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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+###
+# JItsi Log Observer - command line interface
+#
+# Bash script for Jitsi Meet components (Videobridge, Jicofo, etc.) logs parsing
+# Command line interface (jilo-cli)
+###
+
+### Configuration file (overrides default configs)
+CONFIG_FILE="./jilo.conf"
+
+### Default configuration
+
+# Default database type (sqlite, mysql|mariadb)
+DEFAULT_DB_TYPE="sqlite"
+# Default SQLite database file
+DEFAULT_DB="./jilo.db"
+# Default MySQL/MariaDB configuration
+DEFAULT_MYSQL_HOST="localhost"
+DEFAULT_MYSQL_USER="jilo"
+DEFAULT_MYSQL_PASS="jilopass"
+DEFAULT_MYSQL_DB="jilo_db"
+
+# Load configurations from the config file if it exists
+if [[ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]]; then
+    source "$CONFIG_FILE"
+fi
+
+# use default values if not overriden by config file
+DB=${DB:-$DEFAULT_DB}
+DB_TYPE=${DB_TYPE:-$DEFAULT_DB_TYPE}
+MYSQL_HOST=${MYSQL_HOST:-$DEFAULT_MYSQL_HOST}
+MYSQL_USER=${MYSQL_USER:-$DEFAULT_MYSQL_USER}
+MYSQL_PASS=${MYSQL_PASS:-$DEFAULT_MYSQL_PASS}
+MYSQL_DB=${MYSQL_DB:-$DEFAULT_MYSQL_DB}
+
+###
+
+# DB queries
+db_stats_conferences_template="SELECT * FROM conferences;"
+db_stats_participants_template="SELECT * FROM participants;"
+
+help="Usage:\n\t$0 [OPTION]\nOptions:\n\t--conferences|-c - show conference stats\n\t--participants|-p - show participants stats\n\t--time|-t - show stats for a time interval"
+
+###
+
+# First we check for requirements
+check_requirements() {
+    # required programs, anything non-bash - edit as needed
+    # deb packages - sqlite3
+    local required_programs=("sqlite3")
+    local requirements_missing=''
+    for program in "${required_programs[@]}"; do
+        if ! command -v "$program" &> /dev/null; then
+            requirements_missing+="$program, "
+        fi
+    done
+    if [[ "$requirements_missing" != '' ]]; then
+        requirements_missing=${requirements_missing::-2}
+        echo "Error: $requirements_missing - not found. Please install to proceed."
+    fi
+}
+check_requirements
+
+###
+
+# DB functions for Sqlite3 and for MySQL/MariaDB
+
+# execute a query and return the result
+db_query() {
+    local query=$1
+    if [[ "$DB_TYPE" == "sqlite" ]]; then
+        sqlite3 "$DB" "$query"
+    elif [[ "$DB_TYPE" == "mysql" || "$DB_TYPE" == "mariadb" ]]; then
+        mysql -h "$MYSQL_HOST" -u "$MYSQL_USER" -p "$MYSQL_PASS" -D "$MYSQL_DB" -se "$query"
+    else
+        echo "Error: unknown database type $DB_TYPE."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# commandline options
+
+while  getopts ":cpt" opt; do
+    case $opt in
+        c)
+            cmd="--conferences"
+            ;;
+        p)
+            cmd="--participants"
+            ;;
+        t)
+            cmd="--time"
+            ;;
+        \?)
+            echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
+            echo -e "$help"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND -1))
+
+case "$cmd" in
+
+    --conferences)
+        db_stats_conferences=$(printf "$db_stats_conferences_template" )
+        db_query "$db_stats_conferences"
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+
+    --participant|--participants)
+        db_stats_participants=$(printf "$db_stats_participants_template" )
+        db_query "$db_stats_participants"
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+
+    --time)
+        db_stats_conferences=$(printf "$db_stats_conferences_template" )
+        db_query "$db_stats_conferences"
+        db_stats_participants=$(printf "$db_stats_participants_template" )
+        db_query "$db_stats_participants"
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+
+    *)
+        echo -e "$help"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac