Download bing wallpaper

wallpaper-bing.sh

#!/bin/bash
# author: Whizzzkid ([email protected])

# Base URL.
bing="http://www.bing.com"

# API end point.
api="/HPImageArchive.aspx?"

# Response Format (json|xml).
format="&format=js"

# For day (0=current; 1=yesterday... so on).
day="&idx=0"

# Market for image.
market="&mkt=en-US"

# API Constant (fetch how many).
const="&n=1"

# Image extension.
extn=".jpg"

# Size.
size="1920x1200"

# Collection Path.
path="$HOME/Pictures/Wallpapers/"

# Make it run just once (useful to run as a cron)
run_once=false
while getopts "1" opt; do
  case $opt in
    1 )
      run_once=true
      ;;
    \? )
      echo "Invalid option! usage: \"$0 -1\", to run once and exit"
      exit 1
      ;;
  esac
done

########################################################################
#### DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE #######################################
########################################################################

# Required Image Uri.
reqImg=$bing$api$format$day$market$const


# Logging.
echo "Pinging Bing API..."

# Fetching API response.
apiResp=$(curl -s $reqImg)
if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
  echo "Ping failed!"
  exit 1
fi

# Default image URL in case the required is not available.
defImgURL=$bing$(echo $apiResp | grep -oP "url\":\"[^\"]*" | cut -d "\"" -f 3)

# Req image url (raw).
reqImgURL=$bing$(echo $apiResp | grep -oP "urlbase\":\"[^\"]*" | cut -d "\"" -f 3)"_"$size$extn

# Image copyright.
copyright=$(echo $apiResp | grep -oP "copyright\":\"[^\"]*" | cut -d "\"" -f 3)

wp=$(echo $apiResp | grep -oP "\"wp\":.*," | cut -d "," -f 1)

if [ "$wp" == "\"wp\":false" ] ; then
  reqImgURL=$defImgURL
fi

# Checking if reqImgURL exists.
if ! wget --quiet --spider $reqImgURL; then
  reqImgURL=$defImgURL
fi

# Logging.
echo "Bing Image of the day: $reqImgURL"

# Getting Image Name.
imgName=${reqImgURL##*/}

# Create Path Dir.
mkdir -p $path

# Saving Image to collection.
curl -s -o $path$imgName $reqImgURL

# Logging.
echo "Saving image to $path$imgName"

# Writing copyright.
echo "$copyright"  > $path${imgName}".txt"
echo "$copyright"

if [ "$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP" = "XFCE" ]
then
  xres=($(echo $(xfconf-query --channel xfce4-desktop --list | grep last-image)))
  for x in "${xres[@]}"
  do
    xfconf-query --channel xfce4-desktop --property $x --set $path$imgName
  done
# Set the wallpaper for unity, gnome3, cinnamon.
elif gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri-dark "file://$path$imgName"; then
  #Logging
  # Set the view to zoom,
  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options "zoom"
else
  echo "$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP not supported."
  break
fi

echo "New wallpaper set successfully for $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP."

use it like: bash ./bing-wallpaper.sh