From f75026dbcb21e60ca9cae27c77934c331ed2d113 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Skylar Grant <sky@vfsh.dev>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:47:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add prompt to set interval when starting timelapse

---
 timelapse/tl-control | 19 +++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/timelapse/tl-control b/timelapse/tl-control
index 682f665..2a0bdaa 100644
--- a/timelapse/tl-control
+++ b/timelapse/tl-control
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@
 # Configuration Variables
 INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/bin"
 FILE_LIST=("tl-capture" "tl-clean" "tl-control")
+SYNC_SRC_PATH="/tmp/TL/to-sync"
+SYNC_DES_PATH="/mnt/media/TL/to-process"
 # Cron
 CRON_DIR="/etc/cron.d"
 CRON_FILE="$CRON_DIR/timelapse"
-CRON_FREQUENCY="*/15 * * * *" # Every 15 minutes
+CRON_FREQUENCY="*/15 * * * *" # Set by prompt
 CRON_LOG_PATH="/var/log/${FILE_LIST[0]}.log"
-CRON_JOB="$CRON_FREQUENCY root $INSTALL_DIR/${FILE_LIST[0]} >> $CRON_LOG_PATH 2>&1"
-# Paths
-SYNC_SRC_PATH="/tmp/TL/to-sync"
-SYNC_DES_PATH="/mnt/media/TL/to-process"
+CRON_JOB="root $INSTALL_DIR/${FILE_LIST[0]} >> $CRON_LOG_PATH 2>&1"
 
 # Check for root/sudo
 if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -26,6 +25,14 @@ fi
 
 # Start Time Lapse
 start_tl() {
+    read -p "Image interval in minutes (1-59): " interval
+    # Make sure the interval is valid 1-59
+    if [[ "$interval" =~ ^[1-9]$|^[1-5][0-9]$ ]]; then
+        CRON_FREQUENCY="*/$interval * * * *"
+    else
+        echo "Invalid interval!"
+        return 1
+    fi
     echo "Creating cron file: $CRON_FILE"
     touch "$CRON_FILE"
     if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
@@ -37,7 +44,7 @@ start_tl() {
     echo -e "Writing job to file: $CRON_FILE\n$CRON_JOB"
     cat <<EOF > $CRON_FILE
 # Take an image every 15 minutes and save it for a time lapse
-$CRON_JOB
+$CRON_FREQUENCY $CRON_JOB
 EOF
     if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
         echo "Success"