snigdhaos-pkgbuilds/snigdhaos-libs/snigdhaos.shlib

#!/bin/bash

snigdhaoslib_add_update_notice() {
    # Ensure the directory exists
    if ! mkdir -p /var/lib/snigdhaos/tmp; then
        echo "Error: Failed to create directory /var/lib/snigdhaos/tmp" >&2
        return 1
    fi
    
    # Get the current date
    current_date=$(date +%F)

    # Ensure the input message is not empty
    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
        echo "Error: No update message provided." >&2
        return 1
    fi

    # Replace multiple spaces with a single space
    message="${1//[[:space:]]+/ }"
    
    # Append the message to the file with the current date
    if ! printf "%s   %s\n" "$current_date" "$message" >> /var/lib/snigdhaos/tmp/update_notices; then
        echo "Error: Failed to write to /var/lib/snigdhaos/tmp/update_notices" >&2
        return 1
    fi

    # Optionally, display a success message (for debugging/logging purposes)
    echo "Update notice successfully added for $current_date."
}