From 938aad5d2b052aa9097b4a2e716373f44dd686dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Claeys <83164203+EricClaeys@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:03:41 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Update timelapse.sh: Fail if we can't get the first setting.

---
 scripts/timelapse.sh | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/timelapse.sh b/scripts/timelapse.sh
index c4c396214..7757a8770 100755
--- a/scripts/timelapse.sh
+++ b/scripts/timelapse.sh
@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ else
 	fi
 fi
 
+if ! KEEP_SEQUENCE="$( settings ".timelapsekeepsequence" 2>&1 )" ; then
+	# The settings file may not exist or may be corrupt.
+	echo -e "${RED}*** ${ME} ERROR: Unable to get .timelapsekeepsequence:"
+	echo "${KEEP_SEQUENCE}"
+	echo -e "${NC}"
+	exit 4
+fi
+
 MY_PID="$$"
 if [[ ${DEBUG} == "true" ]]; then
 	# Output one string so it's all on one line in log file.
@@ -213,7 +221,6 @@ fi
 TMP="${ALLSKY_TMP}/timelapseTMP.txt"
 [[ ${IS_MINI} == "false"  ]] && : > "${TMP}"		# Only create when NOT doing mini-timelapses
 
-KEEP_SEQUENCE="$( settings ".timelapsekeepsequence" )"
 if [[ ${KEEP_SEQUENCE} == "false" || ! -d ${SEQUENCE_DIR} ]]; then
 	rm -fr "${SEQUENCE_DIR}"
 	mkdir -p "${SEQUENCE_DIR}"