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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#getting the config
+source /etc/nlvmi/nlvmi.conf
+if [ $LOGLEVEL -gt "1" ]; then echo "configuration loaded"; fi
+
+#checking directories
+if [ ! -d $VMDIRECTORY ]; then echo "VMDIRECTORY wrong, $VMDIRECTORY does not exist"; exit 1; fi
+if [ ! -d $RUNDIRECTORY ]; then if [ $LOGLEVEL -gt "1" ]; then echo "creating $RUNDIRECTORY"; fi; mkdir -p $RUNDIRECTORY; fi
+
+
+#checking database
+function checkdb {
+    if [ $DATABASETYPE == "sqlite" ]; then
+        if [ ! -e $SQLITEFILE ]; then echo "sqlite configured, but db-file not present! create the db first!"; exit 1; fi
+	SQCHECK=`sqlite3 $SQLITEFILE "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='vms'"`
+	if [ $SQCHECK == "vms" ]; then
+		if [ $LOGLEVEL -gt "1" ]; then echo "DB ready to use"; fi
+	else
+		echo "error accessing sqlite!"
+		exit 1;
+	fi
+echo "sqlite ready to use";
+    elif [ $DATABASETYPE == "mariadb" ]; then
+        DBCON="mysql --disable-pager -u $MARIAUSER -p$MARIAPASS -h $MARIAHOST $MARIADB"
+        declare -a DBC=`echo "SHOW TABLES FROM $MARIADB; " | $DBCON | sed 1d`
+        if [ -z $DBC ]; then
+            echo "mariadb connection failed"; exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+#creating database
+function createdb {
+    if [ $LOGLEVEL -gt "1" ]; then echo "going to create the db"; fi
+    if [ $DATABASETYPE == "sqlite" ]; then
+        sqlite3 $SQLITEFILE "CREATE TABLE vms (
+		id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                    vmname VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
+                    server VARCHAR(50),
+		    user VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
+		    autostart INTEGER,
+                    bootoption VARCHAR(2) NOT NULL,
+                    drive1 VARCHAR(50),
+                    drive2 VARCHAR(50),
+                    drive3 VARCHAR(50),
+                    cdrom VARCHAR(50),
+                    arch VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
+                    mac VARCHAR(50),
+                    brdev1 VARCHAR(50),
+                    brdev2 VARCHAR(50),
+                    brdev3 VARCHAR(50),
+                    tapdev1 VARCHAR(50),
+                    tapdev2 VARCHAR(50),
+                    tapdev3 VARCHAR(50),
+                    vncport VARCHAR(50),
+                    websocket INTEGER,
+                    vncpasswort VARCHAR(50),
+                    usbdev1 VARCHAR(50),
+                    usbdev2 VARCHAR(50),
+                    usbdev3 VARCHAR(50),
+                    kblang VARCHAR(50)
+	);"
+    fi
+    checkdb && echo "DB creation successful!" || (echo "Failed to create the DB"; exit 1)
+}
+
+#autostart VMs
+function vmautostart {
+	if [ $DATABASETYPE == "sqlite" ]; then
+		sqlite3 $SQLITEFILE "SELECT id FROM vms WHERE autostart=1" | while read line; do
+			IFS='|' read -r -a array <<< "$line"
+			vmstart ${array[0]}
+		done
+
+	fi
+}
+
+function vmstart {
+	if [ -z $1 ]; then echo "function start needs an id!"; exit 1; fi
+	if [ $LOGLEVEL -gt "1" ]; then echo "startvm function entered for vmid $1"; fi
+	sqlite3 $SQLITEFILE "SELECT * FROM vms WHERE id=$1" | while read line; do
+			IFS='|' read -r -a array <<< "$line"
+                        if [ ${array[6]}=="" ]; then
+                                DRIVE1=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[6]}!="" ]; then
+                                DRIVE1="-drive file=${array[6]},cache=none,format=raw,if=virtio,aio=native"; fi
+                        if [ ${array[7]}=="" ]; then
+                                DRIVE2=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[7]}!="" ]; then
+                                DRIVE2="-drive file=${array[7]},cache=none,format=raw,if=virtio,aio=native"; fi
+                        if [ ${array[8]}=="" ]; then
+                                DRIVE3=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[8]}!="" ]; then
+                                DRIVE3="-drive file=${array[8]},cache=none,format=raw,if=virtio,aio=native"; fi
+                        if [ ${array[9]}=="" ]; then
+                                CDROM=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[9]}!="" ]; then
+                                CDROM="-cdrom file=${array[9]}"; fi
+                        if [ ${array[11]}=="" ]; then
+                                NETDEV1=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[11]}!="" ]; then
+                                NETDEV1="-net nic,macaddr=${array[11]},model=virtio,netdev=net0"; fi
+                        if [ ${array[15]}=="" ]; then
+                                TAPDEV1=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[15]}!="" ]; then
+                                TAPDEV1="-netdev tap,ifname=${array[15]},script=no,id=net0"; fi
+                        if [ ${array[16]}=="" ]; then
+                                TAPDEV2=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[16]}!="" ]; then
+                                TAPDEV2="-netdev tap,ifname=${array[16]},script=no,id=net0"; fi
+                        if [ ${array[17]}=="" ]; then
+                                TAPDEV3=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[17]}!="" ]; then
+                                TAPDEV3="-netdev tap,ifname=${array[17]},script=no,id=net0"; fi
+                        if [ ${array[18]}=="" ]; then
+                                VNCPORT=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[18]}!="" ]; then
+                                VNCPORT="-vnc ${array[18]},websocket=${array[19]},password"; fi
+                        if [ ${array[21]}=="" ]; then
+                                USBDEV1=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[21]}!="" ]; then
+                                USBDEV1="-usbdevice ${array[21]}"; fi
+                        if [ ${array[22]}=="" ]; then
+                                USBDEV2=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[22]}!="" ]; then
+                                USBDEV2="-usbdevice ${array[22]}"; fi
+                        if [ ${array[23]}=="" ]; then
+                                USBDEV3=""; fi
+                        if [ ${array[23]}!="" ]; then
+                                USBDEV3="-usbdevice ${array[22]}"; fi
+                        echo "su ${array[3]} -c \"${array[10]} -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 1024 -smp 2 -boot ${array[5]} $USBDEV1 $USBDEV2 $USBDEV3 -k ${array[24]} -daemonize $DRIVE1 $DRIVE2 $DRIVE3 $CDROM $NETDEV1 $TAPDEV1 $TAPDEV2 $TAPDEV3 $VNCPORT\""
+	done
+	export VMFOUND="yes"
+}
+
+#mainloop
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+    	if [ $1 == "createdb" ]; then
+        	createdb
+    	elif [ $1 == "autostart" ]; then
+		vmautostart
+	elif [ $1 == "start" ]; then
+		if [ -z $2 ]; then echo "start needs a vmname!"; exit 1; fi
+		VMFOUND="no"
+		if [ $LOGLEVEL -gt "1" ]; then echo "searching for vmname $2"; fi
+		sqlite3 $SQLITEFILE "SELECT id FROM vms WHERE vmname='$2'" | (while read line; do
+			IFS='|' read -r -a arrays <<< "$line"
+			declare VMFOUND="yes"
+			export "$VMFOUND"
+			vmstart $arrays
+		done
+			if [[ $VMFOUND == "no" ]]; then echo "no VM with that name found!"; exit 1; fi)
+
+	fi
+else
+    checkdb
+fi