ao-mud/spells/install-service-template

#!/bin/sh

# This script serves as a magic scroll that conjures a systemd service 
# from a given template and a set of variable-value pairs

if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 /path/to/service/template key=value [key=value...]"
    exit 1
fi

# Ensure systemd is available
if ! command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "Systemd is not installed or not in PATH. Exiting."
    exit 1
fi

service_dir=/etc/systemd/system
template_path=$1
service_file=$(basename "$template_path")
service_path="$service_dir/$service_file"

# Ask for confirmation before overwriting an existing file
if [ -f "$service_path" ]; then
    if ask_yn "Service file $service_path already exists. Overwrite?" "N"; then
        echo "User chose not to overwrite. Exiting."
        exit 1
    fi
fi

# Prepare a sed command based on the remaining arguments
shift
substitution_cmd=""
for arg in "$@"; do
    substitution_cmd="${substitution_cmd}s|\\\$${arg%%=*}|${arg#*=}|g;"
done

# Perform substitutions into a temporary file in /tmp
tmp_file="/tmp/tmp_service"
sed "$substitution_cmd" "$template_path" > "$tmp_file"

# Ask for missing variables
while IFS= read -r line; do
    if echo "$line" | grep -q '\$'; then
        var=$(echo "$line" | sed -n -e 's/^.*\$\([A-Z_]*\).*$/\1/p')
        if [ -n "$var" ]; then
            eval value=\$$var
            if [ -z "$value" ]; then
                echo "Enter a value for $var: "
                read -r value
            fi
            sed -i "s|\$$var|$value|g" "$tmp_file"
        fi
    fi
done < "$tmp_file"

# Move the temporary file to the final destination
sudo mv "$tmp_file" "$service_path"

# Set permissions
sudo chmod 644 "$service_path"

# Reload systemd
systemctl daemon-reload

echo "Service installed at $service_path"
exit 0