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+# Makefile for mflux Python 3.10+ project, using 3.11 as recommended Python as of Sep 2024
+
+PYTHON_VERSION = 3.11
+VENV_DIR = .venv
+
+# Default target
+.PHONY: all
+all: install test
+
+.PHONY: expect-arm64
+expect-arm64:
+	# 🖥️ Checking for compatible machine
+	@if [ "$$(uname -m)" != "arm64" ]; then \
+		echo "mflux and MLX is not compatible with older Intel Macs. This project does not support your Mac."; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+
+# we "expect" uv but should not install it for the user, let user *choose* to trust a third party installer
+.PHONY: expect-uv
+expect-uv:
+	@if ! /usr/bin/which -s uv; then \
+		echo "You can use classic python -m venv to setup this project, \nbut we officially support using uv for managing this project's environment.\n"; \
+		echo "Please install uv to continue:\n    https://github.com/astral-sh/uv?tab=readme-ov-file#installation"; \
+	fi
+
+# assume reasonably that if user has installed uv, they trust ruff from the same team
+.PHONY: ensure-ruff
+ensure-ruff:
+	@if ! /usr/bin/which -s ruff; then \
+		echo "ruff required for code linting and formatting. Using uv tool to install ruff."; \
+		uv tool install ruff; \
+	fi
+
+# Create virtual environment with uv
+.PHONY: venv-init
+venv-init: expect-arm64 expect-uv
+	# 🏗️ Creating virtual environment with recommended uv tool:
+	uv python install --quiet $(PYTHON_VERSION)
+	uv venv --python $(PYTHON_VERSION)
+	# ✅ "Python $(PYTHON_VERSION) Virtual environment created at $(VENV_DIR)"
+
+# Install dependencies
+.PHONY: install
+install: venv-init
+	# 🏗️ Installing dependencies...
+	uv pip install -e .
+	# ✅ Dependencies installed.
+
+# Run linters
+.PHONY: lint
+lint: ensure-ruff
+	# 🏗️ Running linters, your files will not be mutated.
+	# Use 'make autofix' to auto-apply fixes."
+	ruff check
+	# ✅ Linting complete."
+
+# Run formatter (if dev does not do so in their IDE)
+.PHONY: format
+format: ensure-ruff
+	# 🏗️ Running formatter, your files will be changed to comply to formatting configs.
+	ruff format
+	# display the summaries of diffs in repo, some of these diffs are generated by the formatter
+	git diff --stat
+	# ✅ Formatting complete. Please review your git diffs, if any.
+
+# Run ruff auto lint and format
+# use || true to force possibly failing format/lint checks to allow rest of make helper to continue
+.PHONY: autofix
+autofix: ensure-ruff
+	# 🏗️ Running linter and formatters on files...
+	@(ruff format --respect-gitignore --target-version py310 || true)
+	# ✅ auto formatting complete
+	@(ruff check --fix || true)
+	# ✅ auto lint fixes complete, check for issues ruff cannot auto fix
+
+# Run tests
+.PHONY: test
+test:
+	# 🏗️ Running tests...
+	# mock success stub for future test suite 😜
+	@true
+	# ✅ Tests completed
+
+# Clean up
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	# 🧼 Cleaning up venv.
+	rm -rf $(VENV_DIR)
+	# ✅ Cleaned up venv. Run 'make install' to re-generate.
+
+# Help message
+.PHONY: help
+help:
+	@echo "mflux commands:"
+	@echo "  make all         - Set up the project and run tests"
+	@echo "  make install     - Install project dev dependencies"
+	@echo "  make lint        - Run ruff python linter"
+	@echo "  make format      - Run ruff code formatter"
+	@echo "  make autofix     - Run linters auto fixes *and* style formatter"
+	@echo "  make test        - Run tests"
+	@echo "  make clean       - Remove the virtual environment"
+	@echo "  make help        - Show this help message"