#!/bin/bash

#Variable to store the trigger file path
TRIGGER_FILE="/tmp/please_update"

# An alias so i no longer have to type the full command
alias trigger_git="touch $TRIGGER_FILE"

#The magic itself
echo "[INFO] Watching $TRIGGER_FILE..."
echo "[INFO] To trigger a git commit and push, run: trigger_git"
echo "PLEASE make sure that you have a good .gitignore file set up to avoid committing unwanted files."

#Do not know if the runs forrever loop is the best way to do this but it works
while true; do
    if [[ -f "$TRIGGER_FILE" ]]; then
        rm -f "$TRIGGER_FILE"
        echo "[INFO] Triggered at $(date)"
        git status
        git add .
        git commit -m "Committed"
        git push
    fi
    sleep 0.5
done