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+package com.jfrog.ide.eclipse.utils;
+
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils;
+import org.jfrog.build.extractor.executor.CommandExecutor;
+import org.jfrog.build.extractor.executor.CommandResults;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ComparableVersion;
+
+import com.jfrog.ide.eclipse.log.Logger;
+
+public class CLIUtils {
+	
+	public static final String JFROG_CLI_RELEASES_URL = "https://releases.jfrog.io/artifactory/jfrog-cli/v2-jf/";
+	public static final String MINIMUM_JFROG_CLI_VERSION = "2.69.0"; // TODO: TBD
+	public static final String MAXIMUM_JFROG_CLI_VERSION = "2.73.3"; // TODO: TBD
+	public static final String DEFAULT_CLI_DESTINATION_PATH = ""; // TODO: determine where we would like to download and save the cli exe
+	
+	public static Logger logger = Logger.getInstance();
+	
+	public static void downloadCLIIfNeeded() throws IOException {
+		String systemFolderPath;
+		// get OS type 
+		String osName = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
+		
+        if (osName.contains("win")) {
+            // For Windows, use SystemRoot environment variable
+            systemFolderPath = System.getenv("SystemRoot") + "\\System32";
+        } else if (osName.contains("mac")) {
+            // For macOS, typically system folders are under /System
+            systemFolderPath = "/System/Library";
+        } else if (osName.contains("nix") || osName.contains("nux") || osName.contains("aix")) {
+            // For Unix/Linux, system folders can be different, typically /usr or /usr/local
+            systemFolderPath = "/usr/bin";
+        } else {
+            logger.error("Unsupported Operating System " + osName);
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported Operating System " + osName);
+        }
+        
+        Path jfrogExeFilePath = Paths.get(systemFolderPath, "jf.exe");
+        
+        // Check if 'jf.exe' exists locally
+        if (Files.exists(jfrogExeFilePath)) {
+        	logger.info("'jf.exe' file is cached locally. File location: " + jfrogExeFilePath);
+        	
+        	// Execute 'jf.exe --version' to verify CLI version
+        	CommandExecutor commandExecutor = new CommandExecutor(jfrogExeFilePath.toString(), null);
+        	List<String> versionCommand = Arrays.asList("--version");
+        	
+        	try {
+				CommandResults versionCommandOutput = commandExecutor.exeCommand(null, versionCommand, null, logger);
+				String cliVersion = extractVersion(versionCommandOutput.getRes());
+				
+				if (validateCLIVersion(cliVersion)) {
+					logger.debug("Local CLI version is: " + cliVersion);
+					logger.info("Local 'jf.exe' file version has been verified and is compatible. Proceeding with its usage.");
+				} else {
+					logger.info("Local 'jf.exe' file version is not compatible. Downloading v" + MAXIMUM_JFROG_CLI_VERSION);
+					downloadCliFromReleases(osName, MAXIMUM_JFROG_CLI_VERSION, systemFolderPath);
+				}
+			} catch (InterruptedException | IOException e) {
+				// TODO: should we fail in case of error or download a new cli exe ?
+				logger.error("Failed to verify CLI version. Downloading v"+ MAXIMUM_JFROG_CLI_VERSION);
+				downloadCliFromReleases(osName, MAXIMUM_JFROG_CLI_VERSION, systemFolderPath);
+			}
+        } else {
+        	logger.info("'jf.exe' file is not cached locally. Downloading it now...");
+        	downloadCliFromReleases(osName, MAXIMUM_JFROG_CLI_VERSION, systemFolderPath);
+        }
+	}
+	
+	
+	public static void downloadCliFromReleases(String osName, String cliVersion, String destinationPath) throws IOException {
+		String osAndArch = getOSAndArc();
+		String fullCLIPath = JFROG_CLI_RELEASES_URL + cliVersion + "/jfrog-cli-" + osAndArch + "/jf.exe";
+		
+		// TODO: download jf.exe from 'fullCLIPath' and save it at 'destinationPath'
+		
+	}
+	
+    public static String getOSAndArc() throws IOException {
+        String arch = SystemUtils.OS_ARCH;
+        // Windows
+        if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS) {
+            return "windows-amd64";
+        }
+        // Mac
+        if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_MAC) {
+            if (StringUtils.equalsAny(arch, "aarch64", "arm64")) {
+                return "mac-arm64";
+            } else {
+                return "mac-amd64";
+            }
+        }
+        // Linux
+        if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_LINUX) {
+            switch (arch) {
+                case "i386":
+                case "i486":
+                case "i586":
+                case "i686":
+                case "i786":
+                case "x86":
+                    return "linux-386";
+                case "amd64":
+                case "x86_64":
+                case "x64":
+                    return "linux-amd64";
+                case "arm":
+                case "armv7l":
+                    return "linux-arm";
+                case "aarch64":
+                    return "linux-arm64";
+                case "ppc64":
+                case "ppc64le":
+                    return "linux-" + arch;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new IOException(String.format("Unsupported OS: %s-%s", SystemUtils.OS_NAME, arch));
+    }
+    
+    public static String extractVersion(String input) {
+        String regex = "\\d+(\\.\\d+)*";
+        Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
+        Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(input);
+
+        if (matcher.find()) {
+            return matcher.group();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    
+    public static Boolean validateCLIVersion(String cliVersion) {
+    	 ComparableVersion currentCLIVersion = new ComparableVersion(cliVersion);
+    	 ComparableVersion maxCLIVersion = new ComparableVersion(MAXIMUM_JFROG_CLI_VERSION);
+    	 ComparableVersion minCLIVersion = new ComparableVersion(MINIMUM_JFROG_CLI_VERSION);
+    	 
+    	 return currentCLIVersion.compareTo(minCLIVersion) >=0 && currentCLIVersion.compareTo(maxCLIVersion) <= 0;
+    }
+}
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