Add github release script

Author: alexgrent

release_github.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on error
+set -e
+
+# Check if required commands are installed
+if ! command -v mvn &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: Maven (mvn) is not installed."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v gh &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: GitHub CLI (gh) is not installed."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get the version from Maven
+VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+
+# Ensure version is not empty
+if [[ -z "$VERSION" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Failed to retrieve project version."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if the release already exists on GitHub
+if gh release view "$VERSION" &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Release $VERSION already exists. Deleting..."
+    gh release delete "$VERSION" --yes
+fi
+
+# Check if the tag exists locally
+if git rev-parse "$VERSION" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Tag $VERSION exists locally."
+
+    # Check if the tag exists on GitHub
+    if git ls-remote --tags origin | grep -q "refs/tags/$VERSION"; then
+        echo "Tag $VERSION exists on GitHub. Deleting..."
+        git push --delete origin "$VERSION"
+    fi
+
+    echo "Recreating tag $VERSION..."
+    git tag -d "$VERSION"
+fi
+
+# Create and push the tag again
+git tag "$VERSION"
+git push origin "$VERSION"
+
+# Create a new release
+gh release create "$VERSION" --title "Version $VERSION" --notes "New Version Release"
+
+echo "GitHub release $VERSION created successfully!"
+