Just a script to shortcuts (poorly tested)

chorts.sh

#!/bin/bash

if ! which yad >/dev/null; then
    echo "The 'yad' is required to run this script. Try:" >&2
    echo "    sudo apt install yad" >&2
    exit 1
fi

CONFIG_FILE=~/.chorts
LOG_FILE=~/.chorts.log

function show_help() {
    cat <<:EOF
Developed by Luiz Felipe Silva <[email protected]>
Make your custom shortcuts and run it easy.

USAGE
  chorts <action>

ACTIONS
  help         Show this help message.
  gui          Run the GUI dialog to select and run a shortcut.
  example      Show an example of configuration file.

FILES PATH
  Configuration file: $CONFIG_FILE
  Logs file: $LOG_FILE

CONFIGURATION FILE
  The configuration file use the following syntax:
    Shortcut name: command

  Where "Shortcut name" is the name displayed for the shortcut, and "command"
  is the command that will be run on terminal when you run this shortcut.

  You should define one shortcut per line.

  To see an example of content for this file, run:
    $ chorts example

GUI
  The displayed GUI will list the shortcuts on the same order defined on the
  configuration file. To search a command, just type the name of the
  command.

  The column "Command" can be edited before run the shortcut. You just need
  to double-click the command, make your changes and then press enter.
:EOF
}

function main() {
    local action="$1"
    local action_function="run_$action"

    if [ -z "$action" ] || [[ "$action" =~ ^(help|--help|-h)$ ]]; then
        show_help
        exit 0
    fi


    if [ "$(type -t "$action_function")" != "function" ]; then
        echo "Invalid action '$action'!" >&2
        echo "See help: chorts help" >&2
        exit 1
    fi

    shift 1
    $action_function "$@"
}

function run_example() {
    cat <<:EOF
Edit shortcuts: gnome-text-editor ~/.chorts
Hello world: echo "Hello World!"
Complex command: echo You can use && echo any valid :shell: command && echo \$USER
Really complex command: ~/scripts/my-script.sh --options --etc foobar
:EOF
}

function run_gui() {
    if [ ! -s "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
        yad \
            --title="Configure your '$CONFIG_FILE' file" \
            --text="File '$CONFIG_FILE' doesn't exists or is empty. Please, configure your shortcuts first.\n\nRun: chorts help" \
            --button="OK:0" \
            --width=400 \
            --height=50

        exit 0
    fi

    command=$(sed -E 's/([^:]+):\s*(.+)/\1\n\2/' "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        | yad \
            --list \
            --title="Choice the shortcut" \
            --column="Name" \
            --column="Command" \
            --no-markup \
            --width=800 \
            --height=600 \
            --search-column=1 \
            --print-column=2 \
            --editable \
            --editable-cols=2 \
            --expand-column=1 \
            --separator "")

    if [ -z "$command" ]; then
        exit 0
    fi

    {
        echo "$(date +"%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S") running:"
        echo "\$ $command"
    } >> "$LOG_FILE"

    (eval "$command" 2>&1) | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"

    echo -e "\n" >> "$LOG_FILE"
}

main "$@"