Extended addConf with file support for SOURCE

sequencer/sequencer.sh

@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ helpApi() {
   echo "      - Shell commands cd, read, ... won't work because COMMANDLINE is started in a new shell."
   echo "      - All apostrophes need to be esacped since the command line is given as string."
   echo
-  echo " addConf <OPTIONS> <CONFIGTEXT> <CONFIGFILE>"
-  echo "    Trying to write or append to a file."
+  echo " addConf <OPTIONS> [SOURCE TYPE] <SOURCE> <DESTINATION FILE>"
+  echo "    Trying to write or append text or a file (<SOURCE>) to a destination file."
   echo "    If the CONFIGFILE exists, a backup (name_%Y%m%d-%H%M%S.bck) is saved at the same location."
   echo "    If -s fails or -m, \"$(realpath "$MISSING_CONF")\" is created with the conflicts"
   echo "    to be resolved by the user."
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ helpApi() {
   echo "        -a : append to existing file"
   echo "        -s : skip if CONFIGFILE exists (no backup and entry in missing conf)"
   echo "        -m : only add content to missing conf and warn user"
-  echo "      <CONFIGTEXT>"
-  echo "        Text to be created or added to <CONFIGFILE>"
+  echo "      [SOURCE TYPE]"
+  echo "        -f : <SOURCE> is a file"
+  echo "      <SOURCE>"
+  echo "        Text or file (-f) to create or added to <DESTINATION FILE>"
   echo "      <CONFIGFILE>"
   echo "        Target file to be created or modified."
   echo
@@ -229,48 +231,67 @@ endReturn() {
   fi
 }
 
-# addConf <CONF_MODE> <CONFIGTEXT> <CONFIGFILE>
+# addConf <CONF_MODE> [FILE_MODE] <SOURCE> <DESTINATION_FILE>
 # trying to write a file
 # if exists, one attempt is made to create bck file of it
 # if all fails, a log file is created with the conflicts to be resolved by the user
 addConf() {
   local confMode=""
-  case "$1" in
-    -c) # create a new file 
-      confMode="-c"
-      ;;
-    -a) # append to existing file
-      confMode="-a"
-      ;;
-    -s) # skip if CONFIGFILE exists
-      confMode="-s"
-      ;;
-    -m) # only add content to missing conf and warn user
-      confMode="-m"
-      ;;
-    *) # default
-      echoerr " [E] Parameter 1 (-a|-c|-m|-s) missing for addConf()"
-      exit 0;
-      ;;
-  esac
+  local transferCmd="echo"
+
+  for arg in $@ ; do
+    case "$1" in
+      -c) # create a new file 
+        confMode="-c"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      -a) # append to existing file
+        confMode="-a"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      -s) # skip if CONFIGFILE exists
+        confMode="-s"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      -m) # only add content to missing conf and warn user
+        confMode="-m"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      -f) # choose if source is a file or text
+        transferCmd="cat"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      *) # default
+        if [ "$confMode" == "" ] ; then 
+          echoerr " [E] Parameter 1 (-a|-c|-m|-s) missing for addConf()"
+          exit 0;
+        fi
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+  
+  local source="$1"
+  local dest="$2"
+
+  if [ "$transferCmd" == "cat" ] && [ ! -f "$source" ] ; then
+    echoerr " [E] Source: \"$source\" does not exist"
+    return 1;
+  fi
+  if [ "$dest" == "" ] ; then
+    echoerr " [E] Destination empty"
+    return 1;
+  fi
 
   if [ "$DRY" -ne 0 ] ; then
-    echo " [I] Writing $3...dry-run"
+    echo " [I] Writing $dest ...dry-run"
     return 0;
   fi
-  echo -n " [I] Writing $3..."
+  echo -n " [I] Writing $dest ..."
 
   if [ $confMode != "-m" ] ; then 
-    # try writing config directly
-    if [ ! -f "$3" ] ; then
-      case "$confMode" in
-        -c|-s)
-          echo "$2" > "$3"
-          ;;
-        -a)
-          echo "$2" >> "$3"
-          ;;
-      esac
+    # try writing config directly if it doesn't exist
+    if [ ! -f "$dest" ] ; then
+      $transferCmd "$source" > "$dest"
       echo "ok"
       return 0
     fi
@@ -280,13 +301,13 @@ addConf() {
       echo "skipping (exists)"
     else 
       # try backup existing config
-      local addConfBackup="${3}_`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S`.bck"
+      local addConfBackup="${dest}_`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S`.bck"
       if [ ! -f "$addConfBackup" ] ; then
-        cp -ar "$3" "$addConfBackup"
+        cp -ar "$dest" "$addConfBackup"
         if [ $confMode == "-c" ] ; then
-          echo "$2" > "$3"
+          $transferCmd "$source" > "$dest"
         else
-          echo "$2" >> "$3"
+          $transferCmd "$source" >> "$dest"
         fi
         echo -e "ok \n [I] Existing config saved to ${addConfBackup}"
         return 0
@@ -305,11 +326,17 @@ addConf() {
     echo -n "###  " >> "$MISSING_CONF"
     date >> "$MISSING_CONF"
   fi
-  echo "#--- $3 ---" >> "$MISSING_CONF"
-  echo "$2" >> "$MISSING_CONF"
+  
+  local helpText="needs to be added manually"
+  if [ "$confMode" == "-s" ] ; then
+    helpText="not overwritten"
+  fi
+
+  echo "#--- \"$dest\" $helpText (Option: $confMode) ---" >> "$MISSING_CONF"
+  $transferCmd "$source" >> "$MISSING_CONF"
   echo >> "$MISSING_CONF"
 
-  echoerr " [W] Check $(realpath "$MISSING_CONF") for configuration conflicts ($3)"
+  echoerr " [W] Check $(realpath "$MISSING_CONF") for configuration conflicts ($dest)"
   return 1
 }