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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY: lint-yaml lint-yaml-all lint-yaml-modified
+
+have-yaml-files := $(if $(strip $(YAML_FILES)),true)
+YAML_FILES      ?= $(error YAML_FILES= is required)
+
+YAMLLINT = $(activate) && yamllint
+yamllint-args += --strict
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Use the yaml command to perform syntax checking.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifndef NO-LINT-YAML
+  lint-yaml-mode := $(if $(have-yaml-files),modified,all)
+  lint      : lint-yaml
+  lint-yaml : lint-yaml-$(lint-yaml-mode)
+endif# NO-LINT-YAML
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: exhaustive yaml syntax checking
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml-all: lint-yaml-cmd-version
+
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
+	$(HIDE)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-yaml-install
+	$(HIDE)$(activate) && $(call gen-yaml-find-cmd) \
+	    | $(env-clean) $(xargs-cmd) -I'{}' \
+		bash -c "$(YAMLLINT) $(yamllint-args) {}"
+	$(call banner-leave,Target $@)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: check deps for format and python3 cleanliness
+## Note:
+##   yaml --py3k option no longer supported
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml-modified: lint-yaml-cmd-version
+
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
+	$(HIDE)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-yaml-install
+	$(YAMLLINT) $(yamllint-args) $(YAML_FILES)
+	$(call banner-leave,Target $@)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command usage
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo '  lint-yaml          Syntax check python using the yaml command'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '  $(MAKE) lint-yaml YAML_FILES=...'
+	@echo '  lint-yaml-all       yaml checking: exhaustive'
+	@echo '  lint-yaml-modified  yaml checking: only locally modified'
+	@echo '  lint-yaml-install   Install the pylint command'
+  endif
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]