Sample wrapper around PhoneGap create command

easyCreate.shl

#!/bin/bash
#
# this is a wrapper around PG's ./create command. It asks for 
# each portion separately.
#
# Author: Kerri Shotts
# License: MIT
#

# Get the path to the PhoneGap installation
# let's see if it is defined in the environment first
PGPATH=$PHONEGAP_HOME;

if [ "$PGPATH" = "" ]; then
    # not defined; let's see if we've got a ~/.phonegap
    PGPATH="`cat ~/.phonegap`"
    if [ "$PGPATH" = "" ]; then
        # still not defined... we need the user's help
        echo
        echo "Unable to locate PhoneGap directory from your environment. Please enter"
        echo "the directory to PhoneGap, or drag the directory into the terminal."
        echo
        echo "Please enter PhoneGap directory: "
        read PGPATH
    fi
fi

if [ -f "${PGPATH}/VERSION" ]; then
    # the VERSION file exists
    echo "NOTICE: Using PhoneGap version `cat ${PGPATH}/VERSION` in ${PGPATH}";
    VERSION=`cat ${PGPATH}/VERSION`;
else
    echo "ERROR: No VERSION file in ${PGPATH}; not a valid PhoneGap install.";
    exit 9;
fi

#
# Now ask for the project's root directory; it doesn't need to exist
echo
echo "PROJECT DIRECTORY: Please select a directory to house your project. It does"
echo "not need to exist -- if it doesn't, it will be created automatically. If you"
echo "already have a directory created, you can enter the path, or drag the"
echo "directory to the terminal."
echo
echo "Please enter the project's root directory: "
read ROOTDIR

#
# Now ask for the project's domain
echo
echo "PROJECT DOMAIN: Please enter your project's reverse domain. For example,"
echo "for a fully qualified domain of com.example.myapp, enter 'com.example'."
echo
echo "Please enter the project's domain: "
read DOMAIN

#
# Now ask for the project's name
echo
echo "PROJECT NAME: Please enter the name of your project."
echo
echo "Please enter the project's name: "
read APPNAME

#
# What platform?
echo
echo "PLATFORM: What platform are you creating this project for?"
echo
echo "     ios: iPad, iPhone, iPod, etc."
echo " android: Android devices."
echo
echo "Please enter the platform: "
read PLATFORM

echo "... creating a project for ${PLATFORM}"
mkdir -p "${ROOTDIR}/${PLATFORM}"
if [ "${PLATFORM}" = "android" ]; then
    "${PGPATH}/lib/${PLATFORM}/bin/create" "${ROOTDIR}/${PLATFORM}/${APPNAME}" "${DOMAIN}.${APPNAME}" "${APPNAME}"
else
    "${PGPATH}/lib/${PLATFORM}/bin/create" "${ROOTDIR}/${PLATFORM}" "${DOMAIN}.${APPNAME}" "${APPNAME}"
fi

echo "... Project creation complete."