ErnestoCobos · February 20, 2024 14:27 · Feb 20, 2024
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script updates Git configurations for different projects stored in a JSON file within the user's .config directory
+
+# Define the path to the JSON configuration file located in the .config directory of the user's home directory
+CONFIG_FILE="$HOME/.config/git-configs.json"
+
+# Check if the configuration file exists. If it does not, create a new JSON file with empty object initialization
+if [ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "{}" > "$CONFIG_FILE"
+fi
+
+# Capture the current working directory
+DIRECTORY=$(pwd)
+
+# Prompt the user to enter their Git name and email for configuration
+read -p "Enter your Git name: " NAME
+read -p "Enter your Git email: " EMAIL
+
+# Use jq to add or update the directory-specific Git configuration in the JSON file
+# jq is a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor
+# The script adds or updates an entry for the current directory with the user's Git name, email, and a flag 'applied' set to 'false'
+# This entry signifies that the Git configuration specified has not yet been applied to the directory
+jq --arg dir "$DIRECTORY" --arg name "$NAME" --arg email "$EMAIL" \
+   '.[$dir] = {"name": $name, "email": $email, "applied": "false"}' "$CONFIG_FILE" > temp.$$ && mv temp.$$ "$CONFIG_FILE"
+
+# Inform the user that the Git configuration has been updated for the current directory
+echo "Git configuration updated for $DIRECTORY"
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