Reinstall Zotero When the Safari Extension Disappears

reinstall_zotero.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -euo pipefail

APP_NAME="Zotero.app"
APP_PATH="/Applications/${APP_NAME}"
TMP_DMG="/tmp/Zotero_latest.dmg"
DOWNLOAD_URL="https://www.zotero.org/download/client/dl?channel=release&platform=mac"

# Quit Zotero if running
quit_zotero() {
    if pgrep -x "Zotero" >/dev/null; then
        echo "- Zotero is currently running. Quitting..."
        osascript -e 'tell application "Zotero" to quit'
        # Wait until process fully exits
        while pgrep -x "Zotero" >/dev/null; do
            sleep 1
        done
        echo "- Zotero closed."
    fi
}

echo "- Quitting Zotero if running..."
quit_zotero

echo "- Downloading Zotero latest version..."
curl -L --output "${TMP_DMG}" "${DOWNLOAD_URL}"

echo "- Mounting disk image..."
MOUNT_OUTPUT=$(hdiutil attach "${TMP_DMG}" -nobrowse)
MOUNT_POINT=$(echo "$MOUNT_OUTPUT" | grep -o '/Volumes/[^"]*')

if [ -z "${MOUNT_POINT}" ]; then
    echo "Could not determine mount point; exiting."
    exit 1
fi
echo "- Mounted at ${MOUNT_POINT}"

echo "- Removing old version (if exists)..."
if [ -d "${APP_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "- Moving ${APP_PATH} to Trash"
    mv "${APP_PATH}" ~/.Trash/ || sudo mv "${APP_PATH}" ~/.Trash/
fi

echo "- Copying new version to /Applications..."
if cp -R "${MOUNT_POINT}/${APP_NAME}" /Applications/; then
    echo "- Copied new version."
else
    echo "Copy failed — trying with sudo."
    sudo cp -R "${MOUNT_POINT}/${APP_NAME}" /Applications/
fi

echo "- Unmounting disk image..."
hdiutil detach "${MOUNT_POINT}" -quiet

echo "- Cleaning up..."
rm -f "${TMP_DMG}"

echo "- Installation complete. Launching Zotero..."
open -a "Zotero"

echo "- Zotero reinstalled and launched. Check Safari → Settings → Extensions if needed."

exit 0