Add scripts to help create release tars

Author: janapavlasek

.gitignore

@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ __pycache__/
 # Other
 .DS_Store
 lcmtypes/*.py
+
+# Release tars.
+*.tar.gz

scripts/deploy_readme.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# MBot Web App Release
+
+To install the web app, first unpack this file with:
+
+  tar -xvzf mbot_web_app-[VERSION].tar.gz
+  cd mbot_web_app-[VERSION]
+
+Then install the dependencies and deploy:
+
+  ./install_nginx.sh
+  ./install_python_deps.sh
+  ./deploy_app.sh --no-rebuild

scripts/generate_release.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e  # Quit on error.
+
+VERSION=""
+
+while getopts ":v:" opt; do
+    case $opt in
+        v)
+            VERSION=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        \?)
+            echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG"
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Version is required. Usage:"
+    echo
+    echo "  ./generate_release.sh -v vX.X.X"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Building for version $VERSION"
+
+# Build the webapp.
+echo "#############################"
+echo "Building the webapp..."
+echo "#############################"
+npm install
+npm run build
+
+# Make a new top level directory and copy everything into it.
+INCLUDES="dist/ app/ config/ \
+          scripts/install_nginx.sh \
+          scripts/install_python_deps.sh \
+          scripts/deploy_app.sh \
+          mbot_omni_app.py
+          requirements.txt"
+FILE_NAME=mbot_web_app-$VERSION.tar.gz
+
+mkdir mbot_web_app-$VERSION
+for file in $INCLUDES; do
+    cp -r $file mbot_web_app-$VERSION/
+done
+
+# Copy the README.
+cp scripts/deploy_readme.txt mbot_web_app-$VERSION/README.txt
+
+echo
+echo "Creating tar file..."
+tar -czf $FILE_NAME mbot_web_app-$VERSION/
+
+rm -rf mkdir mbot_web_app-$VERSION
+
+echo
+echo "Created release: $FILE_NAME"