logWrite

#!/bin/sh

#run as bash log pippos

motherFolder='/home/enricojr/cernbox/logbook'
EXITLINE='ciao'
ATTACHMENTLINE='atch'

##############################
#cheking that logName is given
##############################
logName=$1
if [ -z "$logName" ]
then
  echo "Usage: logWrite <logName>"
  exit 1
fi

#########################################
# defining logbook and attachments folder
#########################################
logFolder="$motherFolder/logbooks/$logName"
logfileName="$logFolder/logbook.txt"
attachmentsFolderName="$logFolder/attachments/"

################
# if new, create
################
if [ ! -d "$logFolder" ]; then
    echo -n "logbook $logName does not exist yet. Create new log? [y/n] "
    read answer
    if [ "$answer" = "y" ]; then
	mkdir $logFolder
	mkdir $attachmentsFolderName
	echo "created new logbook named $logName"
    else
	exit 2;
    fi

fi

###############
# infinite loop
###############
while [ true ]
do

#reading line
    read -e -p "$logName => " line

#if string is empty, continue
    if [ -z "$line" ]; then
	continue;

#if line is EXITLINE, break
    elif [ "$line" = "$EXITLINE" ]; then
	break;

#if line is ATTACHMENTLINE, ask for attachment
    elif [ "$line" = "$ATTACHMENTLINE" ]; then
	read -e -p "attachment: " attachment
	cp -r $attachment $attachmentsFolderName
	attachmentName=`ls -1t $attachmentsFolderName | head -1`
	attachmentDate=`date +"%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S_"`
	attachmentFull=$attachmentDate$attachmentName
	mv $attachmentsFolderName$attachmentName $attachmentsFolderName$attachmentFull
	echo `date +"%Y-%m-%d %a @ %H:%M:%S"` "| ATTACHMENT: $attachmentFull" >> $logfileName

#else write
    else
	echo `date +"%Y-%m-%d %a @ %H:%M:%S"` "|" $line >> $logfileName
    fi

done