added support to disable proxy while accessing WIFI_IP

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/prepare-videochat.sh b/prepare-videochat.sh
index 667cec9..b5d4847 100755
--- a/prepare-videochat.sh
+++ b/prepare-videochat.sh
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ WIFI_IP=192.168.2.140
 # Port on which IP Webcam is listening
 PORT=8080
 
+# To disable proxy while acessing WIFI_IP (set value 1 to disable, 0 for not)
+# For cases when host m/c is connected to a Proxy-Server and WIFI_IP belongs to local network
+DISABLE_PROXY=0
+
 # Dimensions of video
 WIDTH=640
 HEIGHT=480
@@ -241,7 +245,11 @@ url_reachable() {
         # has it in its core, so we don't need to check that case)
         sudo apt-get install -y curl
     fi
-    curl -m 5 -sI "$1" >/dev/null
+    if [ $DISABLE_PROXY = 1 ]; then
+        curl --noproxy '*' -m 5 -sI "$1" >/dev/null
+    else
+        curl -m 5 -sI "$1" >/dev/null
+    fi
 }
 
 send_intent() {
@@ -526,6 +534,12 @@ fi
 
 # echo "$PIPELINE"
 
+if [ $DISABLE_PROXY = 1 ]; then
+    # Disabling proxy to access WIFI_IP viz. on local network
+    temp_http_proxy=$http_proxy
+    unset http_proxy
+fi
+
 "$GSTLAUNCH" -e -vt --gst-plugin-spew \
              --gst-debug="$GST_DEBUG" \
    $PIPELINE \
@@ -553,5 +567,10 @@ pactl set-default-source ${DEFAULT_SOURCE}
 pactl unload-module ${ECANCEL_ID}
 pactl unload-module ${SINK_ID}
 
+if [ $DISABLE_PROXY = 1 ]; then
+    # Renabling proxy on completion of the script
+    export http_proxy=$temp_http_proxy
+fi
+
 echo "Disconnected from IP Webcam. Have a nice day!"
 # idea: capture ctrl-c signal and set default source back