edit-gist-from-search

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Search the gist list and filter on the supplied arguments. 
# Display the results or if a single match is found then open the gist in the code editor.

set -o errexit
set -o nounset
set -o pipefail

IFS=$'\n\t'

args=("$@")

_search() {

  local q=""

  for arg in "${args[@]}"
  do
    q="${q} ${arg}"
  done

  local q0=$(echo "${q}" | cut -c 2-)

  gh gist list --limit 1000 | \
  awk -v q=${q0} '
  BEGIN {
    FS=" ";
    count = split(q, array, " ");
  }
  {
    pass = 1;
    for (i = 1; i <= count; ++i) {
      if(tolower($0) !~ tolower(array[i])) {
        pass = 0;
        break;
      }
    }
    $(NF-3)="";
    $(NF-2)="";
    $(NF-1)="";
    $(NF)="";
    if(pass == 1) {
      print $(0);
    }
  }
  END {
  }' | xclip -selection clipboard

  local data=($(xclip -selection clipboard -o))

  local count="${#data[@]}"

  if [ $count -gt 1 ]; then

    for var in "${data[@]}"
    do
      # the id field is required for editing but remove it from display
      echo "${var}" | cut -c 34-
    done

    exit
  fi

  local id=$(echo $data | cut -c1-32)

  gh gist edit $id

}

main() {

  if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
    echo 'No arguments were provided.'
    exit
  fi

  _search "$@"

}

if [[ "$0" == "$BASH_SOURCE" ]]; then
  main "$@"
fi