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+REGISTRY          ?=
+REPOSITORY        ?=
+DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS ?=
+SERVICE           ?= rcord
+MAKEFILE_DIR      := $(dir $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+TAG               ?= $(shell cat ${MAKEFILE_DIR}/VERSION)
+IMAGENAME         := ${REGISTRY}${REPOSITORY}${SERVICE}-synchronizer:${TAG}
+SHELL             := /bin/bash
+
+all: build push
+
+build:
+	docker build $(DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS) -t ${IMAGENAME} -f Dockerfile.synchronizer .
+
+push:
+	docker push ${IMAGENAME}
+
+test:
+	source ../../xos/venv-xos/bin/activate && cd xos && nose2 --verbose --coverage-report term || echo "Please install the XOS virtual environment"
+
+migrate:
+	source ../../xos/venv-xos/bin/activate && cd xos && xos-migrate -s $(SERVICE)
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