#!/bin/bash

if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
  echo "usage: $0 <ipfs-or-ipns-path>"
  echo "republishes an ipns name every 20 minutes"
  echo "(this is an icky stop-gap until ipfs nodes do it for you)"
  echo ""
  echo "example:"
  echo "  > $0 QmSYCpuKPbPQ2iFr2swJj2hvz7wQUXfPBXPiuVsQdL5FEs"
  echo ""
  exit 1
fi

# must be run online.
ipfs swarm peers >/dev/null
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "error: ipfs daemon must be online and connected to peers "
  exit 1
fi

# check the object is there
ipfs object stat "$1" >/dev/null
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "error: ipfs cannot find $1"
  exit 1
fi

echo "republishing $1 every 20 minutes"
while :
do
  ipfs name publish $1
  sleep 1200
done
