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+BRANCH := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+COMMIT := $(shell git log -1 --format='%H')
+APPNAME := <%= AppName %>
+
+# don't override user values
+ifeq (,$(VERSION))
+  VERSION := $(shell git describe --exact-match 2>/dev/null)
+  # if VERSION is empty, then populate it with branch's name and raw commit hash
+  ifeq (,$(VERSION))
+    VERSION := $(BRANCH)-$(COMMIT)
+  endif
+endif
+
+# Update the ldflags with the app, client & server names
+ldflags = -X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.Name=$(APPNAME) \
+	-X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.AppName=$(APPNAME)d \
+	-X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.Version=$(VERSION) \
+	-X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.Commit=$(COMMIT)
+
+BUILD_FLAGS := -ldflags '$(ldflags)'
+
+#################
+###   Build   ###
+#################
+
+test:
+	@echo "--> Running tests"
+	go test -v ./...
+
+.PHONY: test
+
+#################
+###  Install  ###
+#################
+
+all: install
+
+install:
+	@echo "--> ensure dependencies have not been modified"
+	@go mod verify
+	@echo "--> installing $(APPNAME)d"
+	@go install $(BUILD_FLAGS) -mod=readonly ./cmd/$(APPNAME)d
+
+.PHONY: all install
+
+##################
+###  Protobuf  ###
+##################
+
+# Use this proto-image if you do not want to use Ignite for generating proto files
+protoVer=0.15.1
+protoImageName=ghcr.io/cosmos/proto-builder:$(protoVer)
+protoImage=$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(protoImageName)
+
+proto-gen:
+	@echo "Generating protobuf files..."
+	@ignite generate proto-go --yes
+
+.PHONY: proto-gen
+
+#################
+###  Linting  ###
+#################
+
+golangci_lint_cmd=golangci-lint
+golangci_version=v1.61.0
+
+lint:
+	@echo "--> Running linter"
+	@go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@$(golangci_version)
+	@$(golangci_lint_cmd) run ./... --timeout 15m
+
+lint-fix:
+	@echo "--> Running linter and fixing issues"
+	@go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@$(golangci_version)
+	@$(golangci_lint_cmd) run ./... --fix --timeout 15m
+
+.PHONY: lint lint-fix
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