#!/bin/bash

# Directories to monitor (add your directories here)
WATCH_DIRS=(
    "/path/to/dir1"
    "/path/to/dir2"
)

# Subdirectory for extracted files (optional)
EXTRACT_DIR="extracted"

# Function to extract RAR files
extract_rar() {
    local rar_file="$1"
    local dest_dir="$(dirname "$rar_file")/$EXTRACT_DIR"

    # Create the extraction directory if it doesn't exist
    mkdir -p "$dest_dir"

    # Extract the RAR file
    unrar x -o+ "$rar_file" "$dest_dir"
    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
        echo "Extracted: $rar_file -> $dest_dir"
    else
        echo "Failed to extract: $rar_file"
    fi
}

# Monitor directories for new .rar files
echo "Monitoring directories for new .rar files..."
inotifywait -m -e create --format '%w%f' "${WATCH_DIRS[@]}" | while read new_file; do
    # Check if the new file is a .rar
    if [[ "$new_file" =~ \.rar$ ]]; then
        echo "Detected new RAR file: $new_file"
        extract_rar "$new_file"
    fi
done