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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/functions.sh"
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/common.alias"
+
+# uncomment this to get extra noisy debugging.
+#export DEBUG_TERM_TITLE=true
+
+# puts a specific textual label on the terminal title bar.
+# this doesn't consider any previous titles; it just labels the terminal.
+# the title may not be visible in some window managers.
+function apply_title_to_terminal()
+{
+ title="$*"
+ # if we weren't given a title, then use just the hostname. this is the degraded functionality.
+ if [ -z "${title}" ]; then
+ title="$(hostname)"
+ fi
+
+ if [ "${TERM}" != "dumb" -a -z "$PBS_ENVIRONMENT" -a ! -z "$PS1" ]; then
+ echo -n -e "\033]0;${title}\007"
+ else
+ # not running interactively, so just echo the title.
+ sep
+ echo ${title}
+ sep
+ fi
+}
+
+# user friendly version that saves the title being added.
+function set_terminal_title()
+{
+ apply_title_to_terminal $*
+ save_terminal_title
+}
+
+# reads the current terminal title, if possible, and saves it to our record.
+function save_terminal_title()
+{
+ # save the former terminal title if we're running in X with xterm.
+ which xprop &>/dev/null
+ if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+ # make sure we're actually using xterm *and* that we have a window ID.
+ if [[ "$TERM" =~ .*"xterm".* && ! -z "$WINDOWID" ]]; then
+ local prior_title="$(xprop -id $WINDOWID | perl -nle 'print $1 if /^WM_NAME.+= \"(.*)\"$/')"
+ if [ ! -z "$prior_title" ]; then
+ if [ ! -z "$DEBUG_TERM_TITLE" ]; then
+ echo "saving prior terminal title as '$prior_title'"
+ fi
+ export PRIOR_TERMINAL_TITLE="$prior_title"
+ else
+ if [ ! -z "$DEBUG_TERM_TITLE" ]; then
+ echo "not saving prior terminal title which was empty"
+ fi
+ fi
+ fi
+ fi
+}
+
+# using our stored terminal title, this replaces the title on the terminal.
+function restore_terminal_title()
+{
+# we don't want to emit anything extra if this is being driven by git.
+#hmmm... this could be a problem?
+# if [ -z "$(echo $* | grep git)" ]; then
+
+ # run the terminal labeller to restore the prior title, if there was one.
+ if [ ! -z "$PRIOR_TERMINAL_TITLE" ]; then
+ if [ ! -z "$DEBUG_TERM_TITLE" ]; then
+ echo "restoring prior terminal title of '$PRIOR_TERMINAL_TITLE'"
+ fi
+ apply_title_to_terminal "$PRIOR_TERMINAL_TITLE"
+ fi
+}
+
+# sets a title for the terminal with the hostname and other details.
+function label_terminal_with_info()
+{
+ # we only label the terminal anew if there's no saved title.
+ if [ -z "$PRIOR_TERMINAL_TITLE" ]; then
+ if [ ! -z "$DEBUG_TERM_TITLE" ]; then
+ echo "showing new generated title since prior title was empty"
+ fi
+ pruned_host=$(echo $HOSTNAME | sed -e 's/^\([^\.]*\)\..*$/\1/')
+ date_string=$(date +"%Y %b %e @ %T")
+ user=$USER
+ if [ -z "$user" ]; then
+ # try snagging the windoze name.
+ user=$USERNAME
+ fi
+ new_title="-- $user@$pruned_host -- [$date_string]"
+ apply_title_to_terminal "$new_title"
+ save_terminal_title
+ else
+ # use the former title; paste it back up there just in case.
+ if [ ! -z "$DEBUG_TERM_TITLE" ]; then
+ echo "showing prior terminal title since there was a prior title!"
+ echo "using prior terminal title of '$PRIOR_TERMINAL_TITLE'"
+ fi
+ apply_title_to_terminal "$PRIOR_TERMINAL_TITLE"
+ fi
+}
+
+