Setup

Project Makefile Setup Skill

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

# 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

# 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:

make build

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