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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+lint-groovy-cmd := $(call node-get-tool-path,npm-groovy-lint)
+
+# lint-groovy-conf := $(call path-by-makefile,.groovylintrc.json)
+lint-groovy-conf := $(onf-mk-dir)/lint/groovy/.groovylintrc.json
+
+lint-groovy-args := $(null)
+lint-groovy-args += --config $(lint-groovy-conf)
+
+
+# lint-groovy-args += --loglevel info
+# lint-groovy-args += --ignorepattern
+# lint-groovy-args += --verbose
+
+# [EOF]
+