ghload.sh

#!/bin/sh

# add this function to your env and then import other scripts with:
# eval "$(ghload gist nexus166/msg 581472463579c73e15aa71e6db610cb7)"

ghload() {
    MOD_TYPE=${1}; TOLOAD=${2}; MODULE=${3};
    GH_NAME="$(echo ${TOLOAD} | cut -d'/' -f1)"; GH_REPO="$(echo $TOLOAD | cut -d'/' -f2)";
    ghGISTS="https://gist.github.com"; ghREPOS="https://raw.githubusercontent.com";
    _man() { printf "Usage:\\n\\t\$> ghload gist nexus166/msg 581472463579c73e15aa71e6db610cb7\n\\t\$> ghload repo Spajderix/barc README.md\\n"; };
    for v in MOD_TYPE TOLOAD MODULE GH_NAME GH_REPO; do if [ -z $(eval "echo \$$v") ]; then _man; return 127; break; fi; done;

    GETTER="$(command -v wget || command -v curl || which wget || which curl)";
    _getter() {
        TARGET=${1};
        if [ ! -z "$(printf ${GETTER} | grep wget)" ]; then
            eval "${GETTER} -q -O- ${TARGET}";
        elif [ ! -z "$(prinf ${GETTER} | grep curl)" ]; then
            eval "${GETTER} -fsSL -o- ${TARGET}";
        else
            return 128;
        fi;
    };

    case ${MOD_TYPE} in
        g | G | gist | GIST)
            HASH="${MODULE}";
            TOFETCH=$(_getter "${ghGISTS}/${GH_NAME}/${HASH}" | grep Raw | grep -Po '(?<=href=")[^"]*(?=")');
            _getter "${ghGISTS}${TOFETCH}";
            return $?;
        ;;
        r | R | repo | REPO) _getter "${ghREPOS}/${GH_NAME}/${GH_REPO}/master/${MODULE}"; return $?;;
        *) _man; return 127;;
    esac
}