watch

#!/bin/sh
#
# This is a helper script for development of the theme. It watches
# changes in the ‘src’ directory and refreshes GTK theme setup when
# any change occurred.
#
# Notes:
#  - Works only for MATE Desktop.
#  - Requires ‘inotifywait’ (the Debian ‘inotify-tools’ package).

ORIG_THEME=$(gsettings get org.mate.interface "gtk-theme")
WATCH_NAME=xxx-raleigh-reloaded

cleanup()
{
	echo >&2 "\nInterrupted."
	unlink "$HOME/.themes/$WATCH_NAME"
	gsettings set org.mate.interface "gtk-theme" "$ORIG_THEME"
	exit 0
}

cat >&2 <<EOF
Monitoring the ‘src’ directory for changes ...
Press ‘Ctrl+C’ to exit.

EOF

mkdir -p $HOME/.themes
ln -sf $(pwd)/src "$HOME/.themes/$WATCH_NAME"
test -n "$(which inotifywait)" || {
	echo >&2 "fatal: executable ‘inotifywait’ not found."
	exit 1
}

trap cleanup 2

while true
do
	date +'%H:%M:%S - %d %b %Y - Reloading GTK theme ...'
	gsettings set org.mate.interface "gtk-theme" "Adwaita"
	gsettings set org.mate.interface "gtk-theme" "$WATCH_NAME"
	inotifywait -qr -e modify -e create -e delete src
done