db_instances_status="creating"
db_instances_status=$(makes api request to get value)
COUNTER=0
while [ $COUNTER -lt 1 ]; do
db_instances_status=$(makes api request to get value)
echo "$db_instances_status" # echos available
if [ "available" = "$db_instances_status" ]; then
# code never makes it here
dosomething()
break;
fi
sleep 30
done
while [ $COUNTER -lt 1 ]; do
echo "[DEBUG] getting status"
db_instances_status=$(makes api request to get value)
echo "[DEBUG] X${db_instances_status}X"
echo "$db_instances_status" # echos available
if [ "available" = "$db_instances_status" ]; then