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+BUILD   ?= 		cmake -B build -G Ninja
+INSTALL ?= 		$(BUILD) \
+				&& ninja -C build \
+				&& sudo ninja -C build install
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+help:
+	@echo "build            cmake builds into build directory"
+
+build:
+	$(BUILD)
+
+install:
+	$(INSTALL)
+
+# TODO: Anything below is not ready
+
+cpp-fmt:
+	find . \( -name '*.cpp' -o -name '*.h' -o -name '*.hpp' \) \
+	-not -path './build/*' \
+	-exec clang-format -i --style=file {} +
+
+# cpp-lint needs adjustments in ci and here
+
+py-fmt:
+	ruff format --check
+
+py-lint:
+	ruff check ./cli
+
+py-check:
+	basedpyright
+
+py-test:
+	python -m pytest ./cli/src/tests/ -v