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+import std/[times, os]
+import strutils
+
+# ./deadswitch <file> <yyyy-MM-dd> <HH:mm> <path>
+
+var DATE = ""
+var TIME = ""
+var FILE = ""
+var PATH = ""
+
+proc read_args() =
+  try:
+    DATE = paramStr(2)
+    TIME = paramStr(3)
+    FILE = paramStr(1)
+    PATH = paramStr(4)
+  except:
+    echo "Please provide commandline arguments in the format:"
+    echo "<file> <yyyy-MM-dd> <HH:mm> <path>"
+    quit(QuitFailure)
+
+type PayloadType = enum Plaintext, Encrypted
+type Payload = tuple
+  filename: string
+  contents: string
+
+proc release_payload(p_type: PayloadType, payload: Payload) =
+  echo "Releasing payload..."
+  sleep(1000)
+  if p_type == PayloadType.Plaintext:
+    echo payload.filename
+    echo payload.contents
+  else:
+    echo payload.filename
+    echo "<Encrypted file>"
+
+  # copy the file contents
+  writeFile(PATH & payload.filename, payload.contents)
+
+while true:
+  read_args()
+
+  writeFile(PATH & FILE, DATE) # temp file
+  let now = now() # get current localtime
+  let now_date = now.format("yyyy-MM-dd") # extract the date
+  let now_time = now.format("HH:mm") # extract the time
+
+  let file = readFile(FILE) # read in the contents of the payload file
+  let format = FILE.split('.') # get the format of the file
+
+  # check the file type based on it's format
+  var p_type = PayloadType.Plaintext
+  case format[high(format)]:
+    of "age", "pgp", "gpg":
+      p_type = PayloadType.Encrypted
+    else:
+      p_type = PayloadType.Plaintext
+
+  if now_date == DATE: #and now_time == TIME: # check if both date & time are the same
+    let payload: Payload = (filename: FILE, contents: file) # create a new payload object
+    release_payload(p_type, payload) # release it!
+    break
+
+  echo "Not now :c"
+  sleep(10000) # wait 10 seconds (10000 milliseconds)