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

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Desc: Reads positional arguments

yell() { echo "$0: $*" >&2; } # print script path and all args to stderr
die() { yell "$*"; exit 111; } # same as yell() but non-zero exit status
must() { "$@" || die "cannot $*"; } # runs args as command, reports args if command fails
read_psarg() {
    # Desc: Reads arguments; outputs as stdout lines
    # Input: args
    # Output: stdout (newline delimited)
    # Example: read_psarg "$@"
    # Depends: GNU bash (version 5.1.16)
    # Version: 0.0.1
    local input_psarg output;
    
    # Store arguments
    if [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; then
        input_psarg="$*";
    fi;
    
    # Store as output array elements
    ## Read in positional arguments
    if [[ -n $input_psarg ]]; then
        for arg in "$@"; do
            output+=("$arg");
        done;
    fi;

    # Print to stdout
    printf "%s\n" "${output[@]}";
}; # read positional argument to stdout lines
main() {
    read_psarg "$@";
};

main "$@";