Automating pkl-gen-swift CLI Installation on Apple Silicon Macs with a Shell Script

install_pkl_swift.sh

# Determine the shell being used and set the config file path accordingly
if [ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
    CONFIG_FILE=~/.zshrc
elif [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
    CONFIG_FILE=~/.bash_profile
else
    echo "Unsupported shell."
    exit 1
fi

# Create the directory for local binaries if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin

# Download the pkl-gen-swift binary and set it as executable
curl -L https://github.com/apple/pkl-swift/releases/download/0.2.1/pkl-gen-swift-macos.bin -o ~/.local/bin/pkl-gen-swift
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/pkl-gen-swift

# Append the directory to PATH in the appropriate config file, if not already present
if ! grep -q 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' $CONFIG_FILE; then
    echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> $CONFIG_FILE
    echo "Updated $CONFIG_FILE with PATH settings."
else
    echo "$CONFIG_FILE already contains the necessary PATH settings."
fi

# Reload the shell configuration
source $CONFIG_FILE

# Validate the installation by checking if pkl-gen-swift can be executed from anywhere
pkl-gen-swift --version