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+# this function is Bash compatible, insert the function in your script and then place dialogCheck where you want it to be executed
+
+function dialogCheck(){
+  # Get the URL of the latest PKG From the Dialog GitHub repo
+  url=$(curl --silent --fail "https://api.github.com/repos/bartreardon/Dialog/releases/latest" | awk -F '"' "/browser_download_url/ && /pkg\"/ { print \$4; exit }")
+  # Expected Team ID of the downloaded PKG
+  expectedTeamID="PWA5E9TQ59"
+
+  # Check for Dialog and install if not found
+  if [ ! -e "/Library/Application Support/Dialog/Dialog.app" ]; then
+    echo "Dialog not found. Installing..."
+    # Create temporary working directory
+    workDirectory=$( /usr/bin/basename "$0" )
+    tempDirectory=$( /usr/bin/mktemp -d "/private/tmp/$workDirectory.XXXXXX" )
+    # Download the installer package
+    /usr/bin/curl --location --silent "$url" -o "$tempDirectory/Dialog.pkg"
+    # Verify the download
+    teamID=$(/usr/sbin/spctl -a -vv -t install "$tempDirectory/Dialog.pkg" 2>&1 | awk '/origin=/ {print $NF }' | tr -d '()')
+    # Install the package if Team ID validates
+    if [ "$expectedTeamID" = "$teamID" ] || [ "$expectedTeamID" = "" ]; then
+      /usr/sbin/installer -pkg "$tempDirectory/Dialog.pkg" -target /
+    else
+      # displayAppleScript # uncomment this if you're using my displayAppleScript function
+      # echo "Dialog Team ID verification failed."
+      # exit 1 # uncomment this if want script to bail if Dialog install fails
+    fi
+    # Remove the temporary working directory when done
+    /bin/rm -Rf "$tempDirectory"  
+  else echo "Dialog found. Proceeding..."
+  fi
+}