Improving the Makefile.

Author: metcalfc

Makefile

@@ -1,10 +1,58 @@
-.PHONY: lint format check
+.PHONY: all help lint format check test build clean install
 
-lint:
-	npm run-script lint
+# Default target
+all: lint check build
 
-format:
-	npm run-script format
+# Help command
+help:
+	@echo "Available commands:"
+	@echo "  make              Run lint, check, and build"
+	@echo "  make help         Show this help message"
+	@echo "  make lint         Run ESLint"
+	@echo "  make format       Format code with Prettier"
+	@echo "  make check        Check formatting with Prettier"
+	@echo "  make test         Run tests"
+	@echo "  make build        Build the project"
+	@echo "  make clean        Remove build artifacts"
+	@echo "  make install      Install dependencies"
 
-check:
-	npm run-script format-check
+# Check if Node and npm are installed
+check-node:
+	@which node > /dev/null || (echo "Node.js is not installed. Please install it first." && exit 1)
+	@which npm > /dev/null || (echo "npm is not installed. Please install it first." && exit 1)
+
+# Install dependencies
+install: check-node
+	@echo "📦 Installing dependencies..."
+	@npm install
+
+# Lint code
+lint: check-node
+	@echo "🔍 Linting code..."
+	@npm run lint
+
+# Format code
+format: check-node
+	@echo "✨ Formatting code..."
+	@npm run format
+
+# Check formatting
+check: check-node
+	@echo "🔎 Checking formatting..."
+	@npm run format-check
+
+# Run tests
+test: check-node
+	@echo "🧪 Running tests..."
+	@npm test || echo "⚠️  No tests available. Consider adding tests."
+
+# Build the project
+build: check-node
+	@echo "🏗️  Building project..."
+	@npm run build
+
+# Clean build artifacts
+clean:
+	@echo "🧹 Cleaning build artifacts..."
+	@rm -rf dist/ || true
+	@echo "✅ Clean complete"