On: Bringing the best of Bash scripting to Ruby

[bmir-alum-007]

The script I use to disable/enable dnscrypt-proxy (multiple instances behind dnsmasq for HA) https://gist.github.com/steakknife/bf6967e2298b95da29b7

Sample output (tethering):

    0 ~ git:master ❯❯❯ internet_access                                                                            
    Bluetooth DUN:  Bluetooth-Modem  dns 127.0.0.1
    Ethernet:  en0  macaddr xx:xx:xx:...:xx  dns 127.0.0.1
    FireWire:  fw0  dns 127.0.0.1
    Wi-Fi:  en1  macaddr xx:xx:xx:...:xx  dns 127.0.0.1
    iPhone USB:  en4  172.20.10.3/24  router 172.20.10.2  macaddr xx:xx:xx:...:xx dns 127.0.0.1
    Bluetooth PAN:  en3  dns 127.0.0.1
    Thunderbolt Bridge:  bridge0  dns 127.0.0.1
    0 ~ git:master ❯❯❯

Sample output (wifi enable, unassociated, no tethering):

    0 ~ git:master ❯❯❯ internet_access                                                                              
    1 ~ git:master ❯❯❯

This is driven by a non-privileged infinite looping event bash scripts which TCP connects to another pair of bash scripts running as root which can actually make the change because they're listening on two localhost tcp ports.

(I've tried these other event-based app/script utilities and they're fragile and buggy as heck.)

It seems like something Apple, for one, should take on... deprecate AppleScript and use something more common, accessible and make a common, standardized scripting platform far more comprehensively documented in something like Ruby. AppleScript is just too COBOL/Cucumber "English" and poorly documented to be practical for advanced users. (I've been gradually moving all new scripts over to Ruby because Bash scripts are fragile and not as inherently reusable as standardizing on a dynamic languages (like RedHat w/ Python).)