Initial commit of basic script

gab

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Gab is an alternate client to the chat program at colorfield.space
+# It assumes that a file named gablog exists in the same directory as the script.
+# Gablog can be moved pretty much anywhere though. :)
+# # # # # #->
+
+help="GAB - A simple chat interface\n\nsyntax: gab [flag] [value]\n\nflag          value\n----------    ---------------\n-h, --help     none\n-m, --msg      Quoted text with the msg being added to chat\n-l, --log      An integer representing the number of rows you'd like to view, default 5"
+
+title="GAB v1.0"
+last_date="Last message: $(date -r ./gablog)"
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]
+then
+	echo "No argument provided"
+	exit 1
+else
+	case "$1" in
+		-m | --msg) 
+			if [ -z "$2" ]
+			then
+				echo "Must pass a quoted string w/ the msg flag"
+				exit 1
+			else
+				echo "$USER >  $2" >> ./gablog
+				if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+				then
+					echo "Successfully added text to chatlog"
+				else
+					echo "Error adding text to chatlog"
+				fi
+			fi;;
+		-l | --log) 
+			if [ -z "$2" ]
+			then
+				echo $title
+				echo $last_date
+				echo ""
+				tail -n 5 ./gablog
+			elif [[ "$2" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]
+			then
+				echo $title
+				echo $last_date
+				echo ""
+				tail -n $2 ./gablog
+			else
+				echo "Invalid: log value must be an integer"
+				exit 1
+			fi;;
+		-h | --help) echo $help;;
+		*) 
+			echo "Unknown flag $1"
+			exit 1;;
+	esac
+fi
+