list and search socks servers using nordvpn api

nordvpn-socks-servers.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Fetch data from API and store it in a variable
data=$(curl --silent --globoff "https://api.nordvpn.com/v1/servers?filters[servers_technologies][identifier]=socks&limit=0" | \
jq '[.[] | {
    name: .name,
    created_at: .created_at,
    hostname: .hostname,
    ip: .station,
    load: .load,
    status: .status,
    location: (.locations[0].country.city.name + ", " + .locations[0].country.name),
    country: .locations[0].country.name
}]')

# Check if data is not empty
if [ -z "$data" ]; then
    echo "Failed to fetch data or data is empty."
    exit 1
fi

# Ask for sorting preference
echo "How would you like to sort the data? Options: load, name, status"
read sort_option

# Ensure valid sort option is chosen
if [[ "$sort_option" != "load" && "$sort_option" != "name" && "$sort_option" != "status" ]]; then
    echo "Invalid sort option selected."
    exit 1
fi

# Ask for country filter preference
echo "Do you want to filter by country? Enter country name or 'no' to skip:"
read country_filter

# Apply sorting and optional filtering
if [ "$country_filter" = "no" ]; then
    jq_command="sort_by(.$sort_option)"
else
    jq_command="map(select(.country == \"$country_filter\")) | sort_by(.$sort_option)"
fi

# Execute jq command on the variable and display the result
echo "$data" | jq "$jq_command"