record

#!/bin/bash
# make timestamped notes,
# note timestamps of video recordings
# open file: record $filename
# -tv $video output : write timestamp of video recording in message
# -m "$message": add timestamp + message to notes
lockfile="/tmp/lockrecordvim"
servername="record"

writemessage () {
  if [ -f "$lockfile" ]
  then
    timestamp=$(date +%d/%m/%Y\ %H:%M:%S)
    vim --servername $servername --remote-send "<ESC><ESC>Go$timestamp: $1<ESC>"
  else
    echo "vim notes not running"
  fi

}

case "$1" in
  --help)
    echo "Experiment notes:"
    echo "to record notes, create and open new file with $filename option"
    echo "as long as this file is open, notes can be added to the file from any terminal"
    echo "you don't need to know vim, only when you want to close and save your log file"
    echo "enter the vim 'commmand mode' by pressing the <escape> key"
    echo "then enter ': wq' and press <Enter> to save and quit"
    echo "$filename  : create and open new file"
    echo "--help: print this help"
    echo "-tv $videoport: record video and add timestamp to file"
    echo "                (try 0 and 1 for videoport)
    echo "-m $message: write timestamped message to file" 
    ;;
  -tv)
    writemessage "new video recording"
    filename=$(cat "$lockfile")
    cvlc v4l2:///dev/video$2 --sout "#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=1024,scale=1,acodec=mpga,ab=192,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=display,dst=std{access=file,mux=mp4,dst="${filename}_$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S).mpg"}}"
    ;;
  -m)
    shift
    writemessage "$*" 
    ;;
  *)
    filename="$1"
    if [ -f "$lockfile" ]
    then
      echo "vim notes already running"
    else
      path=$(pwd)
      echo "${path}/${filename}" > "$lockfile"
      vim --servername $servername "$filename"
      rm "$lockfile"
    fi
    
    ;;
esac

# check date
# record video