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+#!/bin/bash
+# microservice to move older transcription disc restorations into the restoration_old directory after a newer restoration is made using the mm/makederiv microservice
+
+# color codes for messages
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+_usage(){
+    echo -e "${GREEN}\nThis script moves older transcription disc restorations into the restoration_old directory after a newer restoration is made using the mm/makederiv microservice.\n${NC}"
+}
+
+# provide script usage instruction if no input provided
+if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
+    script_name=$(basename "$0")
+    _usage
+    echo -e "Usage: $script_name <directory_path1> <directory_path2> <directory_path3> ... \n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# loop through input directories
+for user_directory in $@; do
+    directory_name=$(basename "$user_directory")
+
+# checks whether input is a directory and whether it is empty
+    if [[ ! -d "$user_directory" || -z "$(ls -A "$user_directory")" ]]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}[$directory_name] Directory not found or empty. Aborting...${NC}"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # is there a restoration directory? if no, exit
+    restoration_directory="$user_directory/objects/restoration"
+
+    if [ ! -d "$restoration_directory" ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}[$directory_name] There is no 'restoration' directory in the objects directory. Aborting...${NC}"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # does it have wav files? if no, exit
+    wav_files=$(find "$restoration_directory" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.wav")
+
+    if [ -z "$wav_files" ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}[$directory_name] No WAV files found in the restoration directory. Aborting...${NC}"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # does it already have an existing restoration_old directory or oldrestoration_readme.txt?
+    restorationold_directory="$user_directory/objects/restoration/restoration_old"
+    readme_text="$user_directory/metadata/oldrestoration_readme.txt"
+
+    if [ -d "$restorationold_directory" ] || [ -f "$readme_text" ] ; then
+        echo -e "${RED}[$directory_name] There is an existing restoration_old directory or old_restoration_readme.txt file. Aborting...${NC}"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # create restoration_old directory
+    restoration_old_dir="$user_directory/objects/restoration/restoration_old"
+
+    # append to readme.txt log file
+    readme_file="$user_directory/metadata/oldrestoration_readme.txt"
+    user=$(whoami)
+    echo "Old transcription disc restoration file move log" > "$readme_file"
+    echo "Initiated by: $user" >> "$readme_file"
+    echo "==============================" >> "$readme_file"
+
+    # identify old & new wav file
+    for wav_file in $wav_files; do
+        filename=$(basename "$wav_file")
+        current_datetime=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y %H:%M:%S")
+
+        # identifies the old restorations by checking filenames that are NOT _transcriptiondisc[0-9]*\.wav, _transcriptiondisc_
+        if [[ ! "$filename" =~ _transcriptiondisc[0-9]*\.wav ]] && [[ "$filename" != *"_transcriptiondisc_"* ]]; then
+            mkdir -p "$restoration_old_dir"
+            mv -n "$wav_file" "$restoration_old_dir/"
+            echo -e "${GREEN}Moved $filename to $restoration_old_dir${NC}"
+            echo "Transfer details:" >> "$readme_file"
+            echo "   File: $filename" >> "$readme_file"
+            echo "   Transfer Date & Time: $current_datetime" >> "$readme_file"
+            echo "   From: $user_directory" >> "$readme_file"
+            echo "   To:   $restoration_old_dir" >> "$readme_file"
+            echo "------------------------------" >> "$readme_file"
+        fi
+    done
+echo -e "${GREEN}[$directory_name] Old restorations successfully moved to the restoration_old directory. See oldrestoration_readme.txt in the metadata directory for the transfer log.${NC}"
+done       
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