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+# /************************************************************************
+ #  File: Makefile
+ #  Author: mdr0id
+ #  Date: 7/16/2019
+ #  Description:  Used for local and container dev in CI deployments
+ #  Usage: make <target_name>
+ #
+ #  Known bugs/missing features:
+ #
+ # ************************************************************************/
+PROJECT_NAME := "lightwalletd"
+GO_FILES := $(shell find . -name '*.go' | grep -v /vendor/ | grep -v '*_test.go')
+GO_TEST_FILES := $(shell find . -name '*_test.go' -type f | rev | cut -d "/" -f2- | rev | sort -u)
+GO_BUILD_FILES := $(shell find . -name 'main.go')
+
+#PKG_LIST := $(shell go list | grep -v /vendor/)
+#GO_COV_REPORTS :=
+
+.PHONY: all dep build clean test coverage coverhtml lint
+
+all: build
+
+# Lint golang files
+lint:
+	@golint -set_exit_status
+
+show_tests:
+	@echo ${GO_TEST_FILES}
+
+# Run unittests
+test:
+	@go test -v -short ${GO_TEST_FILES}
+
+# Run data race detector
+race: dep
+	@go test -v -race -short ${GO_TEST_FILES}
+
+# Run memory sanitizer (need to ensure proper build flag is set)
+msan: dep
+	@go test -v -msan -short ${GO_TEST_FILES}
+
+# Generate global code coverage report
+coverage:
+	@go test -coverprofile=coverage.out ${GO_TEST_FILES}
+
+# Generate code coverage report
+coverage_report:
+	@go tool cover -func=coverage.out 
+
+# Generate code coverage report in HTML
+coverage_html: 
+	@go tool cover -html=coverage.out
+
+# Generate documents
+docs:
+	@echo "Generating docs..."
+
+# Generate docker image
+image:
+	@echo "Building lightwalletd image..."
+
+# Get dependencies
+dep:
+	@go get -v -d ./...
+
+# Build binary
+build: #dep
+	@go build -i -v ${GO_BUILD_FILES}
+
+# Install binaries into Go path
+install:
+	go install ./...
+
+clean:
+	@echo "clean project..."
+	#rm -f $(PROJECT_NAME)
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