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+# ======================================================================
+# 
+#  Setup
+# 
+# ======================================================================
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+# Dotenv load
+VARS_OLD := $(.VARIABLES)
+DOTENV_FILE ?= ./.env
+ENV_FILE ?= $(DOTENV_FILE)
+ifneq (,$(wildcard $(ENV_FILE)))
+	include $(ENV_FILE)
+	export $(shell grep -v '^\s*\#.*' $(ENV_FILE) | grep -v '^\s*$$' | sed 's/=.*//' | sed 's/^\s*export//' )
+endif
+
+# ======================================================================
+# 
+#  Standard commands
+# 
+# ======================================================================
+aerospike: $(DOCKER)  ## Start aerospike docker instance
+	mkdir -p $(AEROSPIKE_DATA_PATH)
+	$(DOCKER) run --rm -it $(AEROSPIKE_DOCKER_RUN) --name aerospike $(AEROSPIKE_URL)
+
+audit: $(CARGO) $(AUDIT)  ## Check for security vulnerabilities
+	$(CARGO) audit
+
+benchmark: $(CARGO)  ## Benchmarks code
+	$(CARGO) bench
+
+build: $(CARGO)  ## Compiles crate workspace
+	$(CARGO) build --release --workspace
+
+doc: $(CARGO)  ## Build documentation
+	$(CARGO) doc --no-deps
+
+.PHONY: env
+env:  ## Shows Makefile variables and their values
+	$(foreach v, $(filter-out $(VARS_OLD) VARS_OLD,$(sort $(.VARIABLES))), $(info $(v) = $($(v))))
+
+help: 
+	@awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "} /^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## / {printf "\033[36m%-15s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+
+lint: $(CARGO) clippy  ## Run style check
+	$(CARGO) clippy --all --all-features -- -D warnings
+
+release: $(CARGO) | env style lint doc build test benchmark audit  ## Run everything needed for a release
+
+style: | $(CARGO) rustfmt ## Run style check
+	$(CARGO) fmt --all -- --check
+
+test: $(CARGO)  ## Run tests
+	$(CARGO) test --release
+	$(CARGO) test --release --features serialization
+
+# ======================================================================
+# 
+#   Support
+# 
+# ======================================================================
+# docker
+DOCKER := $(shell which docker || echo /usr/local/bin/docker)
+
+$(DOCKER):
+	@echo "`docker` must be installed and available from PATH"
+	@env | grep -i ^PATH
+	@exit 1
+
+# aerospike
+AEROSPIKE_DATA_PATH ?= $(HOME)/.aerospike/data
+AEROSPIKE_DEFAULT_TTL ?= 0
+AEROSPIKE_DOCKER_REPO ?= aerospike/aerospike-server
+AEROSPIKE_MEMORY ?= 1
+AEROSPIKE_NAMESPACE ?= test
+AEROSPIKE_STORAGE ?= 8
+AEROSPIKE_URL ?= $(AEROSPIKE_DOCKER_REPO):$(AEROSPIKE_VERSION)
+AEROSPIKE_VERSION ?= latest
+# See: https://www.aerospike.com/docs/operations/configure/network/
+AEROSPIKE_FABRIC_PORT ?= 3001
+AEROSPIKE_HEARTBEAT_PORT ?= 9918
+AEROSPIKE_MESH_PORT ?= 3002
+AEROSPIKE_PORT ?= 3000
+AEROSPIKE_TELNET_PORT ?= 3003
+
+AEROSPIKE_DOCKER_RUN := -p $(AEROSPIKE_PORT):3000 -p $(AEROSPIKE_FABRIC_PORT):3001 -p $(AEROSPIKE_MESH_PORT):3002 -p $(AEROSPIKE_TELNET_PORT):3003 -p $(AEROSPIKE_HEARTBEAT_PORT):9918
+ifneq "" "$(AEROSPIKE_DEFAULT_TTL)"
+AEROSPIKE_DOCKER_RUN += -e "DEFAULT_TTL=$(AEROSPIKE_DEFAULT_TTL)"
+endif
+ifneq "" "$(AEROSPIKE_NAMESPACE)"
+AEROSPIKE_DOCKER_RUN += -e "NAMESPACE=$(AEROSPIKE_NAMESPACE)"
+endif
+ifneq "" "$(AEROSPIKE_MEMORY)"
+AEROSPIKE_DOCKER_RUN += -e "MEM_GB=$(AEROSPIKE_MEMORY)"
+endif
+ifneq "" "$(AEROSPIKE_STORAGE)"
+AEROSPIKE_DOCKER_RUN += -e "STORAGE_GB=$(AEROSPIKE_STORAGE)"
+endif
+
+# rust
+CARGO_HOME ?= $(HOME)/.cargo
+CARGO := ${CARGO_HOME}/bin/cargo
+
+AUDIT := $(shell (which cargo-audit 2>/dev/null || echo ${CARGO_HOME}/bin/cargo-audit))
+CLIPPY := $(shell (which cargo-clippy 2>/dev/null || echo ${CARGO_HOME}/bin/cargo-clippy))
+RUSTFMT := $(shell (which rustfmt 2>/dev/null || echo ${CARGO_HOME}/bin/rustfmt))
+RUSTUP := $(shell (which rustup 2>/dev/null || echo ${CARGO_HOME}/bin/rustup))
+
+# cargo audit
+export AUDIT
+$(AUDIT):
+	$(CARGO) install cargo-audit
+
+# cargo command
+export CARGO
+$(CARGO): $(RUSTUP)
+
+# cargo clippy - as a component, the file may be there but the toolchain installation may not
+clippy: $(RUSTUP)
+	$(eval CLIPPY_INSTALLED := $(shell (rustup component list | grep -i \(installed\) | sort | grep -i clippy)))
+ifeq "" "$(CLIPPY_INSTALLED)"
+	$(RUSTUP) component add clippy
+endif
+
+# cargo fmt - as a component, the file may be there but the toolchain installation may not
+rustfmt: $(RUSTFMT)
+	$(eval RUSTFMT_INSTALLED := $(shell (rustup component list | grep -i \(installed\) | sort | grep -i rustfmt)))
+ifeq "" "$(RUSTFMT_INSTALLED)"
+	$(RUSTUP) component add rustfmt
+endif