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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import re
+
+import os
+
+import sys
+from hashlib import sha256
+from github import Github
+import json
+import argparse
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Make a new ripme release on github")
+parser.add_argument("-f", "--file", help="Path to the version of ripme to release")
+parser.add_argument("-t", "--token", help="Your github personal access token")
+parser.add_argument("-d", "--debug", help="Run in debug mode", action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument("-n", "--non-interactive", help="Do not ask for any input from the user", action="store_true")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+try:
+    input = raw_input
+except NameError:
+    pass
+
+
+# Make sure the file the user selected is a jar
+def isJar(filename):
+    if debug:
+        print("Checking if {} is a jar file".format(filename))
+    return filename.endswith("jar")
+
+
+# Returns true if last entry to the "changeList" section of ripme.json is in the format of $number.$number.$number: and
+# false if not
+def isValidCommitMessage(message):
+    if debug:
+        print("Checking if {} matchs pattern ^\d+\.\d+\.\d+:".format(message))
+    pattern = re.compile("^\d+\.\d+\.\d+:")
+    return re.match(pattern, message)
+
+
+ripmeJson = json.loads(open("ripme.json").read())
+fileToUploadPath = args.file
+InNoninteractiveMode = args.non_interactive
+commitMessage = ripmeJson.get("changeList")[0]
+releaseVersion = ripmeJson.get("latestVersion")
+debug = args.debug
+accessToken = args.token
+repoOwner = "ripmeapp"
+repoName = "ripme"
+
+if not os.path.isfile(fileToUploadPath):
+    print("[!] Error: {} does not exist".format(fileToUploadPath))
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+if not isJar(fileToUploadPath):
+    print("[!] Error: {} is not a jar file!".format(fileToUploadPath))
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+if not isValidCommitMessage(commitMessage):
+    print("[!] Error: {} is not a valid commit message as it does not start with a version".format(fileToUploadPath))
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+ripmeUpdate = open(fileToUploadPath, mode='rb').read()
+
+# The hash that we expect the update to have
+expectedHash = ripmeJson.get("currentHash")
+
+# The actual hash of the file on disk
+actualHash = sha256(ripmeUpdate).hexdigest()
+
+# Make sure that the hash of the file we're uploading matches the hash in ripme.json. These hashes not matching will
+# cause ripme to refuse to install the update for all users who haven't disabled update hash checking
+if expectedHash != actualHash:
+    print("[!] Error: expected hash of file and actual hash differ")
+    print("[!] Expected hash is {}".format(expectedHash))
+    print("[!] Actual hash is {}".format(actualHash))
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# Ask the user to review the information before we precede
+# This only runs in we're in interactive mode
+if not InNoninteractiveMode:
+    print("File path: {}".format(fileToUploadPath))
+    print("Release title: {}".format(commitMessage))
+    print("Repo: {}/{}".format(repoOwner, repoName))
+    input("\nPlease review the information above and ensure it is correct and then press enter")
+
+print("Accessing github using token")
+g = Github(accessToken)
+
+
+print("Creating release")
+release = g.get_user(repoOwner).get_repo(repoName).create_git_release(releaseVersion, commitMessage, "")
+
+print("Uploading file")
+release.upload_asset(fileToUploadPath, "ripme.jar")