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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Sane bash options
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+# Colors
+readonly RED='\033[0;31m'
+readonly ORANGE='\033[0;33m'
+readonly GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+readonly BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+readonly CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+readonly NC='\033[0m'
+
+# Gitea
+readonly ENDPOINT="https://git.dalembert.upmc.fr/api/v1"
+
+# ----------------- Logging commands -----------------------
+
+# Print error and exit
+error() {
+    printf "${RED}error${NC}: %s\\n" "$@" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Print warning
+warning() {
+    printf "${ORANGE}warning${NC}: %s\\n" "$@" 1>&2
+}
+
+# Print info
+info() {
+    printf "${GREEN}info${NC}: %b\\n" "$@" 1>&2
+}
+
+# Enter value
+enter() {
+    printf "${BLUE}input${NC}: %b" "$@" 1>&2
+    local input_var=''
+    read input_var
+    printf "${input_var}"
+}
+
+
+# Check that command exists
+has_command() {
+    command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+# Check curl and jq to process API calls to gitea
+check_api_prerequisites() {
+    if ! has_command curl; then
+        error "curl not found, please install"
+    fi
+
+    if ! has_command jq; then
+        error "jq not found, please install"
+    fi
+}
+
+# ----------------- Gitea API commands -----------------------
+get_gitea_token(){
+    if [ -f token ]; then
+        read TOKEN < token
+    else
+        TOKEN="$(enter "gitea token: ")"
+    fi
+    readonly TOKEN
+    info "gitea token: '${TOKEN}'"
+}
+
+gitea() {
+    check_api_prerequisites
+
+    if [ -z ${TOKEN+x} ]; then
+        get_gitea_token
+    fi
+
+    local method="$1"
+    local request="$2"
+    curl -X "${request}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" "${ENDPOINT}/${method}"
+}
+
+# ----------------- Git commands -----------------------
+
+# Set value of git config parameter
+set_git_config() {
+    local param="$1"
+    local value=''
+    while ! [ -n "${value}" ]; do
+        value="$(enter "new value for ${param}: ")"
+    done
+    \git config --global "${param}" "${value}"
+    info "setting new value for ${param}: '$(git config "${param}")'"
+    printf "${value}"
+}
+
+# Get value of git config parameter, set if unset
+get_git_config() {
+    local param="$1"
+    local value="$(git config "${param}")"
+    if ! [ -n "${value}" ]; then
+        warning "git ${param} is unset"
+        value="$(set_git_config "${param}")"
+    fi
+    printf "${value}"
+}
+
+# Check git configuration and correct if necessary
+check_git_config() {
+    if ! has_command git; then
+        error "git not found, please install"
+    fi
+
+    readonly USER="$(get_git_config user.name)"
+    readonly EMAIL="$(get_git_config user.email)"
+    info "found git credentials:\\n  - user.name: '${USER}'\\n  - user.email: '${EMAIL}'"
+}
+
+# Initialize git repository
+init_repo() {
+    check_git_config
+    \git init
+}
+
+# Create required files
+create_tenet_file_tree() {
+    local readme="README.md~"
+
+    if ! [ -f "${readme}" ]; then
+        local project_name="$(enter "project name: ")"
+        local project_desc="$(enter "project short description: ")"
+
+        cat << READMEMSG > "${readme}"
+# ${project_name}
+
+${project_desc}
+READMEMSG
+
+        info "wrote '${readme}'"
+    else
+        warning "found '${readme}', not touching"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Create git repository
+create_repo() {
+    local repo_name="$1"
+    info "recursively creating directory '${repo_name}'"
+    mkdir -p "${repo_name}"
+    (
+        info "initializing repository '${repo_name}'"
+        cd "${repo_name}"
+        init_repo
+        create_tenet_file_tree
+    )
+}
+
+# Print usage and exit
+usage() {
+    true
+}
+
+main() {
+    check_git_config
+    create_tenet_file_tree
+
+    get_gitea_token
+    gitea /user GET
+}
+
+main "$@"