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scripts/hcf/package_repo_changes

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to package all git changes and untracked files into a single archive
+#
+# ./package_repo_changes [ARCHIVE_NAME]
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+cleanup() {
+    local exit_code=$?
+    echo "Cleaning up temporary files..."
+    [[ -d "${TEMP_DIR:-}" ]] && rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+    exit $exit_code
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Get the repository root directory
+REPO_DIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+cd "$REPO_DIR"
+
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+echo "Creating temporary directory: $TEMP_DIR"
+
+# Check if there are any changes to package
+if git diff --quiet && [[ -z "$(git ls-files --others --exclude-standard)" ]]; then
+    echo "No changes detected in the repository. Nothing to package."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "Generating patch file for tracked changes..."
+git diff >"$TEMP_DIR/changes.patch"
+
+# Include staged changes as well
+if ! git diff --staged --quiet; then
+    echo "Including staged changes..."
+    git diff --staged >>"$TEMP_DIR/changes.patch"
+fi
+
+echo "Packaging untracked files..."
+git ls-files --others --exclude-standard >"$TEMP_DIR/untracked_files.txt"
+
+if [[ -s "$TEMP_DIR/untracked_files.txt" ]]; then
+    tar -czf "$TEMP_DIR/untracked.tar.gz" -T "$TEMP_DIR/untracked_files.txt"
+    echo "Untracked files packaged successfully."
+else
+    echo "No untracked files found."
+    touch "$TEMP_DIR/untracked.tar.gz"
+fi
+
+# Allow custom archive name with default fallback
+ARCHIVE_NAME=${1:-"changes_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).tar.gz"}
+echo "Creating final archive: $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+tar -czf "$ARCHIVE_NAME" -C "$TEMP_DIR" changes.patch untracked.tar.gz
+
+echo "Archive created successfully at: $REPO_DIR/$ARCHIVE_NAME"
+echo ""
+echo "To apply these changes elsewhere:"
+echo "1. Extract the archive: tar -xzf $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+echo "2. Apply the patch: git apply changes.patch"
+echo "3. Extract untracked files: tar -xzf untracked.tar.gz"