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[BK-2020-03.git] / unitproc / bkt-checkIsInArray

#!/usr/bin/env bash

yell() { echo "$0: $*" >&2; } # print script path and all args to stderr
die() { yell "$*"; exit 111; } # same as yell() but non-zero exit status
try() { "$@" || die "cannot $*"; } # runs args as command, reports args if command fails
checkIsInArray() {
    # Desc: Checks if input arg is element in array
    # Usage: checkIsInArray arg1 arg2
    # Version: 0.0.1
    # Input: arg1: test string
    #        arg2: array
    # Output: exit code 0 if test string is in array; 1 otherwise
    # Example: checkIsInArray "foo" "${myArray[@]}"
    # Ref/Attrib: [1] How do I check if variable is an array? https://stackoverflow.com/a/27254437
    #             [2] How to pass an array as function argument? https://askubuntu.com/a/674347
    local return_state input arg1 arg2 string_test
    local -a array_test
    input=("$@") # See [2]
    arg1="${input[0]}";
    arg2=("${input[@]:1}");
    #yell "DEBUG:input:${input[@]}";
    #yell "DEBUG:arg1:${arg1[@]}";
    #yell "DEBUG:arg2:${arg2[@]}";

    string_test="$arg1";
    array_test=("${arg2[@]}");

    #yell "DEBUG:string_test:$string_test";
    #yell "DEBUG:$(declare -p array_test)";
    for element in "${array_test[@]}"; do
	#yell "DEBUG:element:$element";
	if [[ "$element" =~ ^"$string_test" ]]; then
	    return_state="true";
	    continue;
	fi;
    done;
    
    # Report exit code
    if [[ $return_state == "true" ]]; then
    	return 0;
    else
    	return 1;
    fi;
} # Check if string is element in array

# Sample test code
my_array=("jan" "feb" "mar" "apr");
yell "Array contains:${my_array[@]}";
test_string="feb";
yell "Checking to see if $test_string is in array...";
if checkIsInArray "$test_string" "${my_array[@]}"; then
    yell "\"$test_string\" is in array";
else
    yell "\"$test_string\" is not in array";
fi;
yell ""; # debug

sleep 1;

my_array=("jan" "feb" "mar" "apr");
yell "Array contains:${my_array[@]}";
test_string="oct";
yell "Checking to see if $test_string is in array...";
if checkIsInArray "$test_string" "${my_array[@]}"; then
    yell "\"$test_string\" is in array";
else
    yell "\"$test_string\" is not in array";
fi;
yell ""; # debug

sleep 1;

my_array=("jan" "feb" "mar" "apr");
yell "Array contains:${my_array[@]}";
test_string="feb mar";
yell "Checking to see if $test_string is in array...";
if checkIsInArray "$test_string" "${my_array[@]}"; then
    yell "\"$test_string\" is in array";
else
    yell "\"$test_string\" is not in array";
fi;
yell ""; # debug