some error catching & timout

bin/moa_prompt

@@ -1,26 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-function _moa_prompt_2 {
+function _moa_prompt_3 {
 
-
-    #Get the last command
-    #based on:
-    #http://stackoverflow.com/questions/945288/...
-    #     ...saving-current-directory-to-bash-history
-    #
-    local lc=$(history 1)
-    lc="${lc# *[0-9]*  }"
-
-	#save the last command to a user specific location
-    echo $lc > ~/.moa.last.command
-
-    [[ -d '.moa' ]] || return 0
-	#and add it to the local history if this is a mob job
-    echo $lc >> .moa/history
-
-	#if there is no template, there is not much we can do
-    [[ -f '.moa/template' ]] || return 0
-
     #prepare for visualization
     local blue="\033[34m"
     local black="\033[30m"
@@ -29,6 +10,7 @@ function _moa_prompt_2 {
     local red="\033[31m"
     local magenta="\033[35m"
     local green="\033[32m"
+    local bg="\033[47m"
     local reset="\033[0m"
 
     #print an empty line 
@@ -37,20 +19,20 @@ function _moa_prompt_2 {
     #local line="${bg}${ELINE}\033[1K\033[0G"
 
     #get status information
-    [[ -f '.moa/status' ]] && status=$(< .moa/status)
-    case "$status" in
-    error) status="${red}Error${reset}"
+    [[ -f '.moa/status' ]] && rawstatus=$(< .moa/status)
+    case "$rawstatus" in
+    error) status="${red}Error${gray}"
             ;;
-    success) status="${gray}Success${reset}"
+    success) status="${magenta}Success${gray}"
             ;;
-    interrupted) status="${black}Interrupted${reset}"
+    interrupted) status="${black}Interrupted${gray}"
             ;;
-    *) status="?"
+    *) status=$rawstatus
     esac
 
     #get template information
     template=`(grep moa_id .moa/template | cut -c9-) 2>/dev/null`
-
+    
     #get last run dates
     if [[ -f '.moa/log' ]]; then
         ll=`tail -1 .moa/log`
@@ -67,30 +49,66 @@ function _moa_prompt_2 {
         minutes=$((tdiff % day_secs % hour_secs / minute_secs))
         seconds=$((tdiff % day_secs % hour_secs % minute_secs))
         # pretty-print
-        timing=" on: ${pstart} taking"
+        timing=":${pstart} ("
         if [[ ${days} > 0 ]]; then
-            timing="$timing ${days}d, ${hours}h, ${minutes}m and ${seconds}s."
+            timing="${timing}${days}d, ${hours}h, ${minutes}m & ${seconds}s)"
         elif [[ ${hours} > 0 ]]; then
-            timing="$timing ${hours}h, ${minutes}m and ${seconds}s."
+            timing="${timing}${hours}h, ${minutes}m & ${seconds}s)"
         elif [[ ${minutes} > 0 ]]; then
-            timing="$timing ${minutes}m and ${seconds}s. "
+            timing="${timing}${minutes}m & ${seconds}s)"
         else
-            timing="$timing ${seconds}s."
+            timing="${timing}${seconds}s)"
         fi
     fi
-    echo -e "${gray}...Moa/${blue}${template}${gray}. ${status}${gray}${timing}${reset}"
+    txtbit=":moa/${template}:$rawstatus$timing"
+    frmbit="${gray}:moa/${blue}${template}${gray}:$status$timing${reset}"
+    echo -en $bg
+    printf "%$(($COLUMNS-${#txtbit}))s" " "
+    echo -e ${frmbit}
 }
 
-function _moa_prompt {
+function _moa_prompt_2 {
+
+    #Get the last command
+    #based on:
+    #http://stackoverflow.com/questions/945288/...
+    #     ...saving-current-directory-to-bash-history
+    #
+    local lc=$(history 1)
+    lc="${lc# *[0-9]*  }"
+
+	#save the last command to a user specific location
+    echo $lc > ~/.moa.last.command
+
+    [[ -d '.moa' ]] || return 0
+
+	#and add it to the local history if this is a mob job
+    echo $lc >> .moa/history
+
+	#if there is no template, there is not much we can do
+    [[ -f '.moa/template' ]] || return 0
+
+
     # two step procedure - here we define a trap & call
     # the second function..
-    function errex() {
-        return 0
+    function exxx() { 
+        echo -n 'xx'
+        return 0 
     }
-    trap "errex" ERR
+    trap "exxx" ERR SIGUSR1
 
-    _moa_prompt_2 2>/dev/null
+    _moa_prompt_3 &
+    PID=$!
+
+    { ( sleep 1;  kill -SIGUSR1 $PID) & } 2>/dev/null
+    SPID=$!
+    disown $SPID
 
-    trap - ERR
+    wait $PID
+    kill $SPID 2>/dev/null
+    trap - ERR SIGUSR1
 }
 
+function _moa_prompt {
+    _moa_prompt_2 2>/dev/null
+}