New log & notify library script

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diff --git a/logNotify-lib.sh b/logNotify-lib.sh
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+# logging and 'notify-send' functions
+# SJP 2 Feb 2026
+#
+#
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+APP_NAME="$(basename "${0%% *}")"
+JOURNAL_TAG="${APP_NAME%%.*}"
+
+notify() {
+  local msg="$1"
+
+  # Best-effort: never let notifications break the job.
+  # Require a session bus; DISPLAY is optional for many setups.
+  if [[ -n "${DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS:-}" ]] && command -v notify-send >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    notify-send -a "$APP_NAME" "$msg" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+}
+
+log() {
+  local msg="$*"
+
+  # Always log to the journal
+  echo "$msg" | systemd-cat -t "$JOURNAL_TAG"
+
+  # Also notify (best-effort)
+  notify "$msg"
+}