appid testing

#!/bin/bash
:<<israeltorres_comment_block

./check-wa-appid.sh
Israel Torres
2012-03-20

checks the validity of a wolframalpha appid(key)

Mac OSx 10.7.3 11DS0d
Darwin Kernel Version 11.3.0
GNU bash, version 3.2.48(1)-release

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#required app check
RQDAPP='curl'
hash $RQDAPP 2>&- || { echo >&2 "$RQDAPP binary not found - aborting"; exit 1; }
#
if [ ! $# -lt 1 ]; then

APPID=$1
MYDATE=$(date +%s)
TSTQRY=$(curl -s 'http://api.wolframalpha.com/v1/query?input=day+of+the+week&appid='$APPID)
TSTDAY=$(date '+%A')
TSTTWO=$(echo "$TSTQRY" | grep plaintext -m 2 | sed "s/\plaintext\>//g' | sed 's/\<\/plaintext\>//g' | grep -v \| | sed 's/^ *//g')
TESTONE=$(echo $TSTQRY | grep -v -q '<error> <code>1</code> <msg>Invalid appid</msg> </error>')
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo -e "$MYDATE\t$APPID\tINVALID"
else
if [ "$TSTTWO" = "$TSTDAY" ]; then
    echo -e "$MYDATE\t$APPID\tVALID"
    else
        TSTBLK=$(echo $TSTQRY | grep -v -q '<error> <code>10</code> <msg>Account blocked</msg> </error>')
        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
            echo -e "$MYDATE\t$APPID\tBLOCKED"
        else
            echo -e "$MYDATE\t$APPID\tEXCEPTION ENCOUNTERED:\n-----DUMP BEGIN----\n$TSTQRY\n----DUMP END----"
        fi
    fi
fi

else
echo "usage: $0 'XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXX'"
echo "example: $0 XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXX"
echo "batch: for x in \$(cat appid-list.txt; do ./check-wa-appid.sh \$x; done"
fi
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