sesame

#!/bin/bash
#
# > sesame <
#
# Sugar on top of find for opening multiple files with similar properties in various applications.
#
# parisminton@da.ydrea.ms
#
# vrs="v 0.3"
# last_change="6/17/15"

OLD_IFS=$IFS
IFS=$(echo -en "\n\b") # new separator is newline followed by backspace...
arg_array=()
app=""
mod=""
dir=$PWD
dur="-5m"
ftype="f"
find_stuff=false

for arg in $*; do 
  if [[ $arg =~ \.app$ || -L $arg ]]; then
    mod="-a"
    app=$arg
    if [[ $arg == $photo ]]; then
      # I'm probably trying to open a screen shot
      # that went straight to the desktop
      find_stuff=true
      if [[ $dir == $PWD ]]; then 
        dir=~/Desktop
      fi
    fi
    continue
  fi
  if [[ -d $arg ]]; then
    find_stuff=true
    dir=$arg
    continue
  fi
  if [[ $arg =~ -[0-9][0-9]*[smhdw]$ ]]; then
    find_stuff=true
    dur=$arg
    continue
  fi
  if [[ $arg =~ ^[fdl]$ ]]; then
    find_stuff=true
    ftype=$arg
    continue
  fi
  arg_array[${#arg_array[@]}]=$arg
done 

if [[ $find_stuff == true ]]; then
  find $dir/* -mtime $dur -type $ftype -exec open $mod $app {} \;
else
  open $mod $app ${arg_array[*]}
fi
IFS=$OLD_IFS