bsimg

#!/bin/bash

# bsimg - jzu@free.fr 2013 - WTFPL
# Replaces ggimg (Google search) while its new HTML stays undecipherable
# Searches Bing Images using the parameter as search terms
# Grabs the first one to appear
# Normalizes its size to 480 pixels wide
# Gives it the name of the search terms + .jpg
# Creates a 32x32 thumbnail (e.g. to insert in FLAC files)
# Needs wget and ImageMagick

IMGDIR=/tmp/img

mkdir -p "$IMGDIR"
cd /tmp

if [ $# -eq 0 ] 
then
  echo Usage: `basename $0` search terms 1>&2
  exit 1
fi

ARGS="$*"

SEARCH==`echo "$ARGS" \
         | sed -e 's/ /\+/g'`
IMAGE=`wget -O - "http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=$SEARCH" 2>/dev/null \
       | sed 's/>/>\n/g' \
       | grep imgurl: \
       | sed -e 's/.*imgurl:.quot;//' -e 's/.quot;.*//' \
       | head -1`
wget -O img-$$ "$IMAGE" 2>/dev/null

# Make it a JPEG

convert img-$$ -resize 480 "$IMGDIR/$ARGS.jpg" &> /dev/null

# Shit happens - when download fails, img-$$ is zero-sized

if [ $? -ne 0 ]
then
  echo Error: \"$ARGS\" - failed to download image 1>&2
  /bin/rm -f img-$$
  exit
fi

# And make it a thumbnail, by the way

convert img-$$ -resize 32x32 "$IMGDIR/$ARGS".png

# Cleanup

/bin/rm img-$$