Gimme

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# Install something if we don't already have it

# Call like this:
# gimme git
# gimme hg pip
# gimme coffee npm (note that npm installs globally)

# This isn't particularly thorough (i.e., it assumes Ubuntu even if it's Debian).
# Sorry!

# See bottom of file for license.

function gimme {

	# Get platform
	platform=""
	if [[ `uname` == "Linux" ]]; then
		platform="Linux"
		if [ -f /etc/debian_version ] ; then
			platform="Ubuntu"
		fi
	elif [[ `uname` == "Darwin" ]]; then
		platform="OSX"
	fi

	location=`which $1`
	if [[ $location == "" ]]; then

		# It's not installed; determine manager
		manager=$2
		flags=""
		if [[ $manager == "" ]]; then
			if [[ $platform == "Ubuntu" ]]; then
				manager="apt-get"
			elif [[ $platform == "OSX" ]]; then
				manager="port"
			fi
		fi
		if [[ $manager = "npm" ]]; then
			flags="-g"
		fi

		# Do the install
		if [[ $manager == "" ]]; then
			echo "Unable to install $1 -- please specify platform or package manager"
		else

			# Determine package name (which can be special)
			package=$1
			if [[ $1 == "git" ]]; then
				package="git-core"
			elif [[ $1 == "node" ]]; then
				package="nodejs"
			elif [[ $1 == "mvim" ]]; then
				if [[ $platform == "OSX" ]]; then
					package="macvim"
				fi
			elif [[ $1 == "coffee" ]]; then
				package="coffee-script"
			elif [[ $1 == "lessc" ]]; then
				package="less"
			elif [[ $1 == "hg" ]]; then
				package="mercurial"
			fi

			# Do install
			if [[ $flags == "" ]]; then
				sudo $manager install $package
			else
				sudo $manager install $flags $package
			fi

		fi

	else

		# Already installed
		echo "$1 already installed"

	fi

}

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