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+COMPOSER ?= composer
+GIT ?= git
+MKDIR ?= mkdir
+PHP ?= php
+
+all: composer
+
+composer:
+	@echo "Installing application's dependencies"
+	@echo "-------------------------------------"
+	@echo
+
+	$(COMPOSER) install $(COMPOSER_INSTALL_FLAGS)
+
+optimize:
+	@echo "Optimizing Composer's autoloader, can take some time"
+	@echo "----------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo
+
+	$(COMPOSER) dump-autoload --optimize
+
+run:
+	@echo "Run development server"
+	@echo "----------------------"
+	@echo
+
+	$(PHP) -S 0.0.0.0:8080 -t web
+
+propel:
+	@echo "Propel migration"
+	@echo "----------------"
+	@echo
+
+	./vendor/propel/propel/bin/propel config:convert
+	./vendor/propel/propel/bin/propel model:build --recursive
+	./vendor/propel/propel/bin/propel migration:diff --recursive
+	./vendor/propel/propel/bin/propel migration:migrate --recursive