/memories-importer-script

Simple bash script to import media using Elodie.

Primary LanguageShell

Memories Importer Script

Simple bash script to import media using Elodie.

Usage:

import.sh SOURCE DESTINATION

Environment variables:

Name Description Default
ELODIE The path to the elodie script. elodie
ELODIE_APPLICATION_DIRECTORY The path to the elodie application that hold the config.ini configuration file and the database. ~/.elodie/config.ini

Example

$ ls -A1 /mnt/data/memories/import
hackerman.png

$ import.sh /mnt/data/memories/import /mnt/data/memories/library
Import 2021-09-15T12-40-34
mkdir: created directory '/mnt/data/memories/import/imports'
mkdir: created directory '/mnt/data/memories/import/imports/2021-09-15T12-40-34'
renamed '/mnt/data/memories/import/hackerman.png' -> '/mnt/data/memories/import/imports/2021-09-15T12-40-34/hackerman.png'
/mnt/data/memories/import/./imports/2021-09-15T12-40-34/hackerman.png -> /mnt/data/memories/library/2020-12-Dec/Unknown Location/2020-12-28_22-35-31-hackerman.png
****** SUMMARY ******
Metric      Count
--------  -------
Success         1
Error           0

$ ls -A1R /mnt/data/memories/import
/mnt/data/memories/import:
imports

/mnt/data/memories/import/imports:
2021-09-15T12-40-34

/mnt/data/memories/import/imports/2021-09-15T12-40-34:
import.log

CRON

Using CRON job to run every minute with file locking to prevent overlapping:

* * * * * ELODIE=... ELODIE_APPLICATION_DIRECTORY=... /usr/bin/flock -n /var/lock/import.lockfile /.../import.sh /mnt/data/memories/import /mnt/data/memories/library > /var/log/.../import.log 2>&1