Makefile to simplify launchd scripts generation

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Makefile to simplify launchd scripts generation

Makefile commands

• make install – install launchd.plist file from local directory to system with value of SCRIPTID
• make uninstall – uninstall launchd config from system by value of SCRIPTID variable
• make log – prints content of error log file
• make show – print line with current script based on launchctl list command
• make run – start launchctl script
• make plist – generates new local launchd.plist file. All configurations and template you can setup in Makefile

Makefile

SCRIPTID=my.awesome.script.identifier
ERRORLOGPATH=${HOME}/launchd.${SCRIPTID}.stderr.log
HOURS=9
MINUTES=0
SCRIPT_TO_RUN_PATH=`pwd`/run.sh

install:
	cp ./launchd.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/${SCRIPTID}.plist
	launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/${SCRIPTID}.plist

uninstall:
	launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/${SCRIPTID}.plist
	rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/${SCRIPTID}.plist

log:
	cat ${ERRORLOGPATH}

show:
	launchctl list | grep ${SCRIPTID}

run:
	launchctl start ${SCRIPTID}

plist:
	echo    "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>" \
    "\n""<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">" \
    "\n""<plist version="1.0">" \
    "\n""    <dict>" \
    "\n""        <key>Label</key>" \
    "\n""        <string>${SCRIPTID}</string>" \
    "\n""        <key>Program</key>" \
    "\n""        <string>${SCRIPT_TO_RUN_PATH}</string>" \
    "\n""        <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>" \
    "\n""        <dict>" \
    "\n""            <key>Hour</key>" \
    "\n""            <integer>${HOURS}</integer>" \
    "\n""            <key>Minute</key>" \
    "\n""            <integer>${MINUTES}</integer>" \
    "\n""        </dict>" \
    "\n""        <key>StandardErrorPath</key>" \
    "\n""        <string>${ERRORLOGPATH}</string>" \
    "\n""    </dict>" \
    "\n""</plist>" \
    > launchd.plist