type function_sentinel &>/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
# there was no error, so we can skip the inits.
- if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then
+ if [ ! -z "$DEBUG_FEISTY_MEOW" ]; then
echo "skipping function definitions, because already defined."
fi
skip_all=yes
if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
- if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then
+ if [ ! -z "$DEBUG_FEISTY_MEOW" ]; then
echo "feisty meow function definitions beginning now..."
fi
# checks the result of the last command that was run, and if that failed,
# then this complains and exits from bash. the function parameters are
# used as the message to print as a complaint.
- function check_result()
+ function test_or_die()
{
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
- echo -e "failed on: $*"
+ echo -e "\n\naction failed: $*\n\nExiting script..."
error_sound
exit 1
fi
}
+ # like test_or_die, but will keep going after complaining.
+ function test_or_continue()
+ {
+ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+ echo -e "\n\nerror occurred: $*\n\nContinuing script..."
+ error_sound
+ fi
+ }
+
+ # wraps secure shell with some parameters we like, most importantly to enable X forwarding.
+ function ssh()
+ {
+ local args=($*)
+ save_terminal_title
+ # we remember the old terminal title, then force the TERM variable to a more generic
+ # version for the other side (just 'linux'); we don't want the remote side still
+ # thinking it's running xterm.
+ export TERM=linux
+ /usr/bin/ssh -X -C "${args[@]}"
+ restore_terminal_title
+ }
+
# locates a process given a search pattern to match in the process list.
# supports a single command line flag style parameter of "-u USERNAME";
# if the -u flag is found, a username is expected afterwards, and only the
# sudo function wraps the normal sudo by ensuring we replace the terminal
# label if they're doing an su with the sudo.
function sudo() {
-# local first_command="$1"
save_terminal_title
/usr/bin/sudo "$@"
+ retval=$?
restore_terminal_title
# if [ "$first_command" == "su" ]; then
# # yep, they were doing an su, but they're back now.
# label_terminal_with_info
# fi
+ return $retval
}
# trashes the .#blah files that cvs and subversion leave behind when finding conflicts.
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_SCRIPTS/generator/produce_feisty_meow.sh"
+ echo
else
$wheres_nechung
fi
regenerate >/dev/null
pushd "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/custom" &>/dev/null
incongruous_files="$(bash "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/list_non_dupes.sh" "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/customize/$custom_user" "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/custom")"
+
+ local fail_message="\nare the perl dependencies installed? if you're on ubuntu or debian, try this:\n
+ $(grep "apt.*perl" $FEISTY_MEOW_APEX/readme.txt)\n"
#echo "the incongruous files list is: $incongruous_files"
# disallow a single character result, since we get "*" as result when nothing exists yet.
if [ ${#incongruous_files} -ge 2 ]; then
echo "cleaning unknown older overrides..."
perl "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/safedel.pl" $incongruous_files
+ test_or_continue "running safedel. $fail_message"
echo
fi
popd &>/dev/null
echo "copying custom overrides for $custom_user"
mkdir -p "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/custom" 2>/dev/null
perl "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/text/cpdiff.pl" "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/customize/$custom_user" "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/custom"
+ test_or_continue "running cpdiff. $fail_message"
+
if [ -d "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/customize/$custom_user/scripts" ]; then
echo "copying custom scripts for $custom_user"
- \cp -R "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/customize/$custom_user/scripts" "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/custom/"
+ netcp "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/customize/$custom_user/scripts" "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/custom/" &>/dev/null
+#hmmm: could save output to show if an error occurs.
fi
echo
regenerate
return 0
}
- # defines a variable within the feisty meow environment and remembers that
- # this is a new or modified definition. if the feisty meow codebase is
- # unloaded, then so are all the variables that were defined.
- # this function always exports the variables it defines.
-# function define_yeti_variable()
-# {
-## if variable exists already, save old value for restore,
-## otherwise save null value for restore,
-## have to handle unsetting if there was no prior value of one
-## we newly defined.
-## add variable name to a list of feisty defined variables.
-#
-##hmmm: first implem just sets it up and exports the variable.
-## i.e., this method always exports.
-#export "${@}"
-#
-#
-#return 0
-# }
-
##############
#hmmm: this points to an extended functions file being needed; not all of these are core.
if [ -d "$src" ]; then
ln -s "$src" "$target"
- check_result "Creating symlink from '$src' to '$target'"
+ test_or_die "Creating symlink from '$src' to '$target'"
fi
echo "Created symlink from '$src' to '$target'."
}
+ # pretty prints the json files provided as parameters.
+ function clean_json()
+ {
+ if [ -z "$*" ]; then return; fi
+ local show_list=()
+ while true; do
+ local file="$1"; shift
+ if [ -z "$file" ]; then break; fi
+ if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then "echo File '$file' does not exist."; continue; fi
+ temp_out="$TMP/$file.view"
+ cat "$file" | python -m json.tool > "$temp_out"
+ show_list+=($temp_out)
+ test_or_continue "pretty printing '$file'"
+ done
+ filedump "${show_list[@]}"
+ rm "${show_list[@]}"
+ }
+
+ function json_text()
+ {
+ # only print our special headers or text fields.
+ local CR=$'\r'
+ local LF=$'\n'
+ clean_json $* |
+ grep -i "\"text\":\|^=.*" |
+ sed -e "s/\\\\r/$CR/g" -e "s/\\\\n/\\$LF/g"
+ }
+
+ ##############
+
+ # echoes the machine's hostname. can be used like so:
+ # local my_host=$(get_hostname)
+ function get_hostname()
+ {
+ # there used to be more variation in how to do this, but adopting mingw
+ # and cygwin tools really helped out.
+ local this_host=unknown
+ if [ "$OS" == "Windows_NT" ]; then
+ this_host=$(hostname)
+ elif [ ! -z "$(echo $MACHTYPE | grep apple)" ]; then
+ this_host=$(hostname)
+ elif [ ! -z "$(echo $MACHTYPE | grep suse)" ]; then
+ this_host=$(hostname --long)
+ elif [ -x "$(which hostname 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+ this_host=$(hostname)
+ fi
+ echo "$this_host"
+ }
+
+ # makes sure that the provided "folder" is a directory and is writable.
+ function test_writeable()
+ {
+ local folder="$1"; shift
+ if [ ! -d "$folder" -o ! -w "$folder" ]; then return 1; fi
+ return 0
+ }
+
##############
# NOTE: no more function definitions are allowed after this point.
return 0;
}
- if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then echo "feisty meow function definitions done."; fi
+ if [ ! -z "$DEBUG_FEISTY_MEOW" ]; then echo "feisty meow function definitions done."; fi
##############
echo running tests on set_var_if_undefined.
flagrant=petunia
set_var_if_undefined flagrant forknordle
- check_result "testing if defined variable would be whacked"
+ test_or_die "testing if defined variable would be whacked"
if [ $flagrant != petunia ]; then
echo set_var_if_undefined failed to leave the test variable alone
exit 1