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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This install script is intended to download and install the latest available
+# release of the wasmer.
+# Installer script inspired from:
+#  1) https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golang/dep/master/install.sh
+#  2) https://sh.rustup.rs
+#  3) https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh
+#  4) https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brainsik/virtualenv-burrito/master/virtualenv-burrito.sh
+#
+# It attempts to identify the current platform and an error will be thrown if
+# the platform is not supported.
+#
+# Environment variables:
+# - INSTALL_DIRECTORY (optional): defaults to $HOME/.wasmer
+# - WASMER_RELEASE_TAG (optional): defaults to fetching the latest release
+# - WASMER_OS (optional): use a specific value for OS (mostly for testing)
+# - WASMER_ARCH (optional): use a specific value for ARCH (mostly for testing)
+#
+# You can install using this script:
+# $ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WAFoundation/wasmer/master/install.sh | sh
+
+set -e
+
+
+reset="\033[0m"
+red="\033[31m"
+green="\033[32m"
+yellow="\033[33m"
+cyan="\033[36m"
+white="\033[37m"
+
+RELEASES_URL="https://github.com/WAFoundation/wasmer/releases"
+
+wasmer_download_json() {
+    url="$2"
+
+    # echo "Fetching $url.."
+    if test -x "$(command -v curl)"; then
+        response=$(curl -s -L -w 'HTTPSTATUS:%{http_code}' -H 'Accept: application/json' "$url")
+        body=$(echo "$response" | sed -e 's/HTTPSTATUS\:.*//g')
+        code=$(echo "$response" | tr -d '\n' | sed -e 's/.*HTTPSTATUS://')
+    elif test -x "$(command -v wget)"; then
+        temp=$(mktemp)
+        body=$(wget -q --header='Accept: application/json' -O - --server-response "$url" 2> "$temp")
+        code=$(awk '/^  HTTP/{print $2}' < "$temp" | tail -1)
+        rm "$temp"
+    else
+        printf "$red> Neither curl nor wget was available to perform http requests.$reset\n"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    if [ "$code" != 200 ]; then
+        printf "$red>File download failed with code $code.$reset\n"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    eval "$1='$body'"
+}
+
+wasmer_download_file() {
+    url="$1"
+    destination="$2"
+
+    # echo "Fetching $url.."
+    if test -x "$(command -v curl)"; then
+        code=$(curl -s -w '%{http_code}' -L "$url" -o "$destination")
+    elif test -x "$(command -v wget)"; then
+        code=$(wget -q -O "$destination" --server-response "$url" 2>&1 | awk '/^  HTTP/{print $2}' | tail -1)
+    else
+        printf "$red> Neither curl nor wget was available to perform http requests.$reset\n"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$code" == 404 ]; then
+        printf "$red> Your architecture is not yet supported ($OS-$ARCH).$reset\n"
+        echo "> Please open an issue on the project if you would like to use wasmer in your project: https://github.com/WAFoundation/wasmer"
+        exit 1
+    elif [ "$code" != 200 ]; then
+        printf "$red>File download failed with code $code.$reset\n"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+
+wasmer_detect_profile() {
+  if [ -n "${PROFILE}" ] && [ -f "${PROFILE}" ]; then
+    echo "${PROFILE}"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local DETECTED_PROFILE
+  DETECTED_PROFILE=''
+  local SHELLTYPE
+  SHELLTYPE="$(basename "/$SHELL")"
+
+  if [ "$SHELLTYPE" = "bash" ]; then
+    if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+      DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.bashrc"
+    elif [ -f "$HOME/.bash_profile" ]; then
+      DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.bash_profile"
+    fi
+  elif [ "$SHELLTYPE" = "zsh" ]; then
+    DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.zshrc"
+  elif [ "$SHELLTYPE" = "fish" ]; then
+    DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.config/fish/config.fish"
+  fi
+
+  if [ -z "$DETECTED_PROFILE" ]; then
+    if [ -f "$HOME/.profile" ]; then
+      DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.profile"
+    elif [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+      DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.bashrc"
+    elif [ -f "$HOME/.bash_profile" ]; then
+      DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.bash_profile"
+    elif [ -f "$HOME/.zshrc" ]; then
+      DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.zshrc"
+    elif [ -f "$HOME/.config/fish/config.fish" ]; then
+      DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.config/fish/config.fish"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [ ! -z "$DETECTED_PROFILE" ]; then
+    echo "$DETECTED_PROFILE"
+  fi
+}
+
+wasmer_link() {
+  printf "$cyan> Adding to \$PATH...$reset\n"
+  WASMER_PROFILE="$(wasmer_detect_profile)"
+  SOURCE_STR="\nexport PATH=\"\$HOME/.wasmer/bin:\$PATH\"\n"
+
+  if [ -z "${WASMER_PROFILE-}" ] ; then
+    printf "$red> Profile not found. Tried ${WASMER_PROFILE} (as defined in \$PROFILE), ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, and ~/.profile.\n"
+    echo "> Create one of them and run this script again"
+    echo "> Create it (touch ${WASMER_PROFILE}) and run this script again"
+    echo "   OR"
+    printf "> Append the following lines to the correct file yourself:$reset\n"
+    command printf "${SOURCE_STR}"
+  else
+    if ! grep -q 'wasmer' "$WASMER_PROFILE"; then
+      if [[ $WASMER_PROFILE == *"fish"* ]]; then
+        command fish -c 'set -U fish_user_paths $fish_user_paths ~/.wasmer/bin'
+      else
+        command printf "$SOURCE_STR" >> "$WASMER_PROFILE"
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    printf "$cyan> We've added the following to your $WASMER_PROFILE\n"
+    echo "> If this isn't the profile of your current shell then please add the following to your correct profile:"
+    printf "   $SOURCE_STR$reset\n"
+
+    version=`$HOME/.wasmer/bin/wasmer --version` || (
+      printf "$red> Wasmer was installed, but doesn't seem to be working :(.$reset\n"
+      exit 1;
+    )
+
+    printf "$green> Successfully installed Wasmer $version! Please open another terminal where the \`wasmer\` command will now be available.$reset\n"
+  fi
+}
+
+
+# findWasmerBinDirectory() {
+#     EFFECTIVE_WASMERPATH=$(wasmer env WASMERPATH)
+#     if [ -z "$EFFECTIVE_WASMERPATH" ]; then
+#         echo "Installation could not determine your \$WASMERPATH."
+#         exit 1
+#     fi
+#     if [ -z "$WASMERBIN" ]; then
+#         WASMERBIN=$(echo "${EFFECTIVE_WASMERPATH%%:*}/bin" | sed s#//*#/#g)
+#     fi
+#     if [ ! -d "$WASMERBIN" ]; then
+#         echo "Installation requires your WASMERBIN directory $WASMERBIN to exist. Please create it."
+#         exit 1
+#     fi
+#     eval "$1='$WASMERBIN'"
+# }
+
+initArch() {
+    ARCH=$(uname -m)
+    if [ -n "$WASMER_ARCH" ]; then
+        printf "$cyan> Using WASMER_ARCH ($WASMER_ARCH).$reset\n"
+        ARCH="$WASMER_ARCH"
+    fi
+    case $ARCH in
+        amd64) ARCH="amd64";;
+        x86_64) ARCH="amd64";;
+        # i386) ARCH="386";;
+        *) printf "$red> The system architecture (${ARCH}) is not supported by this installation script.$reset\n"; exit 1;;
+    esac
+    # echo "ARCH = $ARCH"
+}
+
+initOS() {
+    OS=$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    if [ -n "$WASMER_OS" ]; then
+        printf "$cyan> Using WASMER_OS ($WASMER_OS).$reset\n"
+        OS="$WASMER_OS"
+    fi
+    case "$OS" in
+        darwin) OS='darwin';;
+        linux) OS='linux';;
+        freebsd) OS='freebsd';;
+        # mingw*) OS='windows';;
+        # msys*) OS='windows';;
+        *) printf "$red> The OS (${OS}) is not supported by this installation script.$reset\n"; exit 1;;
+    esac
+    # echo "OS = $OS"
+}
+
+
+# unset profile
+# test -z "$exclude_profile" && modify_profile
+# if [ -n "$profile" ]; then
+#     if [ -e $HOME/${profile}.pre-wasmer ]; then
+#         backup=" The original\nwas saved to ~/$profile.pre-wasmer."
+#     fi
+# fi
+
+# source $WASMERPATH/startup.sh
+
+wasmer_install() {
+magenta1="${reset}\033[34;2m"
+magenta2="${reset}\033[34m"
+magenta3="${reset}\033[34;1m"
+
+  printf "${white}Installing Wasmer!$reset\n"
+  printf "
+              ${magenta3}SSS${reSet}                                 
+              ${magenta3}SSSSS${reSet}                               
+      ${magenta2}AAA     ${magenta3}SSSSSS${reSet}                   
+      ${magenta2}AAAAAA  ${magenta3}SSSSSSSSSSSSS${reSet}            
+${magenta1}W${magenta2}     AAAAAAA ${magenta3}SSSSSSSSSSSSSS${reSet}
+${magenta1}WWWWW${magenta2} AAAAAAAAAAAAA${magenta3}SSSSSSSSS${reSet}                                                                                           
+${magenta1}WWWWWW${magenta2}AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA${magenta3}SSSSSSS${reSet}                                                                                           
+${magenta1}WWWWWWWWWWWW${magenta2}AAAAAAAAA${magenta3}SSSSSSS${reSet}
+${magenta1}WWWWWWWWWWWWWW${magenta2}AAAAAAA${magenta3}SSSSSSS${reSet}
+${magenta1}WWWWWWWWWWWWWW${magenta2}AAAAAAA${magenta3}SSSSSSS${reSet}
+${magenta1}WWWWWWWWWWWWWW${magenta2}AAAAAAA${magenta3}SSSSSSS${reSet}
+${magenta1}WWWWWWWWWWWWWW${magenta2}AAAAAAA    ${magenta3}SSS${reSet}
+${magenta1}WWWWWWWWWWWWWW${magenta2}AAAAAAA                          
+   ${magenta1}WWWWWWWWWWW${magenta2}    AAA                          
+      ${magenta1}WWWWWWWW${magenta2}                                 
+          ${magenta1}WWWW${magenta2}                                 
+
+"
+#   if [ -d "$HOME/.wasmer" ]; then
+#     if which wasmer; then
+#       local latest_url
+#       local specified_version
+#       local version_type
+#       if [ "$1" = '--nightly' ]; then
+#         latest_url=https://nightly.wasmerpkg.com/latest-tar-version
+#         specified_version=`curl -sS $latest_url`
+#         version_type='latest'
+#       elif [ "$1" = '--version' ]; then
+#         specified_version=$2
+#         version_type='specified'
+#       elif [ "$1" = '--rc' ]; then
+#         latest_url=https://wasmerpkg.com/latest-rc-version
+#         specified_version=`curl -sS $latest_url`
+#         version_type='rc'
+#       else
+#         latest_url=https://wasmerpkg.com/latest-version
+#         specified_version=`curl -sS $latest_url`
+#         version_type='latest'
+#       fi
+#       wasmer_version=`wasmer -V`
+#       wasmer_alt_version=`wasmer --version`
+
+#       if [ "$specified_version" = "$wasmer_version" -o "$specified_version" = "$wasmer_alt_version" ]; then
+#         printf "$green> Wasmer is already at the $specified_version version.$reset\n"
+#         exit 0
+#       else
+#       	printf "$yellow> $wasmer_alt_version is already installed, Specified version: $specified_version.$reset\n"
+#         rm -rf "$HOME/.wasmer"
+#       fi
+#     else
+#       printf "$red> $HOME/.wasmer already exists, possibly from a past Wasmer install.$reset\n"
+#       printf "$red> Remove it (rm -rf $HOME/.wasmer) and run this script again.$reset\n"
+#       exit 0
+#     fi
+#   fi
+
+  wasmer_download # $1 $2
+  wasmer_link
+  wasmer_reset
+}
+
+
+wasmer_reset() {
+  unset -f wasmer_install wasmer_reset wasmer_download_json wasmer_link wasmer_detect_profile wasmer_download_file wasmer_download wasmer_verify_or_quit
+}
+
+
+wasmer_download() {
+  # identify platform based on uname output
+  initArch
+  initOS
+
+  # determine install directory if required
+  if [ -z "$INSTALL_DIRECTORY" ]; then
+      # findWasmerBinDirectory INSTALL_DIRECTORY
+      INSTALL_DIRECTORY="$HOME/.wasmer"
+  fi
+  WASMER=INSTALL_DIRECTORY
+  printf "$cyan> Getting wasmer releases...$reset\n"
+
+  # assemble expected release artifact name
+  BINARY="wasmer-${OS}-${ARCH}"
+
+  # add .exe if on windows
+  if [ "$OS" = "windows" ]; then
+      BINARY="$BINARY.exe"
+  fi
+
+  # if WASMER_RELEASE_TAG was not provided, assume latest
+  if [ -z "$WASMER_RELEASE_TAG" ]; then
+      wasmer_download_json LATEST_RELEASE "$RELEASES_URL/latest"
+      WASMER_RELEASE_TAG=$(echo "${LATEST_RELEASE}" | tr -s '\n' ' ' | sed 's/.*"tag_name":"//' | sed 's/".*//' )
+  fi
+  printf "$cyan> Latest wasmer release: $WASMER_RELEASE_TAG$reset\n"
+
+  # fetch the real release data to make sure it exists before we attempt a download
+  wasmer_download_json RELEASE_DATA "$RELEASES_URL/tag/$WASMER_RELEASE_TAG"
+
+  BINARY_URL="$RELEASES_URL/download/$WASMER_RELEASE_TAG/$BINARY"
+  DOWNLOAD_FILE=$(mktemp -t wasmer.XXXXXXXXXX)
+
+  printf "$cyan> Downloading executable...$reset\n"
+  wasmer_download_file "$BINARY_URL" "$DOWNLOAD_FILE"
+
+  # echo "Setting executable permissions."
+  chmod +x "$DOWNLOAD_FILE"
+
+  INSTALL_NAME="wasmer"
+
+  # windows not supported yet
+  # if [ "$OS" = "windows" ]; then
+  #     INSTALL_NAME="$INSTALL_NAME.exe"
+  # fi
+
+  # echo "Moving executable to $INSTALL_DIRECTORY/$INSTALL_NAME"
+
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIRECTORY/bin
+  mv "$DOWNLOAD_FILE" "$INSTALL_DIRECTORY/bin/$INSTALL_NAME"
+}
+
+wasmer_verify_or_quit() {
+  read -p "$1 [y/N] " -n 1 -r
+  echo
+  if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
+  then
+    printf "$red> Aborting$reset\n"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+# cd ~
+wasmer_install # $1 $2