Hello monks,

This is my very first post on this site! I wrote my first program, newscript.pl , a few times ago, in order to save some repetitive typing and I really want your opinions, critics, suggestions etc..

It's job is very simple, create an empty script. At first written in bash, with only bash as supported language, now written in Perl it includes Perl, Bash and I started slowly working to include C as well. It's not very portable and surely not very efficient, but I'm using it everyday, when reading thru intermediate Perl, advanced Bash scripting and learning C the hard way.

The script first ask user for the name of the new script, then it asks for the language you're going to use. It will then print the shebang line as well as wanted modules (if you asked for a Perl script) and save it to a file withyourname.test. It then fires up emacs -nw with your newscript so you are ready to input code right away.

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use File::Basename;
############################
#
# Name :     newscript 
# Usage:     Makes ready to use script templates for 
#            Bash and Perl only at the moment. It includes 
#            the shebang line for both. Perl templates 
#            includes some useful pragmas and the option to
#            include the required modules on the command line.
#
############################

# declare some required vars
my ($name, $language);
my @modules = ();
my $fullname = $0;
my $progname = basename($fullname);

## main program: 

print "Name of the new script  : ";
chomp ($name = <STDIN>);

print "Language of $name script: ";
chomp ($language = <STDIN>);

# If laguage is Bash, make a Bash script
if ($language =~ /bash/i) {
    $name = "$name.test";
    print "\nMaking a Bash script: $name\n";
    _makebash();


# If language is Perl, make a Perl script    
} elsif ($language =~ /perl/i) {
    $name = "$name.pl.test";
    print "\nMaking a Perl script: $name\n";
    print "\nAdd modules? ex: File::Basename;\n(use strict and use war
+ning are turned on by default).\n";
    print "[yes/no]: ";
    # check if user wants modules
    chomp (my $addmodule = <STDIN>);
    if ($addmodule =~ /yes/i) {
        print "\nThis script does NOT add a ';' for you!\nSay 'done' w
+hen you done..\nModules: ";
        while (<STDIN>) {
            last if ($_ =~ /done(;)?/i);
            push @modules, $_;
        }
        _makeperl();
    } elsif ($addmodule =~ /no/i) { _makeperl();}
    else { 
        print "I assume no.\n";
        _makeperl();
    }



# If language is C, make a C program
} elsif ($language =~ /c/i) {
    $name = "$name.test.c";
    print "\nMaking a C program: $name\n";
    print "\nThis is the first version with C included, no more option
+s yet.\n";
    print "Only '#include <stdio.h>' added at this time.\n\n";
    _makec();


} else {
    print "This might help you:\n";
    _usage();
}





# Make a bash script
sub _makebash {
    if ($language eq 'bash') {
        open (NEWSCRIPT, '>', $name);
        print NEWSCRIPT "#!/bin/bash\n\n";
        close NEWSCRIPT;
        chmod 0700, "$name";
        exec (`emacs -nw +3 $name`);
    }
} 



# Make a perl script
sub _makeperl {
    open (NEWSCRIPT, '>', $name);
    print NEWSCRIPT "#!/usr/bin/perl\n\nuse warnings;\nuse strict;\n";
    if (defined($modules[0])){                  # if module is defined
+, include them to the template
        for my $mods (@modules) {
            print NEWSCRIPT "use $mods";
        }
    }
    print NEWSCRIPT "\n";
    close NEWSCRIPT;
    print "\n";
    chmod 0700, "$name";
    exec (`emacs -nw +50 $name`);

}


# Make a C program
sub _makec {
    open (NEWPROG, '>', $name);
    print NEWPROG "#include <stdio.h>\n\n";
    close NEWPROG;
    print "\n";
    chmod 0700, "$name";
    exec (`emacs -nw +10 $name`);
}



# Sets the usage message.
sub _usage {
    print<<EOF;



Usage: $progname [no options yet]
    
    Creates ready to use script templates.
   
    The script will first ask you for the name of your program,
    then the language in which you want it written.

    If your chosen language is supported, it will make an empty
    script, with your name and 'test' appended to it. The script
    then makes an exec call to emacs -nw with your new file.
    (not very portable yet ..)

  note: If your chosen language is Perl, The script will ask you
  if you wish to import more modules. If you do want more input them
  then followed by a ';' and input 'done' when finish.

  bash:
    #/bin/bash

  perl:
    #/usr/bin/perl
    use warnings;
    use strict;
    use [yourmods];

  C:
    #include <stdio.h>


EOF
}
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