added release script

Author: sterlp

release.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Fetch the current version from the POM
+MVN_VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+echo "Current Maven version: $MVN_VERSION"
+
+# Release version
+RELEASE_VERSION=${MVN_VERSION%-SNAPSHOT}
+echo "Releasing version: $RELEASE_VERSION"
+
+# Set the new release version and tag it in Git
+mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="$RELEASE_VERSION" -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+# Deploy the project
+mvn clean source:jar javadoc:jar deploy -DskipTests -Prelease
+# update git
+git add '**/pom.xml'
+git commit -am "$RELEASE_VERSION release"
+git tag -a "v$RELEASE_VERSION" -m "v$RELEASE_VERSION release"
+
+# Extract the current version number components
+IFS='.' read -r -a VERSION_PARTS <<< "$MVN_VERSION"
+MAJOR="${VERSION_PARTS[0]}"
+MINOR="${VERSION_PARTS[1]}"
+PATCH="${VERSION_PARTS[2]}"
+# Increment the patch version for the next snapshot
+PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
+NEXT_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH-SNAPSHOT"
+echo "Next development version: $NEXT_VERSION"
+
+# Set the next snapshot version and commit it in Git
+mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="$NEXT_VERSION" -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+git add '**/pom.xml'
+git commit -am "Next development version $NEXT_VERSION"
+
+git push
+git push --tags