removed a space so the command isn't hidden from history when copy/pasted.

[feisty_meow.git] / scripts / core / functions.sh

diff --git a/scripts/core/functions.sh b/scripts/core/functions.sh
index fe56aea63a2624d73f5603b55264d0aa56064444..1129d33669eb41800cb9609b64dce7bfbae39f1c 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/core/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/functions.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,18 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
     if [ ! -d "$1" ]; then mkdir -p "$1"; fi
     cd "$1"
   }
-  
+
+  # checks the result of the last command that was run, and if it failed,
+  # then this complains and exits from bash.  the function parameters are
+  # used as the message to print as a complaint.
+  function check_result()
+  {
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+      echo -e "failed on: $*"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  }
+
   # locates a process given a search pattern to match in the process list.
   function psfind() {
     local PID_DUMP="$(mktemp "$TMP/zz_pidlist.XXXXXX")"
@@ -157,25 +168,40 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
   }
   
   # switches from a /X/path form to an X:/ form.  this also processes cygwin paths.
-  function msys_to_dos_path() {
-    # we always remove dos slashes in favor of forward slashes.
-    echo "$1" | sed -e 's/\\/\//g' | sed -e 's/\/cygdrive//' | sed -e 's/\/\([a-zA-Z]\)\/\(.*\)/\1:\/\2/'
+  function unix_to_dos_path() {
+    # we usually remove dos slashes in favor of forward slashes.
+    if [ ! -z "$SERIOUS_SLASH_TREATMENT" ]; then
+      # unless this flag is set, in which case we force dos slashes.
+      echo "$1" | sed -e 's/\\/\//g' | sed -e 's/\/cygdrive//' | sed -e 's/\/\([a-zA-Z]\)\/\(.*\)/\1:\/\2/' | sed -e 's/\//\\/g'
+    else
+      echo "$1" | sed -e 's/\\/\//g' | sed -e 's/\/cygdrive//' | sed -e 's/\/\([a-zA-Z]\)\/\(.*\)/\1:\/\2/'
+    fi
   }
   
   # switches from an X:/ form to an /X/path form.
-  function dos_to_msys_path() {
+  function dos_to_unix_path() {
     # we always remove dos slashes in favor of forward slashes.
     echo "$1" | sed -e 's/\\/\//g' | sed -e 's/\([a-zA-Z]\):\/\(.*\)/\/\1\/\2/'
   }
-  
-  # su function: makes su perform a login.
-  # for some OSes, this transfers the X authority information to the new login.
-  function su() {
+
+  # returns a successful value (0) if this system is debian or ubuntu.
+  function debian_like() {
     # decide if we think this is debian or ubuntu or a variant.
     DEBIAN_LIKE=$(if [ ! -z "$(grep -i debian /etc/issue)" \
         -o ! -z "$(grep -i ubuntu /etc/issue)" ]; then echo 1; else echo 0; fi)
-  
     if [ $DEBIAN_LIKE -eq 1 ]; then
+      # success; this is debianish.
+      return 0
+    else
+      # this seems like some other OS.
+      return 1
+    fi
+  }
+  
+  # su function: makes su perform a login.
+  # for some OSes, this transfers the X authority information to the new login.
+  function su() {
+    if debian_like; then
       # debian currently requires the full version which imports X authority
       # information for su.
   
@@ -225,7 +251,7 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
     if [ -z "$wheres_nechung" ]; then
       echo "The nechung oracle program cannot be found.  You may want to consider"
       echo "rebuilding the feisty meow applications with this command:"
-      echo "   bash $FEISTY_MEOW_DIR/scripts/generator/bootstrap_build.sh"
+      echo "bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/generator/bootstrap_build.sh"
     else
       $wheres_nechung
     fi
@@ -238,6 +264,38 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
     nechung
   }
 
+  # generates a random password where the first parameter is the number of characters
+  # in the password (default 20) and the second parameter specifies whether to use
+  # special characters (1) or not (0).
+  # found function at http://legroom.net/2010/05/06/bash-random-password-generator
+  function random_password()
+  {
+    [ "$2" == "0" ] && CHAR="[:alnum:]" || CHAR="[:graph:]"
+    cat /dev/urandom | tr -cd "$CHAR" | head -c ${1:-32}
+    echo
+  }
+
+  # copies a set of custom scripts into the proper location for feisty meow
+  # to merge their functions and aliases with the standard set.
+  function recustomize()
+  {
+    user="$1"; shift
+    if [ -z "$user" ]; then
+      # use our default example user if there was no name provided.
+      user=fred
+    fi
+    if [ ! -d "$FEISTY_MEOW_DIR/customizing/$user" ]; then
+      echo "The customization folder provided for $user should be:"
+      echo "  '$FEISTY_MEOW_DIR/customizing/$user'"
+      echo "but that folder does not exist.  Skipping customization."
+      return 1
+    fi
+    regenerate >/dev/null
+    echo "copying custom overrides for $user"
+    perl "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/text/cpdiff.pl" "$FEISTY_MEOW_DIR/customizing/$user" "$FEISTY_MEOW_GENERATED/custom"
+    regenerate
+  }
+
   function function_sentinel() { return 0; }
   
   if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo function definitions end....; fi