slacka-notify

#!/bin/env -S gawk -f

# Cron executable to check for new Slack messages and notify
# Cam Webb <https://github.com/camwebb/slacka>
# (c) Cam Webb <cw@camwebb.info>
# License: The Unlicense <http://unlicense.org/>

# Installation:
#   1) Make this script executable
#   2) Make sure config files are in ~/.config/slacka/
#   3) trigger via crontab, e.g.,
#        0 * * * * *   /home/foo/some/where/slacka-notify   \
#                      /home/foo/bin/slacka

BEGIN{

  # test to see if you are online
  "ping -c 1 google.com 2> /dev/null | grep '1 received'" | getline CK
  if (!CK)
    exit 1

  # if not run as a user the executable should be set as the first argument
  if (ARGC == 2)
    SLACKA = ARGV[1]
  else
    SLACKA = "slacka"

  cmd = "SLACKA_READONLY=1 " SLACKA " new"
  while ((cmd | getline) > 0)
    if ($0 ~ /^New /)
      msg = $0 " " msg
  
  if (msg) {
    system("DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS='unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus' "   \
           "notify-send -u normal -t 36000000 'Slacka: " msg "'")
    # system("sudo /root/bin/msgterm 'Slacka: " msg "'")
  }
}