Update build-to-publish.sh

scripts/build-to-publish.sh

@@ -1,21 +1,50 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status (-e).
+# Treat unset variables as an error (-u).
+# Disable globbing (-f) for robust parsing (though often omitted).
 set -euf
 
-# Use Podman if installed, else use Docker
-if hash podman 2> /dev/null
-then
-  DOCKER_COMMAND=podman
+# Define constants for the image name and build paths
+PYTHON_IMAGE_TAG="aleph-sdk-python"
+DOCKERFILE_PATH="docker/python-3.9.dockerfile"
+DIST_DIR="./dist"
+
+# --- Container Engine Detection ---
+
+# Check if Podman is installed and executable. Prioritize Podman over Docker.
+if hash podman 2> /dev/null; then
+  CONTAINER_CMD=podman
 else
-  DOCKER_COMMAND=docker
+  # Fall back to the default Docker command if Podman is not found.
+  CONTAINER_CMD=docker
 fi
 
-mkdir -p ./dist
-chmod 0777 ./dist
+echo "Using container engine: ${CONTAINER_CMD}"
+
+# --- Setup Output Directory ---
+
+# Create the 'dist' directory and set maximum permissions (0777) to ensure 
+# the container user can write build artifacts back to the host volume.
+# NOTE: 0777 is highly permissive; adjust if security is paramount.
+mkdir -p "${DIST_DIR}" && chmod 0777 "${DIST_DIR}"
+echo "Created writable output directory: ${DIST_DIR}"
+
+# --- Build the Docker Image ---
+
+# Build the image using the detected container engine, tag it, and specify the Dockerfile.
+"${CONTAINER_CMD}" build -t "${PYTHON_IMAGE_TAG}" -f "${DOCKERFILE_PATH}" .
+
+# --- Run the Container Interactively ---
 
-$DOCKER_COMMAND build -t aleph-sdk-python -f docker/python-3.9.dockerfile .
-$DOCKER_COMMAND run -ti --rm \
+# Run the container to drop into an interactive shell for development/testing.
+# -ti: Interactive and pseudo-TTY allocation.
+# --rm: Remove the container filesystem after the container exits.
+# -w /opt/aleph-sdk-python: Set the working directory inside the container.
+# -v "$(pwd)/dist": Mount the host's dist directory to the container's output path.
+# --entrypoint /bin/bash: Override the default entrypoint to open a shell.
+"${CONTAINER_CMD}" run -ti --rm \
   -w /opt/aleph-sdk-python \
   -v "$(pwd)/dist":/opt/aleph-sdk-python/dist \
   --entrypoint /bin/bash \
-  aleph-sdk-python
+  "${PYTHON_IMAGE_TAG}"