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+# ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
+
+environment ?= .env
+
+include $(environment)
+export $(shell sed 's/=.*//' $(environment))
+
+# IDE
+
+open-in-xcode: ## Opens this package with Xcode
+	@open -a Xcode Package.swift
+
+open-in-vscode: ## Opens this package with Visual Studio Code
+	@code .
+
+# SWIFT PACKAGE MANAGER
+
+package-build: ## Builds the project locally
+	@swift build
+
+package-clean: ## Deletes built SPM artifacts from the package
+	@swift package clean
+
+package-outdated: ## Lists the SPM package dependencies that can be updated
+	@swift package update --dry-run
+
+package-reset: ## Resets the complete SPM cache/build folder from the package
+	@swift package reset
+
+package-update: ## Updates the SPM package dependencies
+	@swift package update
+
+# HELP
+
+# Output the documentation for each of the defined tasks when `help` is called.
+# Reference: https://marmelab.com/blog/2016/02/29/auto-documented-makefile.html
+.PHONY: help
+
+help: ## Prints the written documentation for all the defined tasks
+	@awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "} /^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## / {printf "\033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
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