hfs-share

#!/bin/bash

PORT=8000
HFS=hfs.py

# check for xclip
type xclip >& /dev/null
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then  # no xclip
	echo "You must install xclip to use this script."
	exit 1
fi

check_port_available() {
	nc -l $1 &
	pid=$!
	(sleep 0.1 && kill $pid)
	return $?
}

quote_url() {
	python -c "import urllib; print(urllib.quote(\"$1\"))"
}

if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
	echo "usage: $0 <file1> [<file2> [ <file3> ...]]"
	exit 1
fi

# extract and find internet address
IP_PATTERN="[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*"
IP_DATA=`ifconfig | grep -o "inet addr:$IP_PATTERN "`
for item in $IP_DATA; do
	if [[ "$item" =~ $IP_PATTERN ]]; then
		SELF_ADDR=${BASH_REMATCH[0]}
		if [ "$SELF_ADDR" == "127.0.0.1" ]; then # ignore loopback address
			unset SELF_ADDR
			continue
		fi
		break
	fi
done

if [ -z "$SELF_ADDR" ]; then
	echo "Your computer has no connection."
	exit 1
fi

if [[ "$SELF_ADDR" =~ 192\.168\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]* ]]; then # local network address
	echo "Your address $SELF_ADDR is not visible to remote hosts."
	read -n 1 -p "Still proceed? y/[N]: " ch
	echo
	if [ "$ch" != "y" ]; then
		exit 1
	fi
fi

for ((port=$PORT; port<65536; port++)); do
	echo "Trying port $port..."
	check_port_available $port >& /dev/null
	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
		if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
			BASENAME=`basename "$1"`
			LINK="http://$SELF_ADDR:$port/file/`quote_url "$BASENAME"`"
		else
			LINK="http://$SELF_ADDR:$port/"
		fi
		echo
		echo "\"$LINK\" copied to clipboard"
		echo
		echo $LINK | xclip -selection c   # copy to clipboard
		$HFS -p $port "$@" 2> /dev/null
		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
			break
		fi
	fi
done