added a script that installs the timers in the correct location. And updated the readme in that folder

systemd_timer_files/README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 # Installation of timer files
+Easiest way is to run `settimer.sh` from inside the git repo.
+The scripts expect that the virtual environment for python is already setup correctly in `.venv`
 
-# Setting the correct path
+
+
+## Setting the correct path
 In `pythontaskcheck.timer` replace `[[path_to_repo]]` with the absolute path to the repo root.
 
-# Setting up systemd.timer
+## Setting up systemd.timer
 Move `pythontaskcheck.timer` and `pytontaskcheck.service` to the `$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/systemd/user/` dir.
 Run the following commands to enable the scheduled execution.
 ```
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@ $ systemctl --user enable pythontaskcheck.timer
 $ systemctl --user start pythontaskcheck.timer
 ```
 
-# Check if everything is working
+## Check if everything is working
 ```
 $ systemctl --user start pythontaskcheck.service
 ```
@@ -22,6 +26,6 @@ $ systemctl list-timers --user
 ```
 shows the list with timers. Yours should be listed here.
 
-# updating the time. 
+## updating the time. 
 Current setup will trigger the script every 5 minutes from 9:00 till 17:55
 

systemd_timer_files/settimer.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to set the path correct in the config files and store them in the correct location.
+replace_and_move() {
+    # The ${GIT_DIR//\//\\\/} replaces '/' with '\/' as '/' is a control char in regex
+    REPLACE_STR="s/\[\[path_to_repo\\]\\]/${GIT_DIR//\//\\\/}/g"
+    OUTDIR="$DIRECTORY/$1"
+    # Parse the file trough `sed` and write output to correct directory
+    sed $REPLACE_STR $2/$1 > $OUTDIR
+    echo "$1 script placed at $OUTDIR"
+}
+
+###################
+# START OF SCRIPT #
+###################
+# Check if XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set and select correct config file location.
+# See also: systemd.unit manual - section: UNIT FILE LOAD PATH
+if [[ -e $XDG_CONFIG_HOME ]]; then
+    DIRECTORY=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/systemd/user
+else
+    DIRECTORY=$HOME/.config/systemd/user
+fi
+echo "The scripts will be put in $DIRECTORY"
+# The following git command will give the root of the current repo.
+GIT_DIR=`git rev-parse --show-toplevel`
+echo "Root of this git repo is: $GIT_DIR"
+if [[ -e $GIT_DIR/.venv/bin/python3 ]]; then
+    echo "Found a virtual environment for Python in the repo"
+else
+    echo "Pythons virtual environment not found at '$GIT_DIT/.venv'. "
+    #There should be a setup.sh file in the directory that setups the virtual environment for python
+    if [[ -f $GIT_DIR/setup.sh ]]; then
+        echo "Have you tried running '$GIT_DIR/setup.sh'?"
+    fi
+    echo "I could install config files, but they whould not work. Aborting now"
+    exit
+fi
+
+FILENAME="pythontaskcheck"
+FOLDERNAME="systemd_timer_files"
+MAPPATH="$GIT_DIR/$FOLDERNAME/"
+TIMERNAME="$FILENAME.timer"
+SERVICENAME="$FILENAME.service"
+replace_and_move $TIMERNAME $MAPPATH
+replace_and_move $SERVICENAME $MAPPATH
+
+echo "Enable $TIMERNAME for systemd"
+`systemctl --user enable $TIMERNAME`
+echo "Start $TIMERNAME for systemd"
+`systemctl --user start $TIMERNAME`
+
+
+
+
+