automate release process somewhat

create_release.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Ensure the script stops on error
+set -e
+
+# Check if a version argument was passed
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: ./create-release.sh <version>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERSION=$1
+RELEASE_BRANCH="release"
+MAIN_BRANCH="main"
+CONFIG_FILE="src-tauri/tauri.conf.json"
+
+echo "Updating version to $VERSION in $CONFIG_FILE..."
+jq --arg version "$VERSION" '.version = $version' $CONFIG_FILE > tmp.json && mv tmp.json $CONFIG_FILE
+
+echo "Committing to main..."
+git add $CONFIG_FILE
+git commit -m "Bump version to $VERSION"
+
+echo "Checking out the release branch..."
+git checkout $RELEASE_BRANCH
+
+echo "Merging the main branch into $RELEASE_BRANCH..."
+git merge $MAIN_BRANCH --no-ff -m "Release $VERSION"
+
+echo "Pushing changes to the release branch..."
+git push origin $RELEASE_BRANCH
+
+git checkout $MAIN_BRANCH
+
+echo "Release $VERSION created and pushed successfully!"