From b3f8b6aa05ac1d5491f2c59ba6a5d1717909ccc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Varun Patil <varunpatil@ucla.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 13:46:14 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] cron: prevent blank files

---
 scripts/cron-status.sh | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/cron-status.sh b/scripts/cron-status.sh
index 2914a83..22046cf 100755
--- a/scripts/cron-status.sh
+++ b/scripts/cron-status.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 # Change directory to the root of the project
 cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"/..
 
@@ -7,7 +9,8 @@ cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"/..
 source .env
 
 # Save status to file server
-python3 framework/status-json.py > dist/file-server/status.json
+STATUS=$(python3 framework/status-json.py)
+echo -e "$STATUS" > dist/file-server/status.json
 
 # Done
 echo -e "Status updated at $(date)"
@@ -16,5 +19,7 @@ echo -e "Status updated at $(date)"
 if [[ -n "$COLLECT_STATUS_GLOBAL" ]]; then
     echo -e "Waiting before starting global status job ..."
     sleep 60
-    python3 framework/status-global.py > dist/file-server/status-global.json
+
+    GLOBAL_STATUS=$(python3 framework/status-global.py)
+    echo -e "$GLOBAL_STATUS" > dist/file-server/status-global.json
 fi