M scripts/pd → scripts/pd

@@ -9,7 +9,33 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import subprocess, shlex
 
+
 file_path = r'/home/prithu/Dropbox/Tasker/pd.txt'
+
+# This script keeps checking for the dropbox status every 10s and
+# runs 'dropbox stop' and exits once dropbox is done with its
+# syncing. this shell script should be in the PATH.
+exitdrop=(
+"""
+#!/bin/bash
+stat=$(dropbox status)
+if [ "$stat" = "Dropbox isn't running!" ]
+then
+  echo $stat
+  exit 0
+fi
+while :
+do
+  if [ "$stat" = "Up to date" ]
+  then
+    dropbox stop
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  stat=$(dropbox status)
+done
+""")
+
+
 entry = None
 with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.pdtemp') as temp:
     command = "vim {}".format(temp.name)
@@ -29,3 +55,9 @@ fp.write('\n\n\n===============================\n' + date_and_time + '\n')
     fp.write(entry)
 
 subprocess.run(['dropbox', 'start'])
+
+with open('/tmp/exitdrop.sh', 'w') as tmp:
+    tmp.write(exitdrop)
+    tmp.close()
+    subprocess.run(['chmod', '+x', '/tmp/exitdrop.sh'])
+    subprocess.run(['sh', '/tmp/exitdrop.sh'])