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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2024 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Helper method, return path to an installed node package command
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+node-get-tool-path = $(node-modules-root)/.bin/$(1)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Define a user function template that will dynamically
+##         generate makfile targets and dependencies used to install
+##         npm/node/node-js pacakges.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+##   - Dependency driven so packages are only installed when needed.
+##   - Define package name as a target so it can be used as a makefile dependency
+##     [makefile] install : npm-groovy-lint
+##     % make install  -- install tool npm-groovy-lint
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+define npm-install-tmpl
+
+# npm-groovy-lint : $(npm-groovy-lint)
+$(1) : $(node-modules-root)/.bin/$(1)
+
+# bin/npm-groovy-lint : NODE_DIR/nvm.sh
+$(node-modules-root)/.bin/$(1) : $(nvm-sh)
+$(tab)$(activate-npm) && $(npm-install-cmd) "$(1)"
+$(tab)$(activate-npm) && "$(node-modules-root)/.bin/$(1)" --version
+endef
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Front end for making a parametierzed template call.
+##   - create named local vars.
+##   - [debug] display target rule generated.
+##   - use $(eval) to create an installer target.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Usage: $(call gen-npm-install,npm-groovy-lint)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+gen-npm-install=\
+  $(foreach package,$(1),\
+    $(if $(DEBUG),$(info ** $(eval $(call npm-install-tmpl,$(package)))))\
+    $(eval $(call npm-install-tmpl,$(package)))\
+)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Map function used to install a list of node modules
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Usage:
+##   packages += npm-groovy-lint
+##   packages += another-npm-package
+##   $(call gen-npm-installs,packages)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+gen-npm-installs = $(forach pkg,$($(1)),$(call gen-npm-install,$(pkg)))
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]