github-gist-search

#!/bin/bash

set -o errexit
set -o nounset
set -o pipefail

IFS=$'\n\t'

args=("$@")

_search() {

  local q=""

  for arg in "${args[@]}"
  do
    q="${q} ${arg}"
  done

  local q0=$(echo "${q}" | cut -c 2-)

	gh gist list --limit 1000 | \
	awk -v q=${q0} '
		BEGIN {
			FS=" ";
			count = split(q, array, " ");
		}
		{
			pass = 1;

			for (i = 1; i <= count; ++i) {

				if(tolower($0) !~ tolower(array[i])) {
					pass = 0;
					break;
				}

			}

			$(NF-3)="";
			$(NF-2)="";
			$(NF-1)="";
			$(NF)="";

			if(pass == 1) {
			  print $(0);
			}

		}

		END {

		}' | xclip -selection clipboard

	local data=($(xclip -selection clipboard -o))

	local count="${#data[@]}"

  if [ $count -gt 1 ]; then

		for var in "${data[@]}"
		do
			# the id field is required for editing but remove it from display
		  echo "${var}" | cut -c 34-
		done

    exit
  fi

  local id=$(echo $data | cut -c1-32)

	gh gist edit $id

}

main() {

  if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
    echo 'No arguments were provided.'
    exit
  fi

  _search "$@"

}

if [[ "$0" == "$BASH_SOURCE" ]]; then
  main "$@"
fi