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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Define file paths for storing previous values
+seniority_file="/tmp/previous_seniority.txt"
+balance_file="/tmp/previous_balance.txt"
+
+# Arrays to store the last 30 frame ages
+submitting_ages=()
+creating_ages=()
+
+# Flags to track the detection of both messages
+submitting_proof_detected=false
+shard_ring_proof_detected=false
+
+# Function to calculate the average of an array
+calculate_average() {
+    local arr=("$@")
+    local sum=0
+    for age in "${arr[@]}"; do
+        sum=$(echo "$sum + $age" | bc)
+    done
+    echo "scale=2; $sum / ${#arr[@]}" | bc
+}
+
+# Monitor journalctl for the specific keywords
+sudo journalctl -u ceremonyclient.service -f --no-hostname -o cat | grep --line-buffered -E 'submitting data proof|creating data shard ring proof' | while read -r line
+do
+    # Print a human-readable timestamp
+    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $line"
+
+    # Check for each specific message, extract frame age, and update arrays
+    if [[ "$line" == *"submitting data proof"* ]]; then
+        submitting_proof_detected=true
+        frame_age=$(echo "$line" | grep -oP '"frame_age":[0-9.]+(?=})' | cut -d: -f2)
+        submitting_ages+=("$frame_age")
+        # Keep only the last 30 frame ages
+        if [ ${#submitting_ages[@]} -gt 30 ]; then
+            submitting_ages=("${submitting_ages[@]:1}")
+        fi
+    elif [[ "$line" == *"creating data shard ring proof"* ]]; then
+        shard_ring_proof_detected=true
+        frame_age=$(echo "$line" | grep -oP '"frame_age":[0-9.]+(?=})' | cut -d: -f2)
+        creating_ages+=("$frame_age")
+        # Keep only the last 30 frame ages
+        if [ ${#creating_ages[@]} -gt 30 ]; then
+            creating_ages=("${creating_ages[@]:1}")
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Only proceed if both messages have been detected
+    if $submitting_proof_detected && $shard_ring_proof_detected; then
+        # Reset flags for the next cycle
+        submitting_proof_detected=false
+        shard_ring_proof_detected=false
+
+        # Print the averages for the last 30 frame ages
+        echo "Average frame age for 'creating data shard ring proof': $(calculate_average "${creating_ages[@]}")"
+        echo "Average frame age for 'submitting data proof': $(calculate_average "${submitting_ages[@]}")"
+
+        # Navigate to the ceremonyclient/node directory
+        cd ~/ceremonyclient/node
+
+        # Run the token balance command and filter for the Total balance line
+        total_balance=$(./qclient-2.0.3-linux-amd64 token balance | grep -oP 'Total balance: \K[0-9.]+')
+        echo "Total balance: $total_balance"
+
+        # Run the node-info command and filter for specific lines
+        node_info=$(./node-2.0.3.4-linux-amd64 -node-info)
+        seniority=$(echo "$node_info" | grep -oP 'Seniority: \K[0-9]+')
+        prover_ring=$(echo "$node_info" | grep 'Prover Ring')
+        owned_balance=$(echo "$node_info" | grep 'Owned balance')
+
+        echo "$prover_ring"
+        echo "Seniority: $seniority"
+        echo "$owned_balance"
+
+        # Load previous values if they exist, otherwise set defaults
+        previous_seniority=$(cat "$seniority_file" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+        previous_balance=$(cat "$balance_file" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+
+        # Compare and check if Seniority and Total balance have increased
+        if (( seniority > previous_seniority )); then
+            echo "Seniority has increased from $previous_seniority to $seniority"
+        else
+            echo "Seniority has not increased."
+        fi
+
+        if (( $(echo "$total_balance > $previous_balance" | bc -l) )); then
+            echo "Total balance has increased from $previous_balance to $total_balance"
+        else
+            echo "Total balance has not increased."
+        fi
+
+        # Store current Seniority and Total balance for the next iteration
+        echo "$seniority" > "$seniority_file"
+        echo "$total_balance" > "$balance_file"
+    fi
+done