AppleScript for updating to the latest version of Chromium

chromium_updater.scpt

--Developed by Dominic Barnes
--Email: [email protected]
--http://dombarnes.com

--Modified by John Michel
--http://www.cowbird.org
--Version 0.5

--find latest build number (old: from http://build.chromium.org/f/chromium/snapshots/chromium-rel-mac/LATEST)
set the_source to do shell script "curl http://build.chromium.org/f/chromium/snapshots/Mac/LATEST"

--set local directory info
set remFile to "chrome-mac.zip"
set locDir to "~/"
set locFile to "chrome-mac.zip"

--download latest build using build number in the_source
-- http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-continuous/Mac/the_source/chrome-mac.zip currently redirects to http://v17.lscache8.c.bigcache.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-continuous/Mac/the_source/chrome-mac.zip
do shell script "curl http://build.chromium.org/f/chromium/snapshots/Mac/" & the_source & "/" & remFile & " -o " & locDir & locFile

--unpack and copy
do shell script "unzip -o " & locDir & locFile & " -d " & locDir

--move existing Chromium and copy new
try
	do shell script "cp -pR /Applications/Chromium.app /Applications/Chromium.old.app"
	do shell script "rm -R /Applications/Chromium.app"
end try

do shell script "mkdir -p /Applications/Chromium.app"
do shell script "mkdir -p /Applications/Chromium.app/Contents"
do shell script "cp -pR " & locDir & "chrome-mac/Chromium.app/Contents /Applications/Chromium.app"

--Cleanup folders and files
do shell script "rm -R " & locDir & "chrome*"
try
	do shell script "rm -R /Applications/Chromium.old.app"
end try
display dialog "Chromium build " & the_source & " has been installed"

--Run Chromium
do shell script "open /Applications/Chromium.app"