initConfig function moved to central shellmenu.sh for re-use by clients

Author: nschlimm

EasyKey.git/ezk-git-functions.sh

@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ function atlassiansView() {
 
 function changeProject () {
   source $script_dir/../EasyKey.git/ezk-git-loca.sh
+  noterminate
   nowaitonexit
 }
 

EasyKey.git/ezk-git-loca.sh

@@ -19,27 +19,9 @@ function purgDirCache () {
 	unset gitlocations
 }
 
-initConfig () {
-   # read config to global arrays
-   INPUT="$script_dir"/"$configfilename"
-   [ ! -f "$INPUT" ] && { echo "$INPUT file not found"; exit 99; }
-   i=0
-   configlines=$(cat "$INPUT")
-   while read -r configline; do
-      if echo "$configline" | grep -q "\[.*\]"; then
-        configsection=$(echo "$configline" | grep -o "\[.*\]")
-        configsectioname=${configsection:1:${#configsection}-2}
-        i=0
-        continue
-      fi
-      if [ -n "$configline" ]; then
-         eval "${configsectioname}+=('$configline')"
-      fi
-      ((i++))
-   done <<< "$(echo -e "$configlines")"
-}
-
-initConfig
+# Reads the config into global array "workspaces"
+# The config needs to have that section [workspaces]
+initConfig "${script_dir}/${configfilename}"
 
 clear
 thekeys=($(echo {a..p}) $(echo {r..z}) $(echo {1..9}) $(echo {A..Z}))
@@ -79,8 +61,6 @@ done
 if $uncached; then coloredLog "NEW" "1;42"; else coloredLog "CACHED" "1;42"; fi
 submenuHead "Shortcuts"
 menuItem X "Purge git dir cache" purgDirCache
-echo
-menuItem q "Quit" quit
 choice
 
 unset locations workspaces

shellmenu.sh

@@ -635,4 +635,36 @@ wait_for_keypress() {
     stty raw
     REPLY=$(dd bs=1 count=1 2> /dev/null)
     stty -raw
-}
+}
+
+######################################################
+# A magic function that reads a file with sections
+# into global arrays named by this section.
+# Sections in the file start with [<section name>].
+# After that section heading the config lines follow.
+# A new section begins with [<new section name>].
+# Arguments:
+#   $1: the config filename to read
+# Outputs:
+#   Global arrays that have the name of the sections
+#   in the config file.
+######################################################
+initConfig () {
+   # read config to global arrays
+   INPUT="$1"
+   [ ! -f "$INPUT" ] && { echo "$INPUT file not found"; exit 99; }
+   i=0
+   configlines=$(cat "$INPUT")
+   while read -r configline; do
+      if echo "$configline" | grep -q "\[.*\]"; then
+        configsection=$(echo "$configline" | grep -o "\[.*\]")
+        configsectioname=${configsection:1:${#configsection}-2}
+        i=0
+        continue
+      fi
+      if [ -n "$configline" ]; then
+         eval "${configsectioname}+=('$configline')"
+      fi
+      ((i++))
+   done <<< "$(echo -e "$configlines")"
+}