Shell script Tips - Using functions and Executing a java process as background one

It is small shell script which teach you about the things, that we use in our routine shell scripting life.
They are:
1) Functions.
2) Resolving the current path ro absolute path.
3) Blinking Text.
4) Proper usage of log.
5) Executing a java process in back ground.
6) Usage of ps and grep commands.
7) Proper code formation.

#!/bin/bash

########
# This is to log the events to a file in events directory, monitors and manages the java process which
# actually reads  the files and sends the events to third party for processing. 
#
# It also demonstrates the usage and handling of certain features defined in *ix kernal.
#
# @author Rajakrishna V. Reddy
# @version 1.0
#
########

### CONSTANTS may be changed over a time ###
jarName=arcsight-integration-1.0.jar
javaLogFileName=javaProcess.log
scriptLogFileName=script.log
javaFileName=com.mt.arcsight.ArcsightManager
NOW=`date +"%y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"`


### Variables to be defined or automatically get defined by script as it is flowing ###
myName=$(readlink -fn $(type -p $0))
currentDir=$(dirname $myName)
eventDir=$currentDir/../events
logDir=$currentDir/../log
confDir=$currentDir/../conf
binDir=$currentDir
eventFileName=
event=
keyValuePairLength=

### Logging the text in blinking mode, and set it back to normal mode after display ###
function blinkingLog
{
        echo -e "[$NOW] [ArcsightServer] [INFO]: $* \033[0m"
}

### Creates all the required dirs, if doesn't exists ###
function makeAllDris
{
makeDir $eventDir
makeDir $logDir
makeDir $confDir

eventDir=$(cd $currentDir/../events && pwd)
logDir=$(cd $currentDir/../log && pwd)
confDir=$(cd $currentDir/../conf && pwd)
}

### Creates a dir, if doesn't exists ###
function makeDir
{
if [ ! -d $1 ]; then
#echo "Events dir is not exists, going to create: $eventDir";
mkdir $1
#echo "Created the event dir successfully: $eventDir";
return 1;
fi
}
### Just check and create the event dir ###
function checkAndCreateEventDir
{
if [ ! -d $eventDir ]; then
#echo "Events dir is not exists, going to create: $eventDir";
mkdir $eventDir
#echo "Created the event dir successfully: $eventDir";
return 1;
fi
}

### Just check and create the log dir ###
function checkAndCreateLogDir
{
        if [ ! -d $logDir ]; then
blinkingLog "\033[31m Log dir does not exists, \033[32mgoing to create it: $logDir"
                mkdir $logDir
                blinkingLog " Created the event dir successfully: $logDir";
        fi
if [ ! -f $logDir/$javaLogFileName ]; then
blinkingLog "\033[31m Log dir does not exists, \033[32mgoing to create it: $logDir/$javaLogFileName"
touch $logDir/$javaLogFileName;
chmod +w $logDir/$javaLogFileName;
       blinkingLog " Log file created successfully: $logDir/$javaLogFileName";
fi
}

### Get the present events count and get the desired filename by using the next event number ###
function checkAndCreateNextEventFile
{
fileCount=`ls -ltr $eventDir | wc -l`;

#Contains total number of files + "total 0", hence it gets the number of files + 1, which will be our next file number;
#fileCount=`expr $fileCount - 1`;

eventFileName=$fileCount.'event';
#echo "The next event file name is: $eventFileName";
touch $eventDir/$eventFileName;
chmod +w $eventDir/$eventFileName;
#echo "Event file is created successfully: $eventFileName."
}

### Write the content into the specified file, decided by checkAndCreateNextEventFile function. ###
function writeAnEvent
{
#blinkingLog "\033[05m Writing the given event into $eventDir/$eventFileName";
#blinkingLog "\033[05m Writing the event: $event"
checkAndCreateEventDir
checkAndCreateNextEventFile
echo "$event" > $eventDir/$eventFileName;
}

### Manages the java process by checking and starting it if not already running ###
function manageJavaProcess
{
        checkAndCreateLogDir
        pid=`ps -ef | grep -i $javaFileName | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
        if [ -z "$pid" -o "$pid" == " " ]; then
                blinkingLog " Checking the status of java app: \033[31m Process: $javaFileName is down..!!! \033[32mstarting it.!"
                java -cp $PATH:$currentDir/arcsight-integration-1.0.jar com.mt.arcsight.ArcsightManager $confDir/arcsight.properties > $logDir/$javaLogFileName 2>&1 &
sleep 0.1
        pid=`ps -ef | grep -i $javaFileName | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
blinkingLog "\033[32m Process $javaFileName is started with pid: $pid";
        else
                blinkingLog " Checking the status of java app: \033[32m Process $javaFileName is running with pid: $pid";
        fi
}

### Starting method of your process ###
function main
{
event=$*
keyValuePairLength=$#

makeAllDris
blinkingLog "\033[35m **** Sending the event to MWatch. ****";
manageJavaProcess
writeAnEvent
blinkingLog "\033[35m **** Sent the event to MWatch successfully. ****";
}

### Starting point of your process ###
main $*