", &["dwg", "DWG"])
                         .add_filter("DXF Files", &["dxf", "DXF"])
+                        .add_filter("Backup Files", &["bak", "BAK"])
                         .pick_file()
                         .await;
                     match handle {

src/io/file_association.rs

@@ -272,12 +272,15 @@ mod windows_impl {
         // appear in the "Open with → Choose another app" picker for them.
         set_string(&format!(r"{APP_BASE}\SupportedTypes"), Some(".dwg"), "")?;
         set_string(&format!(r"{APP_BASE}\SupportedTypes"), Some(".dxf"), "")?;
+        // `.bak` copies hold verbatim DWG/DXF content and open the same way.
+        set_string(&format!(r"{APP_BASE}\SupportedTypes"), Some(".bak"), "")?;
 
         // ── ProgIDs (per-user mirror of the MSI's) ──────────────────────────
         // The Capabilities entries below point at these, and they must resolve
         // to a real open command for "set as default" to apply them.
         register_progid(&exe, "OpenCADStudio.DWG", "DWG Drawing")?;
         register_progid(&exe, "OpenCADStudio.DXF", "DXF Drawing")?;
+        register_progid(&exe, "OpenCADStudio.BAK", "CAD Backup")?;
         // Also offer the ProgIDs in each extension's Open-with list.
         set_string(
             r"Software\Classes\.dwg\OpenWithProgids",
@@ -289,6 +292,11 @@ mod windows_impl {
             Some("OpenCADStudio.DXF"),
             "",
         )?;
+        set_string(
+            r"Software\Classes\.bak\OpenWithProgids",
+            Some("OpenCADStudio.BAK"),
+            "",
+        )?;
 
         // ── Capabilities + RegisteredApplications ───────────────────────────
         // Mirrors the MSI's DefaultPrograms component, but per-user, so the
@@ -304,6 +312,7 @@ mod windows_impl {
         )?;
         set_string(&format!(r"{CAP}\FileAssociations"), Some(".dwg"), "OpenCADStudio.DWG")?;
         set_string(&format!(r"{CAP}\FileAssociations"), Some(".dxf"), "OpenCADStudio.DXF")?;
+        set_string(&format!(r"{CAP}\FileAssociations"), Some(".bak"), "OpenCADStudio.BAK")?;
         set_string(
             r"Software\RegisteredApplications",
             Some("Open CAD Studio"),
@@ -325,6 +334,11 @@ mod linux_impl {
     /// Skipped when a system package already registered the app, so we don't
     /// shadow a distro-provided desktop entry.
     pub(super) fn register_handler() -> Result<(), String> {
+        // High-priority CAD magic so DWG/DXF content (including `.bak` copies)
+        // resolves to image/vnd.dwg / image/vnd.dxf even though the freedesktop
+        // `*.bak` glob would otherwise tag it application/x-trash (#205).
+        install_cad_mime();
+
         // A system install already lists us — leave it alone.
         let data_dirs = std::env::var("XDG_DATA_DIRS")
             .unwrap_or_else(|_| "/usr/local/share:/usr/share".to_string());
@@ -381,6 +395,65 @@ mod linux_impl {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Install a high-priority shared-mime-info magic rule so DWG/DXF *content*
+    /// is recognised regardless of extension. Without it a `.bak` copy matches
+    /// the freedesktop `*.bak` glob (application/x-trash) and never reaches us;
+    /// the magic (priority 90) beats that glob so DWG/DXF backups open with the
+    /// app. Best-effort + idempotent (skips the slow DB refresh when unchanged).
+    fn install_cad_mime() {
+        let Ok(home) = data_home() else { return };
+        let pkgs = home.join("mime/packages");
+        let xml_path = pkgs.join(format!("{APP_ID}-cad.xml"));
+        // The `*.bak` glob is what makes file managers (GIO/Nautilus key off the
+        // extension, not content) open DWG/DXF backups with us — but it would
+        // mislabel every OTHER app's `.bak` files too. So only claim it once the
+        // user has actually made us the default for DWG (i.e. granted the file
+        // association). The content magic below is always safe.
+        let bak_glob = if is_default_for_dwg() {
+            "    <glob pattern=\"*.bak\" weight=\"60\"/>\n"
+        } else {
+            ""
+        };
+        let xml = format!(
+            r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">
+  <mime-type type="image/vnd.dwg">
+{bak_glob}    <magic priority="100"><match value="AC10" type="string" offset="0"/></magic>
+  </mime-type>
+  <mime-type type="image/vnd.dxf">
+{bak_glob}    <magic priority="100"><match value="AutoCAD Binary DXF" type="string" offset="0"/></magic>
+  </mime-type>
+</mime-info>
+"#
+        );
+        if std::fs::read_to_string(&xml_path).ok().as_deref() == Some(xml.as_str()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if std::fs::create_dir_all(&pkgs).is_ok() && std::fs::write(&xml_path, &xml).is_ok() {
+            let _ = std::process::Command::new("update-mime-database")
+                .arg(home.join("mime"))
+                .status();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Whether the user has already made us the default app for DWG drawings
+    /// (i.e. granted the file association). Used to decide whether to claim the
+    /// generic `*.bak` extension for DWG/DXF backups (#205).
+    fn is_default_for_dwg() -> bool {
+        let cfg = std::env::var_os("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+            .map(PathBuf::from)
+            .or_else(|| std::env::var_os("HOME").map(|h| PathBuf::from(h).join(".config")));
+        let Some(cfg) = cfg else { return false };
+        let Ok(body) = std::fs::read_to_string(cfg.join("mimeapps.list")) else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        let target = format!("{APP_ID}.desktop");
+        body.lines().any(|l| {
+            let l = l.trim();
+            l.starts_with("image/vnd.dwg=") && l.contains(&target)
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Write the app SVG icon into the user's hicolor icon theme so that the
     /// named `Icon={APP_ID}` entry in the .desktop file resolves correctly in
     /// file managers and the "Open with" picker. Skipped when the icon is

src/io/mod.rs

@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ const PHASE_FINALIZING: u8 = 3;
 pub async fn pick_open_path() -> Option<(PathBuf, u64)> {
     let handle = rfd::AsyncFileDialog::new()
         .set_title("Open CAD file")
-        .add_filter("CAD Files", &["dwg", "dxf", "DWG", "DXF"])
+        .add_filter("CAD Files", &["dwg", "dxf", "bak", "DWG", "DXF", "BAK"])
         .add_filter("DWG Files", &["dwg", "DWG"])
         .add_filter("DXF Files", &["dxf", "DXF"])
+        .add_filter("Backup Files", &["bak", "BAK"])
         .add_filter("All Files", &["*"])
         .pick_file()
         .await?;
@@ -147,13 +148,36 @@ pub fn load_bytes(name: &str, bytes: Vec<u8>) -> Result<CadDocument, String> {
 }
 
 /// Load a DWG or DXF file directly from a path (auto-detect by extension).
+/// Peek at a file's leading bytes to tell a DWG (version tag "AC10xx") from a
+/// DXF. Used for `.bak` copies, whose extension hides the real format.
+fn sniff_dwg_or_dxf(path: &Path) -> String {
+    use std::io::Read;
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 6];
+    if let Ok(mut f) = std::fs::File::open(path) {
+        let _ = f.read(&mut buf);
+    }
+    if buf.starts_with(b"AC10") {
+        "dwg".to_string()
+    } else {
+        "dxf".to_string()
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn load_file(path: &Path) -> Result<CadDocument, String> {
     let ext = path
         .extension()
         .map(|e| e.to_string_lossy().to_lowercase())
         .unwrap_or_default();
 
-    match ext.as_str() {
+    // A `.bak` backup holds a verbatim DWG or DXF copy — detect the real format
+    // from the file's leading bytes rather than the `.bak` extension.
+    let effective = if ext == "bak" {
+        sniff_dwg_or_dxf(path)
+    } else {
+        ext.clone()
+    };
+
+    match effective.as_str() {
         "dwg" => {
             let mut doc = DwgReader::from_file(path)
                 .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?
@@ -473,6 +497,15 @@ pub fn dropped_on_save_count(
     n
 }
 
+/// Before overwriting `path`, copy the existing file to a sibling `<name>.bak`
+/// so a faulty or accidental save can be recovered (#205). Best-effort: a
+/// failed backup never blocks the save itself.
+pub fn write_backup(path: &std::path::Path) {
+    if path.exists() {
+        let _ = std::fs::copy(path, path.with_extension("bak"));
+    }
+}
+
 // ── Plot Style Table ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /// Show a file-open dialog and load the selected CTB or STB file.