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#!/bin/sh
# argument checks
if [ $# -lt 1 ] || [ -n "$(echo "$1"|tr -d 0-9)" ] || [ "$1" -lt 2 ] || [ "$1" -gt 16 ]; then
echo "Usage: ${0##*/} <Hatari instances, 2-16> [extra Hatari args]"
echo
echo "Example of running 4 Hatari instances in a MIDI ring, each using midi/ as HD:"
echo " ${0##*/} 4 -d midi/"
exit 1
fi
count=$1
# rest of args go to Hatari
shift
# open fifos
for i in $(seq "$count"); do
if ! mkfifo "midi$i"; then
echo "ERROR: creating FIFO 'midi$i' for MIDI communication failed!"
exit 1
fi
done
# show full path
hatari=$(which hatari)
# run MIDI ring Hatari instances
catpids=""
for i in $(seq $((count-1))); do
next=$((i+1))
echo "$hatari --midi-in midi$i --midi-out midi$next $* &"
"$hatari" --midi-in "midi$i" --midi-out "midi$next" "$@" &
# Without this Hataris would deadlock as fifos
# block the process until both ends are opened.
# Hatari opens midi output first (for writing),
# so this needs to read it.
cat "midi$next" >/dev/null &
catpids="$catpids $!"
done
# and join the beginning and end of the MIDI ring
echo "$hatari --midi-in midi$count --midi-out midi1 $* &"
"$hatari" --midi-in "midi$count" --midi-out midi1 "$@" &
cat midi1 >/dev/null &
catpids="$catpids $!"
# after connections are open, fifo files can be removed
sleep 2
for i in $(seq "$count"); do
rm "midi$i"
done
kill -9 $catpids
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