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tadam — Windows TADAAAAM! shell command
#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# tadam — installs a `tadam` shell command that plays the famous
# Windows "TADAAAAM!" sound. 🎉
#
# Install:
# curl -sL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Tuhaj/ddf00aa184f1d9edfc907f30c1533421/raw/install-tadam.sh | bash
#
# Uninstall:
# curl -sL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Tuhaj/ddf00aa184f1d9edfc907f30c1533421/raw/install-tadam.sh | bash -s -- --uninstall
#
# After installing, open a new terminal (or source your shell rc) and run: tadam
#
set -euo pipefail
readonly VERSION="1.1.0"
readonly SOUND_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MCPlayer2015/all-windows-sounds/main/(2001)%20Windows%20XP/tada.wav"
readonly INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.tadam"
readonly SOUND_FILE="$INSTALL_DIR/tada.wav"
readonly MARKER="# >>> tadam >>>"
readonly MARKER_END="# <<< tadam <<<"
# ── output helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
if [ -t 1 ] && [ -z "${NO_COLOR:-}" ]; then
BOLD=$'\033[1m'; DIM=$'\033[2m'; GREEN=$'\033[32m'
RED=$'\033[31m'; CYAN=$'\033[36m'; RESET=$'\033[0m'
else
BOLD=''; DIM=''; GREEN=''; RED=''; CYAN=''; RESET=''
fi
step() { printf ' %s›%s %s\n' "$CYAN" "$RESET" "$*"; }
ok() { printf ' %s✓%s %s\n' "$GREEN" "$RESET" "$*"; }
warn() { printf ' %s!%s %s\n' "$RED" "$RESET" "$*" >&2; }
die() { warn "$*"; exit 1; }
banner() {
printf '\n %s🎉 tadam%s %sv%s%s\n' "$BOLD" "$RESET" "$DIM" "$VERSION" "$RESET"
printf ' %sthe famous Windows TADAAAAM! as a shell command%s\n\n' "$DIM" "$RESET"
}
cleanup() { [ -n "${TMP:-}" ] && rm -f "$TMP" 2>/dev/null || true; }
trap cleanup EXIT
trap 'warn "Aborted."; exit 130' INT
# ── shell rc detection ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
detect_rc() {
case "$(basename "${SHELL:-/bin/zsh}")" in
zsh) printf '%s/.zshrc' "$HOME" ;;
bash) printf '%s/.bashrc' "$HOME" ;;
*) printf '%s/.profile' "$HOME" ;;
esac
}
# remove any existing tadam block from a given rc file
strip_block() {
local rc="$1"
[ -f "$rc" ] || return 0
if grep -qF "$MARKER" "$rc"; then
local tmp; tmp="$(mktemp)"
sed "/${MARKER}/,/${MARKER_END}/d" "$rc" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$rc"
fi
}
# ── actions ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
do_install() {
banner
local rc; rc="$(detect_rc)"
local action="Installing"
[ -f "$SOUND_FILE" ] && action="Updating"
step "$action tadam into ${BOLD}${rc/#$HOME/~}${RESET}"
command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "curl is required but not found."
# download to a temp file, then validate before committing
mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
TMP="$(mktemp)"
curl -fsSL --retry 2 -o "$TMP" "$SOUND_URL" \
|| die "Could not download the tada sound (network issue?)."
[ -s "$TMP" ] || die "Downloaded file is empty."
[ "$(head -c 4 "$TMP")" = "RIFF" ] || die "Downloaded file is not a valid WAV."
mv "$TMP" "$SOUND_FILE"; TMP=""
ok "Sound saved to ${SOUND_FILE/#$HOME/~}"
# install (or refresh) the shell function, idempotently
touch "$rc"
strip_block "$rc"
cat >> "$rc" <<EOF
$MARKER v$VERSION
# 🎉 TADAAAAM! — https://gist.github.com/Tuhaj/ddf00aa184f1d9edfc907f30c1533421
tadam() {
local s="\$HOME/.tadam/tada.wav"
[ -f "\$s" ] || { echo "tadam: sound not found at \$s" >&2; return 1; }
if command -v afplay >/dev/null 2>&1; then afplay "\$s"
elif command -v paplay >/dev/null 2>&1; then paplay "\$s"
elif command -v aplay >/dev/null 2>&1; then aplay "\$s"
elif command -v ffplay >/dev/null 2>&1; then ffplay -nodisp -autoexit -loglevel quiet "\$s"
else echo "tadam: no audio player found (afplay/paplay/aplay/ffplay)" >&2; return 1
fi
}
$MARKER_END
EOF
ok "Added the ${BOLD}tadam${RESET} command to ${rc/#$HOME/~}"
printf '\n %s🎉 Done!%s Start using it now with:\n\n' "$GREEN" "$RESET"
printf ' source %s\n' "${rc/#$HOME/~}"
printf ' tadam\n\n'
}
do_uninstall() {
banner
local rc; rc="$(detect_rc)"
step "Removing tadam"
strip_block "$rc"
ok "Removed the tadam command from ${rc/#$HOME/~}"
rm -rf "$INSTALL_DIR"
ok "Deleted $INSTALL_DIR"
printf '\n %sUninstalled.%s Restart your shell to finish.\n\n' "$DIM" "$RESET"
}
usage() {
cat <<EOF
tadam installer v$VERSION
Usage:
install-tadam.sh [--uninstall] [--help]
Options:
(no args) Install or update the tadam command.
--uninstall Remove the tadam command and its sound file.
--help Show this help.
Honors NO_COLOR.
EOF
}
# ── entrypoint ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
case "${1:-}" in
"") do_install ;;
--uninstall|-u) do_uninstall ;;
--help|-h) usage ;;
*) warn "Unknown option: $1"; echo; usage; exit 64 ;;
esac
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