get-premid.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Let's first check if all dependencies we need exist...

if ! type "git" > /dev/null; then
  echo >&2 "This shell script requires the package 'git', but it's not installed. Aborting...";
  exit 1;
fi

if ! type "node" > /dev/null; then
  echo >&2 "This shell script requires the package 'node', but it's not installed. Aborting..."
  exit 1;
fi

if ! type "npm" > /dev/null; then
  echo >&2 "This shell script requires the package 'npm', but it's not installed. Aborting..."
  exit 1;
fi

# They all exist? Great, let's install PreMiD!

# Let's first check what branch the user will install...
branch=""
if [ "$1" ]; then
  branch=$1
else
  branch="stable"
fi

echo >&2 "This shell script will install PreMiD from its official repository over at https://github.com/PreMiD/PreMiD to $HOME/.premid"

# Alright, let's start the action!

mkdir $HOME/.premid
cd $HOME/.premid

git clone https://github.com/PreMiD/PreMiD application

# After the program is cloned, let's change to the branch the user set, or to stable...

cd application
git checkout $branch

# ..and let's install it!

cd src/
npm install

# Final step: creating a Desktop entry...

cd $HOME/Desktop
echo "[Desktop Entry]\n" \
     "Encoding=UTF-8\n" \
     "Name=PreMiD\n" \
     "Comment=PreMiD adds Discord Rich Presence integration, media controls and much more to your beloved services.\n" \
     "Exec=bash -c \"cd $HOME/.premid/application/src && npm start ; $SHELL\"\n" \
     "Icon=$HOME/.premid/application/gitassets/icon.png\n" \
     "Type=Application" >> premid.desktop


echo >&2 "PreMiD was installed successfully! Start using PreMiD by double-clicking the PreMiD shortcut on your desktop."

# and done!