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+#!/bin/bash
+## Bash Library for sending out Pages and/or getting their State
+# dependencies: curl, jq
+
+# echo "Bericht" | send_page "duplex" "dapnet=dl-all#DXxxx"
+send_page() {
+	text=$(cat -)
+	endpoint=$1
+	msgType=$2
+	deviceType=$3
+	argArr=("$@")
+	connectorJSON=$(for arg in "${argArr[@]}"; do echo $arg; done | jq -Rcs '{array:split("\n")|.[3:-1]|map(split("=")|[(.[0]),.[1]]?)}.array')
+	echo $connectorJSON |\
+		jq -c --arg t "$msgType" --arg d "$deviceType" --arg p "$text" '{type:$t, routing: {connectors:.,device:$d}, payload:$p}' |\
+		curl -s -XPOST -H "Content-type: application/json" "$endpoint/api/message/advanced" -d @- |\
+		jq -r .
+}
+msg_status() {
+	endpoint=$1
+	msgid=$2
+	curl -s "$endpoint/api/message/status/$msgid" |\
+		jq -r ._routerData
+}
+is_msg_recv() {
+	msg_status $* | jq .recvAck | grep -q "true"
+	return $?
+}
+is_msg_read() {
+	msg_status $* | jq .readAck | grep -q "true"
+	return $?
+}
+is_msg_resp() {
+	msg_status $* | jq .response | grep -vq "false"
+	return $?
+}
+
+ENDPOINT="http://127.0.0.1:3000"
+#echo "Test" | send_page "$ENDPOINT" "duplex" "birdyslim" "pocsag=133701D" "test=123"
+#msgid=$(echo "Test" | send_page "$ENDPOINT" "duplex" "birdyslim" "pocsag=133701D" "test=123")
+msgid="Bznka"
+msg_status "$ENDPOINT" "$msgid"
+
+
+if is_msg_recv "$ENDPOINT" "$msgid"; then
+	echo "message is recv"
+fi
+if is_msg_read "$ENDPOINT" "$msgid"; then
+	echo "message is read"
+fi
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