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+# SWIFT PACKAGE MANAGER
+
+build: ## Builds the project locally.
+	@swift build -c release
+
+clean: ## Deletes built SPM artifacts from the package.
+	@swift package clean
+
+outdated: ## Lists the SPM package dependencies that can be updated.
+	@swift package update --dry-run
+
+reset: ## Resets the complete SPM cache/build folder from the package.
+	@swift package reset
+
+run: ## Runs the project locally.
+	@swift run -c release
+
+test: ## Runs all the test cases of the project. 
+	@swift test --enable-swift-testing
+
+update: ## Updates the SPM package dependencies.
+	@swift package update
+
+# DOCKER
+
+build-image: ## Builds a docker image out of the current source code
+	@docker compose build
+
+mount-image: ## Mounts and starts a docker container locally
+	@docker compose up --detach
+
+unmount-image: ## Stops and unmounts a docker container locally
+	@docker compose down
+	@make remove-image
+
+remove-image: # Removes the generated Docker images
+	@docker image rm $(shell docker image ls | grep doxy-app | awk '{print $$1 ":" $$2}')
+
+# 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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