#!/bin/bash
# The script is intended to sample (perform certain action, RUN EXPECT SCRIPT)
# at an interval of 'sample_int' amount of time dring the peak hours,
# and at an interval 'chk_int' amount of time, otherwise.

lph=10;hph=3 #Lower/Higher limit on peak hour
lpm=0;hpm=59 #Lower/Higher limit on peak minute
lps=0;hps=59 #Lower/Higher limit on peak second
peak=0 
chk_int=1m #Interval before checking for peak time; h stands for hours
sample_int=15s #Sampling Interval		 ; m for minutes

hour=`date +%k`;minute=`date +%M`;second=`date +%S`
echo "time = $hour $minute $second" #this will show the time the script becomes active 


while !0 do #Check this condition always ad infinitum.
	while [$peak] do # While in peak time, 1.sample the network, 2.go to sleep for 15 minute
		echo "Ran the script" #RUN THE SAMPLING EXPECT SCRIPT
		sleep $sample_int #Sample after every 'sample_int' time
		peak=1
		hour=`date +%k`;minute=`date +%M`;second=`date +%S`
		if[($lph -lt $hour -lt $hph) && ($lpm -lt $minute -lt $hpm) \
		       	&& ($lps -lt $second -lt$hps)]
	       	   then peak=0; #If peak hour, them set variable peak as 'true'(i.e., = 0).
		fi	
	done
	sleep $chk_int #Check for peak hout every 'chk_int' time
	echo "Ran the script" #RUN THE SAMPLING EXPECT SCRIPT
	hour=`date +%k`;minute=`date +%M`;second=`date +%S`
	if[($lph -lt $hour -lt  $hph) && ($lpm<$minute<$hpm) && \
	     	($lps<$second<$hps)];
       	    then #check if it is peak hour
		peak=0; # If peak hour, them set variable peak as 'true'(i.e., = 0).
	fi;	
done
echo "Oops, Broke the loop!"