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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Deploy maven artifact in current directory into Maven central repository using
+# maven-release-plugin goals (https://maven.apache.org/maven-release/maven-release-plugin/)
+
+function print_usage() {
+  echo "Usage: $0 -h -n -s -t"
+  echo
+  echo '-h: print this help'
+  echo "-n: don't clean up release plugin working directory (by default it is deleted)"
+  echo '-s: skip confirmation prompt'
+  echo '-t: run tests (they will run twice, once during release:prepare and a second time during release:perform)'
+}
+
+# set default values
+confirm_release=1
+run_tests=0
+cleanup=1
+
+# process arguments
+while getopts 'hnst' opt; do
+  case "$opt" in
+    h)
+      print_usage
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+
+    n)
+      cleanup=0
+      ;;
+
+    s)
+      confirm_release=0
+      ;;
+
+    t)
+      run_tests=1
+      ;;
+
+    *)
+      print_usage
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# ensure the current branch is master or main
+echo "Checking branch is 'master' or 'main'"
+current_branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+if [ "$current_branch" != 'master' ] && [ "$current_branch" != 'main' ]; then
+  echo 'WARNING: Must be on the master or main branch to release'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# fetch latest information from remote repository and ensure there are no remote changes
+echo 'Checking repository is up to date'
+git fetch
+status=$(git status)
+if [[ "$status" == *"Your branch is up to date"* ]]; then
+  echo 'Repository is up to date'
+else
+  echo 'WARNING: Repository is not up to date. Run git pull --rebase and then re-run this script.'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# ensure there are no local modifications
+if [[ "$status" == *"Changes not staged for commit"* ]]; then
+  echo 'WARNING: Cannot release because there are local modifications'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# confirm release unless configured to skip confirmation
+if [[ "$confirm_release" -eq 1 ]]; then
+  read -r -p 'Really deploy to maven central repository (yes/no)? '
+  confirmation="${REPLY}"
+else
+  confirmation='yes'
+fi
+
+# perform release, or exit if release not confirmed
+if [[ "$confirmation" == 'yes' ]]; then
+  if [[ "$run_tests" -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo 'Tests are skipped during this release'
+    extra_args=(-Darguments=-DskipTests)
+  else
+    echo 'Tests will be run during this release'
+    extra_args=()
+  fi
+
+  echo "Running Maven to perform release (logging to console and maven-central-deploy.log)"
+  mvn "${extra_args[@]}" release:clean release:prepare release:perform -e | tee maven-central-deploy.log
+  mvn_result=$?
+
+  if [[ "$cleanup" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    if [[ "$mvn_result" -eq 0 ]]; then
+      echo "Cleanup: Remove Maven release plugin working directory"
+      find . -type d -name checkout -path '*/target/checkout' -exec rm -rf {} +
+    else
+      echo "Cleanup: Leaving Maven release plugin working directory for debugging because Maven execution failed (code: $mvn_result)"
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "Cleanup: Not deleting Maven release plugin working directory because -n was specified"
+  fi
+
+else
+  echo 'Exit without deploy'
+fi