arch-installer/name-reference-test.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/52678279/6334421
# A variable can be assigned the nameref attribute using the -n option
# to the declare or local builtin commands (see Bash Builtins) to create
# a nameref, or a reference to another variable. This allows variables to
# be manipulated indirectly.
function text_input {
# If variable of name $1 is zero, then ask user for input.
# Only one line user input is allowed.
# User input must not be empty.
#
# $1: variable name to store input to
# $2: text to display (e.g. "Enter hostname:")
if [ -z "${1}" ] || [ -z "${2}" ]; then
echo 'text_input requires two args!';
return 1
fi
local -n ptr=$1 || return $?
if [ -z "${ptr}" ]; then
echo "${2}"
read -r ptr || return $?
fi
# check string length to be greater than zero!
if [ "${#ptr}" -lt 1 ]; then
echo 'text_input must not be empty!';
return 1;
fi
}
text_input foo 'Enter something funny:'
echo "Input: ${foo}"
bar=''
text_input bar 'Enter something even funnier:'
echo "Input: ${bar}"