--- mcore-src/trunk/mcore-tools/daemon/include/daemon.global.class	2011/02/17 21:42:57	1350
+++ mcore-src/trunk/mcore-tools/daemon/include/daemon.global.class	2011/03/10 18:08:47	1639
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 		then
 			"${method}"_"${class}"_"${cmd}" ${argv}
 		else
- 			echo "unkown method '${method}' . class '${class}' . cmd '${cmd}'"
+ 			eecho "unkown method '${method}' . class '${class}' . cmd '${cmd}'"
 		fi
 	else
 		invalid_session
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 	mecho "\tprovide  - shows provides of a system"
 	mecho "\trequire  - verify plugin requirements"
 	mecho "\tnocolors - disable colors, useful for the webclient"
+	mecho "\tquiet    - do not print any unecessary messages"
 	mecho "\thelp     - shows help"
 	mecho "\tquit     - quits the connection to the server"
 	mecho
@@ -85,7 +86,10 @@
 # on newer xorg-servers root is not allowed to run progs in a user session
 x11runas()
 {
-	su - "${MCORE_UNPRIV_USER}" -c "DISPLAY=${MCORE_XORG_DISPLAY} $@"
+	if pidof X
+	then
+		su - "${MCORE_UNPRIV_USER}" -c "DISPLAY=${MCORE_XORG_DISPLAY} $@"
+	fi
 }
 
 addconfig()
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@
 
 	if [[ -z ${CONFIG} ]]
 	then
-		echo "You must define \$CONFIG varibale first!"
+		eecho "You must define \$CONFIG varibale first!"
 		return 1
 	fi
 
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@
 {
 	if [[ -z ${CONFIG} ]]
 	then
-		echo "You must define \$CONFIG varibale first!"
+		eecho "You must define \$CONFIG varibale first!"
 		return 1
 	fi
 
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@
 		then
 			export REQUIRE="${REQUIRE} ${i}"
 		else
-			[[ ${DEBUG} = 1 ]] && echo "duplicate provide '${i}' detected!" 
+			decho "duplicate provide '${i}' detected!" 
 		fi
 	done
 }
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@
 	# show missing and set the right retval
 	if [[ -z ${missing} ]]
 	then
-		mecho "${sorted}"
+		rvecho "${sorted}"
 		return 0
 	else
 		for req in ${sorted}
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@
 			if no_duplicate "${missing}" "$req"
 			then
 				# print normal
-				mecho -n " ${req}"
+				rvecho -n " ${req}"
 			else
 				# print missing
 				eecho -n " ${req}"
@@ -213,7 +217,7 @@
 		then
 			export PROVIDE="${PROVIDE} ${i}"
 		else
-			[[ ${DEBUG} = 1 ]] && echo "duplicate provide '${i}' detected!" 
+			decho "duplicate provide '${i}' detected!" 
 		fi
 	done
 }
@@ -225,9 +229,10 @@
 	# sort them alpabetically
 	sorted=$(for i in ${PROVIDE}; do echo "${i}"; done | sort)
 	# do not escape, or CRLFS get printed to screen too
-	mecho ${sorted}	
+	rvecho ${sorted}	
 }
 
+# message only echo | disabled in quiet mode
 mecho()
 {
 	local COLCYAN="\033[1;36m"
@@ -235,6 +240,9 @@
 	local opts
 	local webcrlf
 
+	# print nothing if quiet mode was requested
+	[[ ${QUIET} = true ]] && return
+
 	if [[ ${NOCOLORS} = true ]]
 	then
 		COLCYAN=""
@@ -251,6 +259,7 @@
 	echo -e${opts} "${COLCYAN}$@${COLDEFAULT}${webcrlf}"
 }
 
+# prints error messages | enabled even in quiet mode
 eecho()
 {
 	local COLRED="\033[1;31m"
@@ -274,10 +283,43 @@
 	echo -e${opts} "${COLRED}$@${COLDEFAULT}${webcrlf}"
 }
 
+# prints return values of get | enabled even in quiet mode
+rvecho()
+{
+	local COLPURPLE="\033[1;35m"
+	local COLDEFAULT="\033[0m"
+	local opts
+	local webcrlf
+
+	if [[ ${NOCOLORS} = true ]]
+	then
+		COLPURPLE=""
+		COLDEFAULT=""
+	fi
+
+	[[ ${WEBCRLF} = true ]] && webcrlf="<br>"
+
+	# respect -n
+	case $1 in
+		-n) shift; opts="n" ;;
+	esac
+
+	echo -e${opts} "${COLPURPLE}$@${COLDEFAULT}${webcrlf}"
+}
+
+# prints debug messages if requested | enabled even in quiet mode
+decho()
+{
+	# print nothing if debug mode was *not* requested
+	[[ ${DEBUG} != 1 ]] && return
+
+	eecho "DEBUG: ${@}"
+}
+
 path_not_empty()
 {
 	local path="$1"
-	[[ -z ${path} ]] && "path_not_empty(): no path given!" && return 1
+	[[ -z ${path} ]] && eecho "path_not_empty(): no path given!" && return 1
 
 	# return ERR if path does not exist
 	[[ ! -d ${path} ]] && return 1