misc-crypto/comment_generator/garbage_generator

#!/bin/bash
#
# Garbage generator for writing pseudocredible compliments and reviews about
# many different things, in this case, students.
#
# Assumes that there are 3 different levels of students: Good, Average, Bad.
# Then pursues to try to form pseudorandom reviews by gluing together pre-made
# sentences from a database.
#
# Usage: garbage_generator Name [LEVEL], where LEVEL is {1,2,3}
#

# Data file locations (please do not edit):
overall=overall.txt
attitude=attitude.txt
participation=participation.txt
conclusion=conclusion.txt

# Default values that can be overrided by command-line switches:

LEVEL=2 # goes from 1 (bad) to 3 (good)

NAME="James Joyce" # Any string works. Quote for full name!

helper() {
	cat <<EOF
$(basename $0) - generate random reviews of students.
USAGE: garbage_generator -n Name -l [LEVEL], where LEVEL is {1,2,3}
-h: prints this help message.
EOF
	exit 0
}

# Get options:

if [[ -t 1 ]]
then
# Normal program execution
echo "We are in terminal"
while [[ -n "$1" ]]
do
	case "$1" in
		"-h" | "--help" ) helper
		;;
		"-n" )
			shift
			NAME="$1"
		;;
		"-l" )
			shift
			case "$1" in
				"1" ) LEVEL=1
				;;
				"2" ) LEVEL=2
				;;
				"3" ) LEVEL=3
				;;
				* ) 
					echo "Level must be between 1 and 3"
					exit 1
				;;
			esac
		;;
		* ) echo "Unrecognized option."
			helper
			exit 1
		;;
	esac
	shift
done
else # We are part of an automation script. Get name from stdin!
    LEVEL=2
    read NAME
fi

# Filter sentence databases based on the student's skill, and build the review:

sentence=$(cat overall.txt | grep "$LEVEL" | shuf | head -1 | cut -d "_" -f 2 )

sentence="$sentence $NAME $(cat attitude.txt | grep $LEVEL | shuf | head -1 | cut -d _ -f 2 )"

sentence="$sentence $NAME $(cat participation.txt | grep $LEVEL | shuf | head -1 | cut -d _ -f 2 )"

sentence="$sentence $NAME $(cat conclusion.txt | grep $LEVEL | shuf | head -1 | cut -d _ -f 2 )"

# print out the final statement.
echo "$NAME $sentence"