useful_scripts/create_systemd_timer.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys, os, subprocess
help_text = f"""
Usage: {os.path.basename(__file__)} $1 $2
required:
$1 - name of service
$2 - calendar ()
"""
number_of_required_arguments = 2
number_of_optional_arguments = 0
if len(sys.argv) == 1:
print(help_text)
sys.exit()
elif sys.argv[1] in ["help", "-h"]:
print(help_text)
elif len(sys.argv) - 1 < number_of_required_arguments:
print(f"You provided not enough arguments")
print(help_text)
sys.exit(1)
elif len(sys.argv) > number_of_required_arguments + number_of_optional_arguments + 1:
print(f"You provided extra arguments")
print(help_text)
sys.exit(1)
name_of_service = sys.argv[1]
calendar = sys.argv[2]
timer_file = f"""
[Unit]
Description={name_of_service} timer
[Timer]
Unit={name_of_service}.service
OnCalendar={calendar}
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
"""
try:
with open(f"/lib/systemd/system/{name_of_service}.timer", "w") as f:
f.write(timer_file)
os.system(f"systemctl enable --now {name_of_service}.timer && echo Success!!!")
except:
print("Something went wrong...")
sys.exit(1)