download firefox nightly

dl_ff_nightly.sh

#!/bin/bash

set -e
set -x
usage()
{
cat << EOF


dl_ff_nightly - download and install a firefox nightly version

usage: $0 options


OPTIONS:
  -d    link default binary to downloaded
  -s    stripdashes from build version directory name
  -b    build version directory by YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS in ftp listings
  -v    specify firefox version
EOF
}

# firefox version
FFVER=57
STRIPDASHES=1
MAKEDEFAULT=1

while getopts b:d:s:v: OPTION
do
     case $OPTION in
         b)
             BUILDPATH=$OPTARG
             ;;
         d)
             MAKEDEFAULT=
             ;;
         s)
             STRIPDASHES=
             ;;
         v)
             FFVER=$OPTARG
             ;;
         ?)
             usage
             exit
             ;;
     esac
done

if  [[ -z $BUILDPATH ]]
then
  echo "build version path is required"
  usage
  exit 1
fi


YEAR="$(echo $BUILDPATH | cut --delimiter=- --fields=1)"
MONTH="$(echo $BUILDPATH | cut --delimiter=- --fields=2)"

BUILDTAG="$(echo $BUILDPATH | sed 's/[\._-]//g')"

PATHTAG=$BUILDPATH

if  [[ $STRIPDASHES ]]
then
  PATHTAG=$BUILDTAG
fi

outfile=firefox-${FFVER}.0a1.en-GB.linux-x86_64.${PATHTAG}.tar.bz2

url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/nightly/${YEAR}/${MONTH}/${BUILDPATH}-mozilla-central-l10n/firefox-${FFVER}.0a1.en-GB.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2

# I prefer to save archives in case they are not available from the ftp
# site anymore
# if you have lots of archives, it may be a good idea to link the packages
# directory to a separate volume, you can disconnect or dismount without
# problems, ie a location you don't need to backup with your main server

cd /usr/src/packages/firefox

wget $url -O ${outfile}
mkdir  -p /opt/firefox/nightly/${FFVER}/${PATHTAG}

# extracted to tmpdir rather than target dir in order to avoid
# replicating firefox directory under $PATHTAG directory
tmpdir=$(mktemp -d /tmp/ff_nightlies.XXXXXX)
mkdir -p $tmpdir
tar jxf ${outfile} -C $tmpdir

mv $tmpdir/firefox/* /opt/firefox/nightly/${FFVER}/${PATHTAG}

rm -rf $tmpdir

# setting as default not supported yet

# if  [[ $MAKEDEFAULT ]]
#then
  #$defdir=/opt/firefox/nightly/bin
#  if [ ! -L $
# PATHTAG=$BUILDTAG
# fi