This project aims to provide an unofficial terminal application for the University of Alicante library
git clone https://github.com/ecomaikgolf/BUACShell.git
cd BUACShell
sudo make install
Dependencies:
- libcurl (
libcurl4-openssl-dev)
Operating Systems:
- GNU/Linux
- Ubuntu 16.04 (Tested)
- Archlinux (Tested)
There is no need to execute setup.sh as sudo make install does it for you
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<curl/curl.h> does not exist...: try installinglibcurl4-openssl-devpackage. (Ubuntu)sudo apt install libcurl4-openssl-dev -
make: command not found: try installingmakepackage. (Ubuntu)sudo apt install make
cd BUACShell
git pull -f
sudo make install
Usage: bua COMMAND
Command list:
renew [-f] Renews all non-reserved books
list Lists reserved books from local cache
Parameter list:
[-f] Force credential input
- Lightweight (~60K)
- Fast (C++)
- Easy build from source (make)
- Non bloated with dependencies (libcurl)
- Scriptable (cron)
- Autologin protected with system permissions
- Open Source!
In order to disallow non-privileged users from reading ~/.config/uacshell/user.toml we remove read/write permissions from everyone except root-level users.
The program in order to read the file is compiled with sudo privileges (as ping does) and only uses them when necessary (escalate/drop privileges), in this case when it has to read the DNI/NIP. This type of binaries are safe agains non-privileged binary instrumentation attacks.
As the file is stored in home, modern distributions (as Ubuntu) allow transparent encryption for home, so the credentials are safe even at a physical level.
This way, you benefit from a passwordless login while your credentials stay a bit more safe.
Also we need sudo to move the binary to /usr/bin
BUACShell won't work.
The library software is expected to be renewed during 2020, we'll try to release an update if possible.
It appears if you do bua renew and that situation occurs.
If you are using cron jobs or some kind of automatic scripting, BUACShell main function returns the number of non-renewed books in a error free execution.
Flooding their servers with dummy requests could result in a Denial Of Service and they can block you from accessing the library webpage. Anyway you can't renew books more than once per day.
Please do not flood their servers and consider renewing books not more than once per day. If you need to list the books consider using bua list that uses local cache.
Perhaps you removed/moved ~/.config/uacshell/, try to do sudo make install again and look for errors.
Contact us.
You can colaborate in several ways:
Ernesto Martínez García [1]
Ignacio Encinas Rubio [1]
[1] Computer Science, University of Alicante Polytechnic School
BUACShell is a small module from a bigger project called UACShell that aims to provide a terminal interface for the University of Alicante virtual campus (UACloud)
UACShell provides a quicker and easier way to do daily tasks (downloading materiales, checking marks, notifications...) rather than being a complete substitute of the web interface (payments, administrative tasks...).
It manages authentication process automatically so you just have to setup username/password once, then just use uacloud list assignments uacloud list materials X uacloud download ... anytime you want
This project is being developed as closed-source until we solve some burocracy.
BUACShell will be merged with UACShell on a single project.
