#!/bin/bash

# Reusable function for search and replace operations
# Usage: search_and_replace "search_pattern" "replace_string" "file_path"
search_and_replace() {
    local search_pattern="$1"
    local replace_string="$2"
    local file_path="$3"

    if [ ! -f "$file_path" ]; then
        echo "Error: File not found at $file_path"
        return 1
    fi

    # Escape special characters for sed
    local escaped_replace_string=$(printf '%s\n' "$replace_string" | sed 's:[\/&]:\\&:g')

    sudo sed -i.bak "s/${search_pattern}/${escaped_replace_string}/" "$file_path"

    if grep -q "$replace_string" "$file_path"; then
        echo "Successfully replaced '${search_pattern}' with '${replace_string}' in '$file_path'."
    else
        echo "Failed to replace '${search_pattern}' in '$file_path'."
        return 1
    fi
}