Project Makefile Setup Skill

Name: setup
Rating: 62
Author: leonj1

Description

Creates a Makefile for managing project lifecycle events using Docker containers. The Makefile supports backend and frontend projects with configurable listening ports.

Requirements

•A Makefile must exist in the project root
•The Makefile must include the following targets: build, stop, start, restart, test
•Port configuration must be overridable via environment variables

Makefile Structure

makefile

# Default ports (can be overridden)
BACKEND_PORT ?= 8080
FRONTEND_PORT ?= 3000

.PHONY: build stop start restart test

build:
	docker build -t $(PROJECT_NAME) .

stop:
	docker stop $(PROJECT_NAME) || true

start:
	docker run -d --name $(PROJECT_NAME) -p $(BACKEND_PORT):$(BACKEND_PORT) $(PROJECT_NAME)
	# For frontend: -p $(FRONTEND_PORT):$(FRONTEND_PORT)

restart: stop start

test:
	docker build -f Dockerfile.backend.tests -t $(PROJECT_NAME)-tests .
	docker run --rm $(PROJECT_NAME)-tests
	# For frontend: use Dockerfile.frontend.tests

Port Override Examples

bash

# Override backend port
BACKEND_PORT=9000 make start

# Override frontend port
FRONTEND_PORT=4000 make start

Validation

Run the following command to validate the Makefile:

bash

make build

A successful build (exit code 0) indicates the Makefile is valid and functional.