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helpers for bash scripts
#!/bin/bash
answer_is_yes() {
[[ "$REPLY" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] \
&& return 0 \
|| return 1
}
ask() {
print_question "$1"
read
}
ask_for_confirmation() {
print_question "$1 (y/n) "
read -n 1
printf "\n"
}
ask_for_sudo() {
# Ask for the administrator password upfront
sudo -v
# Update existing `sudo` time stamp until this script has finished
# https://gist.github.com/cowboy/3118588
while true; do
sudo -n true
sleep 60
kill -0 "$$" || exit
done &> /dev/null &
}
cmd_exists() {
[ -x "$(command -v "$1")" ] \
&& printf 0 \
|| printf 1
}
execute() {
$1 &> /dev/null
print_result $? "${2:-$1}"
}
get_answer() {
printf "$REPLY"
}
get_os() {
declare -r OS_NAME="$(uname -s)"
local os=""
if [ "$OS_NAME" == "Darwin" ]; then
os="osx"
elif [ "$OS_NAME" == "Linux" ] && [ -e "/etc/lsb-release" ]; then
os="ubuntu"
fi
printf "%s" "$os"
}
is_git_repository() {
[ "$(git rev-parse &>/dev/null; printf $?)" -eq 0 ] \
&& return 0 \
|| return 1
}
mkd() {
if [ -n "$1" ]; then
if [ -e "$1" ]; then
if [ ! -d "$1" ]; then
print_error "$1 - a file with the same name already exists!"
else
print_success "$1"
fi
else
execute "mkdir -p $1" "$1"
fi
fi
}
print_error() {
# Print output in red
printf "\e[0;31m [✖] $1 $2\e[0m\n"
}
print_info() {
# Print output in purple
printf "\n\e[0;35m $1\e[0m\n\n"
}
print_question() {
# Print output in yellow
printf "\e[0;33m [?] $1\e[0m"
}
print_result() {
[ $1 -eq 0 ] \
&& print_success "$2" \
|| print_error "$2"
[ "$3" == "true" ] && [ $1 -ne 0 ] \
&& exit
}
print_success() {
# Print output in green
printf "\e[0;32m [✔] $1\e[0m\n"
}
nullify() {
#Global variables & functions
"$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
}
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