Feature/installer improv 2

.github/workflows/installers.yml

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+name: Installers
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - created
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest']
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.10
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      working-directory: ./package/installers
+      run: pip install -r requirements.txt pyinstaller
+    - name: Build
+      working-directory: ./package/installers
+      run: pyinstaller your-code.py
+    - name: Rename the installer with the OS name
+      working-directory: ./package/installers
+      run: mv dist/installer/installer dist/installer/installer-${{ matrix.os }}
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        path: dist/*

package/installers/installer.py

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+from os import path
+import sys
+import subprocess
+
+def does_it_exists(command):
+    rc = subprocess.call(['which', command])
+    if rc == 0:
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
+# create a function, download_installer, that takes in input the url and
+# save the bash script in the home directory of the user
+def download_installer(url):
+    # download the installer
+    import requests
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    # save the installer in the home directory
+    installer_path = path.join(path.expanduser('~'), 'installer.sh')
+    with open(installer_path, 'wb') as f:
+        f.write(response.content)
+    return installer_path
+
+
+# check if the platofrm is windows, linux or macos
+if sys.platform == 'linux':
+    # install the linux specific package
+    linux_url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MetaCell/PsyNeuLinkView/develop/package/scripts/linux_installer.sh'
+    linux_installer = download_installer(linux_url)
+    command1 = ["xterm", "-fa", "'Monospace'", "-fs", "14", "-hold", "-e", "/bin/bash", "-ilc", "cd $HOME && chmod +x " + linux_installer + " && bash " +  linux_installer + "; rm -f " + linux_installer]
+    command2 = ["konsole", "--noclose", "-e", "$SHELL", "-ilc", "cd $HOME && chmod +x " + linux_installer + " && bash " +  linux_installer + "; rm -f " + linux_installer]
+    command3 = ["gnome-terminal", "--", "$SHELL", "-ilc", "cd $HOME && chmod +x " + linux_installer + " && bash " +  linux_installer + "; rm -f " + linux_installer]
+    # check if the user has the item 0 of each command array installed, once you find one installed run the command
+    for command in [command1, command2, command3]:
+        if does_it_exists(command[0]):
+            subprocess.call(command)
+            break
+elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
+    # install the macos specific package
+    mac_url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MetaCell/PsyNeuLinkView/develop/package/scripts/mac_installer.sh'
+    mac_installer = download_installer(mac_url)
+    command1 = ["osascript", "-e", "tell application \"Terminal\" to do script \"cd $HOME && chmod +x " + mac_installer + " && bash " +  mac_installer + "; rm -f " + mac_installer + "\" end tell"]
+    subprocess.call(command1)
+else:
+    raise Exception('Unsupported platform')

package/scripts/linux_installer.sh

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 #!/bin/bash
 
+echo 'I AM SOURCING BASHRC'
+source ~/.profile
+echo $PATH
+
 check_last_command () {
     if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
         echo ">>> Please report the output below to [email protected] <<<"