processArguments "$@" # Process arguments.
if checkapp gpspipe && checkdir "$DIROUT"; then
# Determine output file paths
- FILEOUT_NMEA="$(dateTimeShort)".."$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME"_location.nmea ;
- #FILEOUT_GPX="" ;
- #FILEOUT_KML="" ;
+ FILEOUT_BASENAME="$(dateTimeShort)".."$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME"_location
+ FILEOUT_NMEA="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".nmea ;
+ FILEOUT_GPX="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".gpx ;
+ FILEOUT_KML="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".kml ;
# Determine script lifespan (note: exit if <= 0 since 'timeout' runs forever if provided "0s".
#if ! scriptTTL="$(timeUntilMidnight)"; then yell "ERROR: timeUntilMidnight exit code $?"; exit 1; fi
scriptTTL="60"; #DEBUG DEBUG DEBUG DEBUG
# Determine buffer lifespan
- bufferTTL="15";
+ #bufferTTL="60";
+ bufferTTL="15"; #DEBUG DEBUG DEBUG DEBUG
- # Record gps data until life ends
+ # Record gps data until script lifespan ends
declare debugCounter; debugCounter="0"
while [[ "$SECONDS" -lt "$scriptTTL" ]]; do
((debugCounter++))
- timeout "$bufferTTL""s" gpspipe -r 1>> "$DIROUT"/"$FILEOUT_NMEA""$debugCounter"
- echo "do stuff" 1>&2;
+ # Fill buffer
+ buffer="$(timeout "$bufferTTL""s" gpspipe -r)"; # Record gpspipe nmea data to buffer for bufferTTL seconds
+ # Process buffer
+ buffer_GPX="$(echo "$buffer" | gpsbabel -i nmea -f - -o gpx -F - )"; # Convert buffer to GPX format
+ buffer_KML="$(echo "$buffer" | gpsbabel -i nmea -f - -o kml -F - )"; # Convert buffer to KML format
+ # Save processed buffer data
+ echo "$buffer" >> "$DIROUT"/"$FILEOUT_NMEA""$debugCounter" # Save NMEA format
+ echo "$buffer_GPX" >> "$DIROUT"/"$FILEOUT_GPX""$debugCounter" # Save GPX format
+ echo "$buffer_GPX" >> "$DIROUT"/"$FILEOUT_KML""$debugCounter" # Save KML format
+ vbm "DEBUG:Completed buffer session $debugCounter" 1>&2;
+ # Reset buffer
+ unset buffer
done
fi
} # Main function.