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#!/bin/bash
# Logging helper for bash scripts.
# Written by Raj Perera <rajiteh@gmail.com>
# This code is MIT Licensed. (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
# Usage
# * Include this script at the header of your primary script.
# $ source "inc.logger.sh"
# * Use log, log_info, log_warn, log_fatal functions to perform your logging.
# * Re-define the function RP_LOGGER_CLEAN_UP in your primary script to perform
# clean up tasks for your script.
# * Include RP_LOGGER_DONE function call at the end of the script to gracefully terminate.
RP_LOGGER_CLEAN_UP_MSG="Script finished."
log() {
LASTLOGMSG=$1
LASTLOGTYPE=$2
if [ "$2" == "info" ]; then
typemsg="INFO "
elif [ "$2" == "warn" ]; then
typemsg="WARNING"
elif [ "$2" == "fatal" ]; then
typemsg="FATAL "
else
typemsg="INFO "
fi
printf "[ %s ] %s\t:\t%s\n" "$(date +'%T')" "$typemsg" "$LASTLOGMSG"
}
log_info() {
log "$@" "info"
}
log_warn() {
log "$@" "warn"
}
log_fatal() {
log "$@" "fatal"
}
die_with_honor() {
cmd=$BASH_COMMAND
msg=$LASTLOGMSG
if [ "$msg" == "$RP_LOGGER_CLEAN_UP_MSG" ]; then exit 0; fi
log_warn "Script ended prematurely"
log_fatal "Failed at : $msg ($cmd)"
RP_LOGGER_CLEAN_UP
exit 0
}
RP_LOGGER_DONE() {
log_info "$RP_LOGGER_CLEAN_UP_MSG"
}
RP_LOGGER_CLEAN_UP() {
log_info "Cleaning up."
}
trap die_with_honor EXIT
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