Import the remaining utilities.

[utils/utils.git] / firefox-isolated

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Runs an isolated Firefox session in its own profile. - Matt 2007-12-02
+
+#set -x
+
+MDD=~/.mozilla/firefox
+
+function write_profiles_ini {
+       (
+       echo '[General]'
+       echo 'StartWithLastProfile=1'
+       echo
+       i=0
+       for dir in *.*; do
+               if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
+                       name="${dir#*.}"
+                       echo "[Profile$i]"
+                       echo "Name=$name"
+                       echo "IsRelative=1"
+                       echo "Path=$dir"
+                       echo
+                       let i=$i+1
+               fi
+       done
+       ) >profiles.ini.tmp
+       mv profiles.ini.tmp profiles.ini
+}
+
+function new_profile {
+       name="isolated-$$-$(date +%s)"
+       cp2 00000000.master/ "00000000.$name/"
+       write_profiles_ini
+       echo "$name"
+}
+
+function liquidate_profile {
+       dir="00000000.$name"
+       cdir="changes_$name"
+       rsync -rl --compare-dest=../00000000.master --checksum "$dir/" "$cdir/"
+       rm -rf "$dir"
+       write_profiles_ini
+       find "$cdir" -type d -empty -delete
+       if [ -e "$cdir" ]; then
+               find_out="$(find "$cdir" -type f -print)"
+               zenity --info --text="This session changed the following files; you may wish to review the changes for application to the master profile:
+
+$find_out"
+       fi
+}
+
+function run_isolated {
+       ff="$1"
+       shift
+       name="$(cd "$MDD"; new_profile)"
+       zenity --info --text="Beginning isolated Firefox session $name"
+       "$ff" -no-remote -P "$name" "$@"
+       (cd "$MDD"; liquidate_profile "$name")
+}
+
+run_isolated /usr/bin/firefox "$@"