custom_ubuntu_terminal_profile.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash


dconfdir='/org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:'


create_new_profile() {
  # create_new_profile <profile_name> 
  local profile_ids=($(
    dconf list $dconfdir/ | grep ^: | sed 's/\///g' | sed 's/://g'
  ))
  local profile_name="$1"
  local profile_ids_old="$(dconf read "$dconfdir"/list | tr -d "]")"
  local profile_id="$(uuidgen)"

  # if there's no `list` key
  [ -z "$profile_ids_old" ] && local profile_ids_old="["  

  # if the list is empty
  [ ${#profile_ids[@]} -gt 0 ] && local delimiter=,

  dconf write $dconfdir/list "${profile_ids_old}${delimiter} '$profile_id']"
  dconf write "$dconfdir/:$profile_id"/visible-name "'$profile_name'"
  echo $profile_id
}


get_profile_uuid() {
  # Print the UUID linked to the profile name sent in parameter
  local profile_ids=($(
    dconf list $dconfdir/ | grep ^: | sed 's/\///g' | sed 's/://g'
  ))
  local profile_name="'$1'"
  for i in ${!profile_ids[*]}; do
    visible_name="$(dconf read $dconfdir/:${profile_ids[i]}/visible-name)"
    if [[ $visible_name ==  $profile_name ]]; then
      echo "${profile_ids[i]}"
      return 0
    fi
  done
}


if [[ ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} == ${0} ]]; then

  # Create profile if profile does not already exist
  profile_name='Custom'
  id=$(get_profile_uuid $profile_name)
  if [[ -n $id ]] ; then
    echo "Profile $profile_name already exists!"
    exit 1
  else
    id=$(create_new_profile $profile_name)
  fi

  # Define and set new colors
  palette="[
    'rgb(0,0,0)', 'rgb(255,0,0)', 'rgb(0,255,0)', 'rgb(255,128,0)', 
    'rgb(102,102,255)', 'rgb(255,0,255)', 'rgb(0,202,202)', 
    'rgb(170,170,170)', 'rgb(85,85,85)', 'rgb(255,102,102)', 
    'rgb(153,255,153)', 'rgb(255,255,85)', 'rgb(170,170,255)', 
    'rgb(255,85,255)', 'rgb(128,255,255)', 'rgb(255,255,255)']"
  profile_dump="
    [/]
    audible-bell=false
    background-color='rgb(0,0,0)'
    background-transparency-percent=1
    cursor-blink-mode='on'
    cursor-shape='ibeam'
    default-size-rows=25
    font='Ubuntu Mono 15'
    foreground-color='rgb(0,255,0)'
    highlight-background-color='rgb(0,255,0)'
    highlight-colors-set=true
    highlight-foreground-color='rgb(0,0,0)'
    palette=$(echo $palette)
    scroll-on-output=true
    use-system-font=false
    use-theme-colors=false
    use-theme-transparency=false
    use-transparent-background=true
    visible-name='$(echo $profile_name)'
  "
  echo "$profile_dump" | awk '{$1=$1};1' | dconf load "$dconfdir/:$id/" 

fi