tracking how long i spend waiting for sbt

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

timestamp() {
  date +%s%3N
}


watch_dir=$1

echo "Watching $watch_dir ..."

cmd=""
while test ${#} -gt 0
do
  cmd="$cmd $2"
  shift
done

while inotifywait -r -e modify $watch_dir; do 
  echo "Embarking upon a task $cmd"
  start_time=$(timestamp)
  ${cmd}
  end_time=$(timestamp)
  delta=$((end_time - start_time))
  echo "Running $cmd took $delta seconds"
  echo "${cmd}, $start_time, $delta" >> "times.csv"
done