Gnome extension script for toggling OpenVPN 3 tunnel status

vpn-util.sh

#!/bin/bash

#
# Provides a utility script for https://gitlab.com/XavierBerger/custom-vpn-toggler to toggle a OpenVPN 3 tunnel
#
# Steps to install:
#   1. Install OpenVPN 3 by following https://www.cactusvpn.com/tutorials/how-to-set-up-openvpn-3-linux/
#   1. Download this script and save it somewhere
#   2. Install the Gnome extension https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4061/custom-vpn-toggler/
#   3. Set the script path to point to this script
#

# Path to your .ovpn file
CONFIG_PATH=~<PATH TO .OVPN FILE>

if [ "$1" == "start" ]; then
	openvpn3 session-start --config $CONFIG_PATH
	notify-send "VPN connected."
elif [ "$1" == "stop" ]; then
	openvpn3 session-manage --config $CONFIG_PATH --disconnect
	notify-send "VPN disconnected."
elif [ "$1" == "ip" ]; then
	DEVICE=$(openvpn3 sessions-list | grep Device | cut -d':' -f3 | xargs)
	if [ "$DEVICE" != "" ]; then
		IP=$(ifconfig $DEVICE | grep netmask | cut -d' ' -f10)
		echo "$IP"
	fi
fi