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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Prints help text
+function usage() {
+  cat << END
+  
+  Usage: $progname [--channel CHANNEL]
+
+  optional arguments:
+    -h, --help     show this help message and exit
+    -c, --channel  indicates the channel of the release. Can be "beta" or "stable".
+
+END
+}
+
+# Get options
+opts=$(getopt -l "help,channel:" -o "hc:" -n "$progname" -- "$@")
+eval set -- "$opts"
+
+channel=stable
+
+while true; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -h | --help ) usage; exit; ;;
+    -c | --channel ) channel="$2"; shift 2 ;;
+    * ) break ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [[ $channel != "stable" && $channel != "beta" ]]; then
+  echo "channel parameter value is incorrect."
+  usage
+  exit
+fi
+
+echo "Started building release..."
+
+if [[ $channel == "beta" ]]; then
+  # Change manifest.json to label the release as beta
+  sed -i 's/"name": "[^"]*"/"name": "__MSG_appNameBeta__"/' src/manifest.json
+  sed -i -r 's/"version": "([^"]*)",/"version": "\1",\n  "version_name": "\1-beta",/' src/manifest.json
+fi
+
+# Create ZIP file for upload to the Chrome Web Store
+mkdir -p out
+rm -rf out/infinitegforums-$channel.zip
+zip -rq out/infinitegforums-$channel.zip src -x *.git*
+
+if [[ $channel == "beta" ]]; then
+  # Revert manifest.json changes
+  sed -i 's/"name": "[^"]*"/"name": "__MSG_appName__"/' src/manifest.json
+  sed -i '/"version_name"/d' src/manifest.json
+fi
+
+echo "Done!"