A UI for selecting and connecting to known bluetooth devices. Uses dmenu.

bluetoothMenu.sh

#!/bin/sh

MAC_ADDRESS="00:42:79:9D:01:7C"
customSpeaker() { #Automated sony speaker connection
	echo -e "scan on\nconnect ${MAC_ADDRESS}\n" | bluetoothctl && sleep 7 &&
		bluetoothctl info ${MAC_ADDRESS} | grep 'Paired: yes' &&
		notify-send "MyBluetoothScript" "<i>connected to speaker</i>" &&
		exit
}

#start the bluetooth service
sudo systemctl start bluetooth

# Get user choice for bluetooth connections: 
chosen=$(printf "My Bluetooth Speaker\\nmanual" | dmenu -i -p "Select Bluetooth Device:") &&
case "$chosen" in
	"My Bluetooth Speaker") customSpeaker ;; 
	"manual") urxvt -e sh -c "bluetoothctl" ;;
esac