#!/bin/bash

# A wrapper for apt[itutde]
# searches the repos for your query before trying to do the action.
# Install : # apt install aptitude dmenu ; cp wrapter /usr/local/bin/wrapter ; cd /usr/local/bin/ ; chmod +x wrapter ; for link in Install Isntall Show Remove Why ; do ln -s wrapter $link ; done

action="$(basename "${0}")"

test "${action}" = wrapter && action="$(dmenu <<< "\
install
show
remove
why\
")"

case "${action}" in
		*[iI][ns][ns]tall* )
			action=install
			sudo="sudo ";;
		*[sS]how* )
			action=show;;
		*[Rr]emove* | *purge* )
			action=purge
			sudo="sudo ";;
		 *[wW]hy* )
			action=why;;
		* )
			exit 1;;
esac

pkgs="$(aptitude search  $@ | grep -v ":i386" )"

test -z "${pkgs}" && echo "No pkgs found matching $@." && exit 2
nb="$(wc -l <<< "${pkgs}")"
test "${nb}" -gt 1 && echo "$nb packages found." && pkgs="$(echo -e "${pkgs}" | dmenu)"

test "$(wc -l <<< "${pkgs}")" -eq 1 && pkgs="$(tr -s " " <<< "${pkgs}" | cut -d " " -f 2)" && echo -e "Package was found: ${action}ing ${pkgs}\n\$ ${sudo}aptitude ${action} ${pkgs}" && ${sudo}aptitude ${action} "${pkgs}"