Create a shuffle "playlist" for the files in a directory.

!shuffler

#!/bin/bash
# Shuffle files for current/given directory. Creates a shuffle cache file
# in directory, which rotates through the entire directory contents before
# regenerating.

# vars {{{ #

shuffle_cache="shuffle.txt"
regen_flag=0
dir=""
old_ifs=$IFS

# }}} vars #

# usage_msg {{{ #

function usage_msg() {
	# echo "usage: shuffler [-r] [dir_name]"
	cat <<-EOF
	Usage: shuffler [-r] [dir_name]
    -r: regenerate the shuffle cache
	EOF
}

# }}} usage_msg #

# parse for regen_flag{{{
while getopts ":r" opt; do
  case $opt in
	r)
	  echo "-r was triggered!" >&2
	  regen_flag=1
	  ;;
	\?)
	  echo "Invalid flag: -$OPTARG" >&2
	  usage_msg
	  exit 1
	  ;;
  esac
done
#}}}

# set dir {{{ #

shift $((OPTIND-1))
# if no dir, use pwd
if [[ "$#" -eq 0 ]]; then
	dir=$(pwd)
elif [[ "$#" -gt 1 ]] || [[ ! -d "$1" ]]; then
	usage_msg
	exit 1
else
	dir="$1"
fi

# }}} set dir #

# rebuild shuffle cache if regen_flag, doesn't exist or file empty
if [[ "$regen_flag" -eq 1 ]] || [[ ! -f "$dir"/"$shuffle_cache" ]] || \
  [[ "$(head -n 1 "$dir"/"$shuffle_cache")" = "" ]]; then
	find "$dir"/* ! -name "$shuffle_cache" -type f | shuf > "$dir"/"$shuffle_cache"

  # create list of all files in dir
  IFS=$'\n'
  files=("$(find "$dir"/* ! -name "$shuffle_cache" -type f -printf "%f\n")")
  echo "${files[@]}"
  dirs=(["$dir"]=("${files[@]}"))
  # declare -A dirs
  # echo "$(find "$dir"/* ! -name "$shuffle_cache" -type f -printf "%f\n")"
  # dirs
fi
# head -n 1 "$dir"/"$shuffle_cache"
# printf '%s\n\n' "$(sed '1d' "$dir"/"$shuffle_cache")" > "$dir"/"$shuffle_cache"

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.gitignore

*.txt

todo.md

• use dict of lists for dirs
  • key = dir, list values = files
• have central file containing cache for all dirs
  • https://stackoverflow.com/a/3467959/8811872
• history