Fix configuration gathering and order of operations

- Add emergency fallback to ask about remote Transmission if config step was skipped
- Add CONFIG_GATHERED flag to track if config step was run
- Improve bootstrap installer with clear explanation of what to expect
- Explicitly check for gather_configuration success and output debug info
- Add additional variable initialization to ensure consistent behavior

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

bootstrap-installer.sh

@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ fi
 echo -e "${YELLOW}Running the main installer...${NC}"
 cd "$INSTALL_DIR"
 chmod +x main-installer.sh
+
+# Let the user know what's about to happen
+echo -e "${YELLOW}You will now be asked for configuration options including:${NC}"
+echo -e "- Installation directory"
+echo -e "- User to run the service as"
+echo -e "- Whether Transmission is running on a remote server"
+echo -e "- Transmission connection details"
+echo -e "- Media organization preferences"
+echo
+
+# Add small delay to ensure user sees this message
+sleep 2
+
 ./main-installer.sh
 
 # Installation complete

main-installer.sh

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
 RED='\033[0;31m'
 NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 
+# Get current directory
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
+
 # Print header
 echo -e "${BOLD}==================================================${NC}"
 echo -e "${BOLD}     Transmission RSS Manager Installer           ${NC}"
@@ -26,9 +29,6 @@ if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Get current directory
-SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
-
 # Check for installation type
 IS_UPDATE=false
 INSTALLATION_DETECTED=false
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ trap 'cleanup_on_error "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
 # Execute the installation steps in sequence
 log "INFO" "Starting installation process..."
 
+# Set default for TRANSMISSION_REMOTE
+export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=false
+
 if [ "$IS_UPDATE" = true ]; then
   log "INFO" "Running in update mode - preserving existing configuration..."
   
@@ -132,10 +135,16 @@ else
   
   # Step 1: Gather configuration from user
   log "INFO" "Gathering configuration..."
-  gather_configuration || {
+  # Explicitly run this to ensure it's called before dependencies
+  set +e # Temporarily disable exit on error
+  if ! gather_configuration; then
     log "ERROR" "Configuration gathering failed"
     exit 1
-  }
+  fi
+  set -e # Re-enable exit on error
+  
+  # Debug: Verify TRANSMISSION_REMOTE is set
+  log "INFO" "After configuration gathering, TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE"
   
   # Step 2: Install dependencies
   log "INFO" "Installing dependencies..."

modules/config-module.sh

@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ validate_hostname() {
 
 function gather_configuration() {
   log "INFO" "Starting configuration gathering"
+  
+  # Initialize default values for Transmission mode
+  export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=false
+  
+  # Set flag to indicate that configuration was gathered
+  export CONFIG_GATHERED=true
   echo -e "${BOLD}Installation Configuration:${NC}"
   echo -e "Please provide the following configuration parameters:"
   echo

modules/dependencies-module.sh

@@ -3,6 +3,33 @@
 
 function install_dependencies() {
   log "INFO" "Installing dependencies..."
+  
+  # Make sure TRANSMISSION_REMOTE variable is set
+  if [ -z "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" ]; then
+    # Set default to false if not defined
+    export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=false
+    log "WARN" "TRANSMISSION_REMOTE variable was not set, defaulting to local installation"
+  fi
+  
+  log "INFO" "Transmission mode: $([ "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" = true ] && echo "Remote" || echo "Local")"
+  
+  # Debug: print out whether the gather_configuration was called
+  if [ "$IS_UPDATE" != true ]; then
+    if [ -z "$CONFIG_GATHERED" ]; then
+      log "ERROR" "Configuration step was skipped! This is a bug."
+      log "INFO" "Please report this issue. Will now manually ask about Transmission location."
+      
+      # Emergency fix: Ask about remote installation here
+      read -p "Is Transmission running on a remote server? (y/n) [n]: " input_remote
+      if [[ $input_remote =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+        export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=true
+        log "INFO" "Remote Transmission selected."
+      else
+        export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=false
+        log "INFO" "Local Transmission selected."
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
 
   # Check for package manager
   if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then