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+@powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File make.ps1 %*
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+####### The starting point for the script is the bottom #######
+
+###############################################################
+########################## FUNCTIONS ##########################
+###############################################################
+function All-Command 
+{
+	$msBuild = FindMSBuild
+	$msBuildArguments = "/t:Rebuild /nr:false"
+	if ($msBuild -eq $null)
+	{
+		echo "Unable to locate an appropriate version of MSBuild."
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		$proc = Start-Process $msBuild $msBuildArguments -NoNewWindow -PassThru -Wait
+		if ($proc.ExitCode -ne 0)
+		{
+			echo "Build failed. If just the development tools failed to build, try installing Visual Studio. You may also still be able to run the game."
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			echo "Build succeeded."
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+function Clean-Command 
+{
+	$msBuild = FindMSBuild
+	$msBuildArguments = "/t:Clean /nr:false"
+	if ($msBuild -eq $null)
+	{
+		echo "Unable to locate an appropriate version of MSBuild."
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		$proc = Start-Process $msBuild $msBuildArguments -NoNewWindow -PassThru -Wait
+		rm *.dll
+		rm *.dll.config
+		rm mods/*/*.dll
+		rm *.pdb
+		rm mods/*/*.pdb
+		rm *.exe
+		rm ./*/bin -r
+		rm ./*/obj -r
+		echo "Clean complete."
+	}
+}
+
+function Version-Command 
+{
+	if ($command.Length -gt 1)
+	{
+		$version = $command[1]
+	}
+	elseif (Get-Command 'git' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
+	{
+		$gitRepo = git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree
+		if ($gitRepo)
+		{
+			$version = git name-rev --name-only --tags --no-undefined HEAD 2>$null
+			if ($version -eq $null)
+			{
+				$version = "git-" + (git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			echo "Not a git repository. The version will remain unchanged."
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		echo "Unable to locate Git. The version will remain unchanged."
+	}
+	
+	if ($version -ne $null)
+	{
+		$mod = "mods/" + $modID + "/mod.yaml"
+		$replacement = (gc $mod) -Replace "Version:.*", ("Version: {0}" -f $version)
+		sc $mod $replacement
+
+		$prefix = $(gc $mod) | Where { $_.ToString().EndsWith(": User") }
+		if ($prefix -and $prefix.LastIndexOf("/") -ne -1)
+		{
+			$prefix = $prefix.Substring(0, $prefix.LastIndexOf("/"))
+		}
+		$replacement = (gc $mod) -Replace ".*: User", ("{0}/{1}: User" -f $prefix, $version)
+		sc $mod $replacement
+
+		echo ("Version strings set to '{0}'." -f $version)
+	}
+}
+
+function Test-Command
+{
+	if (Test-Path ./engine/OpenRA.Utility.exe)
+	{
+		$msg = "Testing " + $modID + " mod MiniYAML"
+		echo $msg
+		./engine/OpenRA.Utility.exe $modID --check-yaml
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		UtilityNotFound
+	}
+}
+
+function Check-Command
+{
+	if (Test-Path ./engine/OpenRA.Utility.exe)
+	{
+		echo "Checking for explicit interface violations..."
+		./engine/OpenRA.Utility.exe $modID --check-explicit-interfaces
+
+		$msg = "Checking for code style violations in OpenRA.Mods." + $modID + "..."
+		echo $msg
+		./engine/OpenRA.Utility.exe $modID --check-code-style OpenRA.Mods.$modID
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		UtilityNotFound
+	}
+}
+
+function Check-Scripts-Command
+{
+	if ((Get-Command "luac.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -ne $null)
+	{
+		echo "Testing Lua scripts..."
+		foreach ($script in ls "mods/*/maps/*/*.lua")
+		{
+			luac -p $script
+		}
+		echo "Check completed!"
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		echo "luac.exe could not be found. Please install Lua."
+	}
+}
+
+function Docs-Command
+{
+	if (Test-Path ./engine/OpenRA.Utility.exe)
+	{
+		./engine/OpenRA.Utility.exe $modID --docs | Out-File -Encoding "UTF8" DOCUMENTATION.md
+		./engine/OpenRA.Utility.exe $modID --lua-docs | Out-File -Encoding "UTF8" Lua-API.md
+		echo "Docs generated."
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		UtilityNotFound
+	}
+}
+
+function FindMSBuild
+{
+	$key = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSBuild\ToolsVersions\4.0"
+	$property = Get-ItemProperty $key -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+	if ($property -eq $null -or $property.MSBuildToolsPath -eq $null)
+	{
+		return $null
+	}
+
+	$path = Join-Path $property.MSBuildToolsPath -ChildPath "MSBuild.exe"
+	if (Test-Path $path)
+	{
+		return $path
+	}
+
+	return $null
+}
+
+function UtilityNotFound
+{
+	echo "OpenRA.Utility.exe could not be found. Build the project first using the `"all`" command."
+}
+
+function WaitForInput
+{
+	echo "Press enter to continue."
+	while ($true)
+	{
+		if ([System.Console]::KeyAvailable)
+		{
+			exit
+		}
+		Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 50
+	}
+}
+
+###############################################################
+############################ Main #############################
+###############################################################
+if ($args.Length -eq 0)
+{
+	echo "Command list:"
+	echo ""
+	echo "  all             Builds the game, its development tools and the mod dlls."
+	echo "  version         Sets the version strings for all mods to the latest"
+	echo "                  version for the current Git branch."
+	echo "  clean           Removes all built and copied files."
+	echo "                  from the mods and the engine directories."
+	echo "  test            Tests the mod's MiniYAML for errors."
+	echo "  check           Checks .cs files for StyleCop violations."
+	echo "  check-scripts   Checks .lua files for syntax errors."
+	echo "  docs            Generates the trait and Lua API documentation."
+	echo ""
+	$command = (Read-Host "Enter command").Split(' ', 2)
+}
+else
+{
+	$command = $args
+}
+
+# Load the environment variables from the config file
+# and get the mod ID from the local environment variable
+$reader = [System.IO.File]::OpenText("mod.config")
+while($null -ne ($line = $reader.ReadLine()))
+{
+	if ($line.StartsWith("MOD_ID"))
+	{
+		$env:MOD_ID = $line.Replace('MOD_ID=', '').Replace('"', '')
+		$modID = $env:MOD_ID
+	}
+
+	if ($line.StartsWith("INCLUDE_DEFAULT_MODS"))
+	{
+		$env:INCLUDE_DEFAULT_MODS = $line.Replace('INCLUDE_DEFAULT_MODS=', '').Replace('"', '')
+	}
+}
+
+$env:MOD_SEARCH_PATHS = (Get-Item -Path ".\" -Verbose).FullName + "\mods"
+if ($env:INCLUDE_DEFAULT_MODS -eq "True")
+{
+	$env:MOD_SEARCH_PATHS = $env:MOD_SEARCH_PATHS + ",./mods"
+}
+
+# Run the same command on the engine's make file
+if ($command -eq "all" -or $command -eq "clean")
+{
+	if (Test-Path ./engine/OpenRA.sln)
+	{
+		cd ".\engine\"
+		$exp = ".\make.cmd " + $command
+		Invoke-Expression $exp
+		echo ""
+		cd ..
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (Get-Command 'git' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
+		{
+			$gitRepo = git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree
+			if ($gitRepo)
+			{
+				git submodule update --init
+
+				if (Test-Path ./engine/OpenRA.sln)
+				{
+					cd ".\engine\"
+					$exp = ".\make.cmd " + $command
+					Invoke-Expression $exp
+					echo ""
+					cd ..
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					echo "Failed to initialize the submodule. You need to download the engine by hand."
+					WaitForInput
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				echo "Not a git repository. You need to download the engine by hand."
+				WaitForInput
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			echo "Unable to locate Git. You need to download the engine by hand."
+			WaitForInput
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+$execute = $command
+if ($command.Length -gt 1)
+{
+	$execute = $command[0]
+}
+
+switch ($execute)
+{
+	"all" { All-Command }
+	"version" { Version-Command }
+	"clean" { Clean-Command }
+	"test" { Test-Command }
+	"check" { Check-Command }
+	"check-scripts" { Check-Scripts-Command }
+	"docs" { Docs-Command }
+	Default { echo ("Invalid command '{0}'" -f $command) }
+}
+
+# In case the script was called without any parameters we keep the window open
+if ($args.Length -eq 0)
+{
+	WaitForInput
+}