+#!/bin/bash
+# Desc: Checks if arg is a float
+
+#==BEGIN Define script parameters==
+#===BEGIN Declare local script functions===
+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
+checkFlt() {
+ # Desc: Checks if arg is a float
+ # Usage: checkInt arg
+ # Input: arg: float
+ # Output: - return code 0 (if arg is float)
+ # - return code 1 (if arg is not float)
+ # Example: if ! checkInt $arg; then echo "not flt"; fi;
+ # Version: 0.0.1
+ # Depends: yell(), die(), bash 5.0.3
+ # Ref/Attrib: JDB https://stackoverflow.com/a/12643073 float regex
+ local returnState
+
+ #===Process Arg===
+ if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
+ die "ERROR:Invalid number of arguments:$#";
+ fi;
+
+ RETEST1='^[+-]?([0-9]+([.][0-9]*)?|[.][0-9]+)$'; # Regular Expression to test
+ if [[ ! $1 =~ $RETEST1 ]] ; then
+ returnState="false";
+ else
+ returnState="true";
+ fi;
+
+ #===Determine function return code===
+ if [ "$returnState" = "true" ]; then
+ return 0;
+ else
+ return 1;
+ fi;
+} # Checks if arg is integer
+
+#===END Declare local script functions===
+#==END Define script parameters==
+
+#==BEGIN test code==
+myVar1="4" ; echo "Test 1:Should succeed because int is float without decimal places or decimal.";
+(if checkFlt "$myVar1"; then yell "success"; else yell "fail"; fi;) & sleep 1;
+
+myVar1="4.0" ; echo "Test 2:Should succeed because \"4.0\" is a float.";
+(if checkFlt "$myVar1"; then yell "success"; else yell "fail"; fi;) & sleep 1;
+
+myVar1=".0" ; echo "Test 3:Should succeed even if float lack whole numbers left of decimal.";
+(if checkFlt "$myVar1"; then yell "success"; else yell "fail"; fi;) & sleep 1;
+
+myVar1="4." ; echo "Test 4:Should succeed even if float lacks decimal places right of decimal.";
+(if checkFlt "$myVar1"; then yell "success"; else yell "fail"; fi;) & sleep 1;
+
+myVar1="14.0" ; echo "Test 5:Should succeed with multiple whole numbers to left of decimal."
+(if checkFlt "$myVar1"; then yell "success"; else yell "fail"; fi;) & sleep 1;
+
+myVar1="." ; echo "Test 6:Should fail because neither whole numbers nor decimal places are present.";
+(if checkFlt "$myVar1"; then yell "success"; else yell "fail"; fi;) & sleep 1;
+
+myVar1="4"; myVar2="5"; echo "Test 7:Should fail because multiple numbers are provided.";
+(if checkFlt "$myVar1" "$myVar2"; then yell "success"; else yell "fail"; fi;) & sleep 1;
+
+myVar1="4 5"; echo "Test 8:Should fail because multiple numbers are provided.";
+(if checkFlt "$myVar1"; then yell "success"; else yell "fail"; fi;) & sleep 1;
+
+myVar1="4.4.4"; echo "Test 9:Should fail because a float should contain only one decimal.";
+(if checkFlt "$myVar1"; then yell "success"; else yell "fail"; fi;) & sleep 1;
+
+myVar1="foo"; echo "Test 10:Should fail because floats should only contain numbers and decimal characters."
+(if checkFlt "$myVar1"; then yell "success"; else yell "fail"; fi;) & sleep 1;
+
+myVar1="foo"; myVar2="bar"; myVar3="baz"; echo "Test 11: Should fail because multiple arguments provided.";
+(if checkFlt "$myVar1" "$myVar2" "$myVar3"; then yell "success"; else yell "fail"; fi;) & sleep 1;
+#==END test code==
+
+# Author: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval
+# License: GPLv3+