Allow override of mail in notifier and explain notifier examples for restic backup (sending mail on start and finish of backups)

usr/local/bin/notifier

@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ NOTIFIER_MAIL_ENABLED="true";
 NOTIFIER_GOTIFY_ENABLED="false";
 NOTIFIER_MAIL_ADDRESS=$3;
 
+argsMailProvided="false"
+
+if [[ -n "${NOTIFIER_MAIL_ADDRESS}" ]]; then
+  argsMailProvided="true"
+fi
+
 # check for config file
 apply_config() {
   local config=$1;
@@ -95,6 +101,11 @@ source_config() {
 source_config "$HOME/.notifier.conf" "/etc/notifier.conf"
 check_requirements "${NOTIFIER_MAIL_ENABLED}" "${NOTIFIER_GOTIFY_ENABLED}" "${NOTIFIER_MAIL_ADDRESS}"
 
+if [[ "${argsMailProvided}" == "true" ]]; then
+  NOTIFIER_MAIL_ADDRESS=$3
+  echo "Overwriting mail with argument value"
+fi
+
 SUBJECT="${NOTIFIER_SUBJECT}"
 MESSAGE="${NOTIFIER_CONTENT}"
 

usr/share/doc/system-helpers/restic/mybackup/check.sh

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 # pre action or use ExecStartPre
 
+# Example using notifier:
+# me="$0"
+# notifier "[restic - $(hostname)] $me - START" "Started $me."
+
 /usr/bin/restic check
 
-# post action or adapt ExecStartPost
+# post action or adapt ExecStartPost
+
+# Example using notifier:
+# me="$0"
+# notifier "[restic - $(hostname)] $me - END" "Ended $me."

usr/share/doc/system-helpers/restic/mybackup/create.sh

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 # pre action or use ExecStartPre
 
+# Example using notifier:
+# me="$0"
+# notifier "[restic - $(hostname)] $me - START" "Started $me."
+
 /usr/bin/restic backup \
   $(echo $RESTIC_ADDITIONAL_CREATE_PARAMS) \
   --exclude-file "${RESTIC_FILE_EXCLUDE}" \
@@ -10,3 +14,7 @@
 /usr/bin/restic forget $(echo $RESTIC_KEEP)
 
 # post action or adapt ExecStartPost
+
+# Example using notifier:
+# me="$0"
+# notifier "[restic - $(hostname)] $me - END" "Ended $me."

usr/share/doc/system-helpers/restic/mybackup/prune.sh

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 # pre action or use ExecStartPre
 
+# Example using notifier:
+# me="$0"
+# notifier "[restic - $(hostname)] $me - START" "Started $me."
+
 /usr/bin/restic prune
 
-# post action or adapt ExecStartPost
+# post action or adapt ExecStartPost
+
+# Example using notifier:
+# me="$0"
+# notifier "[restic - $(hostname)] $me - END" "Ended $me."

usr/share/doc/system-helpers/restic/mybackup/report.sh

@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ echo -e "$STATS\n\n$SNAPSHOTS"
 me="$0"
 echo -e "$STATS\n\n$SNAPSHOTS" | mailx -Ssendwait -s "[restic - $(hostname)] $me - REPORT" "${RESTIC_REPORT_MAIL}"
 
-# or
-# notifier "[restic - $(hostname)] $me - REPORT" "$(echo -e "$STATS\n\n$SNAPSHOTS" )"
+# Example when using notifier (you can omit RESTIC_REPORT_MAIL though to have it send to default):
+# notifier "[restic - $(hostname)] $me - REPORT" "$(echo -e "$STATS\n\n$SNAPSHOTS" )" "${RESTIC_REPORT_MAIL}"