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_builder/dc-env.sh

@@ -11,14 +11,34 @@ process_env_vars() {
         var_name="${env_var%%=*}"  # Variable name
         var_value="${env_var#*=}"  # Variable value
 
-        # Handle variables with and without default values
+        # Check if the variable value contains a reference to another variable with the format ${VAR_NAME:-default}
-        if [[ "$var_value" == *'${'*:*'}'* ]]; then
+        if [[ "$var_value" == *'${'*':'*'}'* ]]; then
-            # For variables with default values
+            # Extract the variable inside the ${} braces
-            modified_var="${var_name}=\${${APP_NAME}_${var_value#\$\{}"
+            ref_var="${var_value#\$\{}"
+            ref_var="${ref_var%%[:-]*}"
+
+            # Extract the default value part
+            default_value="${var_value##*:-}"
+            default_value="${default_value%\}}"
+
+            # Check if the reference variable already contains APP_NAME_ prefix
+            if [[ "$ref_var" == ${APP_NAME}_* ]]; then
+                # If it already contains the prefix, use it as is
+                modified_var="${var_name}=\${${ref_var}:-${default_value}}"
             else
-            # For variables without default values
+                # If not, add the APP_NAME_ prefix
+                modified_var="${var_name}=\${${APP_NAME}_${ref_var}:-${default_value}}"
+            fi
+        else
+            # For variables without ${VAR_NAME} references
+            if [[ "$var_name" == ${APP_NAME}_* ]]; then
+                # If the variable name already starts with APP_NAME_, do not prefix again
+                modified_var="${var_name}=${var_value}"
+            else
+                # Add APP_NAME_ prefix for consistency
                 modified_var="${var_name}=\${${APP_NAME}_${var_name}:-${var_value}}"
             fi
+        fi
 
         # Append the modified variable to results
         results+=("$modified_var")

_builder/dc-new.sh

@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@ EOF
 )
 
 # Print the variable to verify the content
-echo "***** NEW docker-compose.yml *****"
+echo "$BLDR_NEW_DCF" > ${BLDR_DIR}/docker-compose.yml
-echo "$BLDR_NEW_DCF"

_builder/extends-new.sh

@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@ EOF
 # Output the content to a file
 BLDR_NEW_SE="$file_content" 
 
-echo "***** Sample Extends *****"
+echo "$BLDR_NEW_SE" > ${BLDR_DIR}/sample-extends.yml
-echo "$BLDR_NEW_SE"

_builder/se-new.sh

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-BLDR_NEW_SE+="# $BLDR_APP\n"
+BLDR_ENV_FILE+="# $BLDR_APP\n"
+BLDR_ENV_FILE+="COOKBOOK=$BLDR_PARENT_PATH #HELP: cookbooks\n"
 
 while IFS= read -r line; do
   # Use a regex to match and extract variable names and defaults
   if [[ $line =~ \$\{([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)\} ]]; then
     # Matched ${VAR_NAME} (without default)
     var_name="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-    BLDR_NEW_SE+="${var_name}=\n"
+    BLDR_ENV_FILE+="${var_name}=\n"
   elif [[ $line =~ \$\{([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)[:-](.*)\} ]]; then
     # Matched ${VAR_DEF:-default} (with default)
     var_name="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
     default_value="${BASH_REMATCH[2]:1}"
-    BLDR_NEW_SE+="${var_name}=${default_value}\n"
+    BLDR_ENV_FILE+="${var_name}=${default_value}\n"
   fi
 done <<< "$BLDR_NEW_DCF"
 
 # Remove duplicates from the output
-BLDR_NEW_SE=$(echo -e "$BLDR_NEW_SE" | sort -u)
+BLDR_ENV_FILE=$(echo -e "$BLDR_ENV_FILE" | sort -u)
 
-echo "***** NEW sample.env *****"
+echo "$BLDR_ENV_FILE" > ${BLDR_DIR}/sample.env
-echo "$BLDR_NEW_SE"

builder.bash

@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ source ./_builder/extends-new.sh
 ################################################
 source ./_builder/readme-new.sh
 BLDR_NEW_README=$(generate_readme)
-echo "***** README *****"
+echo "$BLDR_NEW_README" > ${BLDR_DIR}/README.md
-echo "$BLDR_NEW_README"
 
 # TODO: for readme file do mkdir -p data/vols for vols
 # Do a git diff on the directory

stashapp/docker-compose.yml

@@ -2,20 +2,18 @@ version: '3.4'
 
 services:
   stash:
-    image: ${STASH_IMAGE:-stashapp/stash:latest}
+    image: ${STASHAPP_IMAGE:-stashapp/stash:latest}
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
-      - STASH_STASH=${STASH_STASH:-/data/}
+      - STASH_CACHE=${STASHAPP_STASH_CACHE:-/cache/}
-      - STASH_GENERATED=${STASH_GENERATED:-/generated/}
+      - STASH_DOMAIN_NAME=${STASHAPP_STASH_DOMAIN_NAME:-stash.yourdomain.ca}
-      - STASH_METADATA=${STASH_METADATA:-/metadata/}
+      - STASH_GENERATED=${STASHAPP_STASH_GENERATED:-/generated/}
-      - STASH_CACHE=${STASH_CACHE:-/cache/}
+      - STASH_METADATA=${STASHAPP_STASH_METADATA:-/metadata/}
+      - STASH_STASH=${STASHAPP_STASH_STASH:-/data/}
     volumes:
-      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-./data}/stash-cache:/cache
-      - "${VOL_PATH:-./data}/stash-video:/data"
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-./data}/stash-generated:/generated
-      - "${VOL_PATH:-./data}/stash-metadata:/metadata"
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-./data}/stash-metadata:/metadata
-      - "${VOL_PATH:-./data}/stash-cache:/cache"
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-./data}/stash-root:/root
-      - "${VOL_PATH:-./data}/stash-generated:/generated"
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-./data}/stash-video:/data
-      - "${VOL_PATH:-./data}/stash-root:/root"
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
-      
-    # Uncomment and use if needed
-    # network_mode: "host"

stashapp/sample-extends.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 version: '3.4'
 
 services:
-	stash:
+  stashapp:
     extends:
       file: ${COOKBOOK}/stashapp/docker-compose.yml
-			service: stash
+      service: stashapp
-		env_file:
-			- .env
-		ports:
-			- "9999:9999"

stashapp/sample.env

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-# Stash App
+
-PROD=prod.domain.com
+COOKBOOK=/home/nick/github/docker-compose-cookbooks #HELP: cookbooks
-PRODDIR=/var/www/stashdomain-com/ #HELP: project_path
+# stashapp
-COOKBOOK=/home/user/git/docker-compose-cookbooks #HELP: cookbooks
+STASHAPP_IMAGE=stashapp/stash:latest
-VOL_PATH=/project-dir/project-name/data #HELP: volpath
+STASHAPP_STASH_CACHE=/cache/
-STASH_IMAGE=stashapp/stash:v0.26.2
+STASHAPP_STASH_DOMAIN_NAME=stash.yourdomain.ca
-# Stash Container
+STASHAPP_STASH_GENERATED=/generated/
-STASH_DOMAIN_NAME=stash.4lt.ca
+STASHAPP_STASH_METADATA=/metadata/
-STASH_STASH=/data/
+STASHAPP_STASH_STASH=/data/
-STASH_GENERATED=/generated/
+VOL_PATH=./data
-STASH_METADATA=/metadata/
-STASH_CACHE=/cache/