From 7d9692bce17d1e4182edfe5f6d657ef90121b2c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: apoc <apoc@chaospott.de>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 01:05:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] option to run unpriviledged, more detailed intro

---
 chaospott_bbb.sh | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/chaospott_bbb.sh b/chaospott_bbb.sh
index 05ac5b3..0285347 100644
--- a/chaospott_bbb.sh
+++ b/chaospott_bbb.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# SETUP: apt-get install libxml2-utils wget
-# cronjob:
+# SETUP: 
+# apt-get install libxml2-utils wget
+# fill in APIEndPoint and Secret from bbb-conf --secret, or run as root
+# set up cronjob:
 # */1 * * * * status=`/path/to/chaospott_bbb.sh` && [ "$status" ] && echo $status > /path/to/htdocs/chaospott_bbb.json
+# make JSON file available, e.g. in /var/www/bigbluebutton-default/
 #
+# should output something like
+# {"active": true, "participantCount": 1, "startTime": 1613519724738}
+# if room is active, or
+# {"active": false, "participantCount": 0, "startTime": 0}
+# if room is inactive
 
 ROOM="Chaospott"
+APIEndPoint=""
+SECRET=""
 
 [ -z `which xmllint` ] && exit 1
 if which wget >/dev/null; then
@@ -15,13 +25,18 @@ else
   exit 1;
 fi
 
+if [ -z "$APIEndPoint" ]; then
+  X=$( bbb-conf --secret | fgrep URL: )
+  APIEndPoint=${X##* }
+fi
+if [ -z "$Secret" ]; then
+  Y=$( bbb-conf --secret | fgrep Secret: )
+  Secret=${Y##* }
+fi
+
 APICallName="getMeetings"
 APIQueryString=""
 
-X=$( bbb-conf --secret | fgrep URL: )
-APIEndPoint=${X##* }
-Y=$( bbb-conf --secret | fgrep Secret: )
-Secret=${Y##* }
 S=$APICallName$APIQueryString$Secret
 Checksum=$( echo -n $S | sha1sum | cut -f 1 -d ' ' )
 if [[ "$APIQueryString" == "" ]]