#!/usr/bin/env bash # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Copyright (c) 2013-2022 Geoffray Levasseur # Protected by the BSD3 license. Please read bellow for details. # # * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, # * with or without modification, are permitted provided # * that the following conditions are met: # * # * Redistributions of source code must retain the above # * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the # * following disclaimer. # * # * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above # * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following # * disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials # * provided with the distribution. # * # * Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names # * of any other contributors may be used to endorse or # * promote products derived from this software without # * specific prior written permission. # * # * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND # * CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, # * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES # * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE # * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR # * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, # * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, # * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR # * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS # * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # * OF SUCH DAMAGE. # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Make non-IT peoples think you're busy doing something hard # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ busy() { local pattern="ca fe" for arg in "$@"; do case "$arg" in --delay=*) delay_ms="${arg#*=}" if ! [[ $delay_ms =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then disp E "Invalid delay value, must be an integer (milliseconds)." return 1 fi ;; *) pattern="$arg" ;; esac done # Convert milliseconds to seconds for 'sleep' local delay_s=$(awk "BEGIN { printf \"%.3f\", $delay_ms / 1000 }") cat /dev/urandom | hexdump -C | grep --line-buffered "$pattern" | \ while read -r line; do echo $line [[ $delay_ms -gt 0 ]] && sleep "$delay_s" done unset pattern } # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # EOF