[VOL-5026] (pre-)Build and deploy repo:voltha-go

Makefile
config.mk
makefiles/
makefiles/consts.mk
makefiles/include.mk
--------------------
  o Includee the latest onf-make library makefiles.
  o Define standard lint targets and docker arguments.
  o Behavior configured through config.mk in the sandbox root.

Change-Id: I2bbb74109d020ed12736bae0c35360bddf2cbe7f
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aa9d833..4141898 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,15 +17,13 @@
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
 
-TOP         ?= .
-MAKEDIR     ?= $(TOP)/makefiles
-
 $(if $(VERBOSE),$(eval export VERBOSE=$(VERBOSE))) # visible to include(s)
 
 ##--------------------##
 ##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
 ##--------------------##
-include $(MAKEDIR)/include.mk
+-include config.mk
+include makefiles/include.mk
 
 # Variables
 VERSION                    ?= $(shell cat ./VERSION)
@@ -184,9 +182,9 @@
 	${GOCOVER_COBERTURA} < $(tests-coverage).out > $(tests-coverage).xml ;\
 	exit $$RETURN
 
-clean: distclean ## Removes any local filesystem artifacts generated by a build
+clean :: distclean ## Removes any local filesystem artifacts generated by a build
 
-distclean sterile: ## Removes any local filesystem artifacts generated by a build or test run
+distclean sterile :: ## Removes any local filesystem artifacts generated by a build or test run
 	$(RM) -r ./sca-report
 
 mod-update: ## Update go mod files
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@
 ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # For each makefile target, add ## <description> on the target line and it will be listed by 'make help'
 ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-help: ## Print help for each Makefile target
+help :: ## Print help for each Makefile target
 	@echo "Usage: make [<target>]"
 	@echo "  help        This message"
 	@echo "  todo        Future enhancements"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e4604e3..0ae84e4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2.1
+3.2.1.1-dev
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f441ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##--------------------------------##
+##---]  Disable lint targets  [---##
+##--------------------------------##
+NO-LINT-GROOVY    := true#                 #
+NO-LINT-JJB       := true
+# NO-LINT-JSON    := true#               # Note[1]
+NO-LINT-REUSE     := true#               # License check
+NO-LINT-MAKEFILE  := true
+NO-LINT-PYTHON    := true#               # Note[1]
+NO-LINT-SHELL     := true#               # Note[1]
+NO-LINT-YAML      := true#               # Note[1]
+
+# Note[1] - Plenty of source to cleanup
+
+##---------------------------------##
+##---] Conditional make logic  [---##
+##---------------------------------##
+# USE_DOCKER_MK    := true
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/bootstrap.mk b/makefiles/bootstrap.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eec469b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/bootstrap.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: Dependency-free macros used to source library makefiles
+#         and define the build environment.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG-bootstrap_mk),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##---------------------##
+##---]  CONSTANTS  [---##
+##---------------------##
+is-false = $(if $(1),true,$(null))
+is-true  = $(if $(1),$(null),true)
+
+##--------------------------##
+##---]  LIBRARY MACROS  [---##
+##--------------------------##
+is-null = $(if $(1),$(null),$(error $(1)= is undef))
+# is-null-var = $(if $($(1)),$(null),$(error $(1)= is undef))
+
+## [origin]
+## foreach: var=automatic, origin=undef
+is-null-var-orig = $(strip \
+  $(foreach varname,$(1),\
+      $(warning ** is-null-var: varname=$(varname), origin=$(origin 1), origin=$(origin var))\
+  )\
+)
+#  $(if $(1),$(call is-null-var-indirect,$($(1))),$(error $(1)= is undef)))\
+
+is-null-var-indirect = $(if $(1),$(null),$(error $(1)= is undef))
+
+# origin - undefned
+# default
+# environment
+# environment override
+# automatic
+# null(blah) ?   - true
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Given an indirect var containing varname of a makefile *_ROOT
+##         parent director, derive a *_MKDIR variable and conditionally
+##         include the makefile hierarchy.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Given:
+##   o var containing OPT_ROOT=path
+## Return:
+##   o OPT_MKDIR=$(OPT_ROOT)/makefiles
+##   o If exists include $(OPT_MKDIR)/include.mk
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# library-include   := $(call mk-library-include,blah)
+
+mk-library-include=$(strip \
+  $(warning mk-library-include: $$1[$(1)] = [$($(1))]))\
+  $(call is-null-var,1)\
+  $(foreach var,$($(1)),\
+    $(info var=$(var) is-null=$(call is-null-var,var))\
+  $(foreach val,$$(var),\
+    $(info val=$(val))\
+    $(foreach makedir,$(subst _ROOT,_MKDIR,$(var)),\
+$(warning makedir=$(makedir))\
+)\
+)\
+)\
+)
+
+
+# $(warning makedir=$(makedir))\
+      $(if $($(makedir)),$(null),\
+        $(eval $(makedir)=$$$$($(var))/makefiles)\
+$(warning $(makedir) = $($($(makedir))))\
+$(info $$(wildcard $(val)/makefiles/include.mk) = $(wildcard $(val)/makefiles/include.mk))\
+        $(foreach mf,$(wildcard $(wildcard $(val)/makefiles/include.mk)),\
+$(warning $$(eval include $(mf)))\
+          $(eval include $(mf)))\
+))))\
+)
+
+$(if $(DEBUG-bootstrap_mk),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/consts.mk b/makefiles/consts.mk
index 043ec65..8961b3a 100644
--- a/makefiles/consts.mk
+++ b/makefiles/consts.mk
@@ -13,16 +13,51 @@
 # 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: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-null         :=#
-space        :=$(null) $(null)
-dot          :=.
-HIDE         ?=@
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
-# use bash for pusdh/popd and quick failures.
-# virtual env(s) activate has undefined vars so no -u
-#   ^---+ verify this is still true
-export SHELL := bash -e -o pipefail
+# include makefiles/constants.mk
+export dot          :=.
+export null         :=#
+export space        := $(null) $(null)
+export quote-single := $(null)'$(null)#'
+export quote-double := $(null)"$(null)#"
+
+# [DEBUG] make {target} HIDE=
+HIDE           ?= @
+
+env-clean      ?= /usr/bin/env --ignore-environment
+xargs-n1       := xargs -0 -t -n1 --no-run-if-empty
+xargs-n1-clean := $(env-clean) $(xargs-n1)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: NOP command for targets whose dependencies do all heavy lifting
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## usage: foo bar tans
+## <tab>$(nop-command)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+nop-cmd        := :
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Default shell:
+##   o set -e            enable error checking
+##   o set -u            report undefined errors
+##   o set -o pipefail   propogate shell pipeline failures.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+SHELL ?= /bin/bash
+have-shell-bash := $(filter bash,$(subst /,$(space),$(SHELL)))
+$(if $(have-shell-bash),$(null),\
+  $(eval export SHELL := bash -euo pipefail))
+
+export SHELL ?= bash -euo pipefail
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/docker/include.mk b/makefiles/docker/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a56a85f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/docker/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# -*- 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.d
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+VOLTHA_TOOLS_VERSION ?= 2.4.0
+
+include $(MAKEDIR)/docker/versions.mk
+
+# ---------------------------
+# Macros: command refactoring
+# ---------------------------
+docker-iam     ?= --user $$(id -u):$$(id -g)#          # override for local use
+docker-run     = docker run --rm $(docker-iam)#        # Docker command stem
+docker-run-is  = $(docker-run) $(is-stdin)             # Attach streams when interactive
+docker-run-app = $(docker-run-is) -v ${CURDIR}:/app#   # w/filesystem mount
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# --interactive: Attach streams when stdout (fh==0) defined
+# --tty        : Always create a pseudo-tty else jenkins:docker is silent
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+is-stdin       = $(shell test -t 0 && { echo '--interactive'; })
+is-stdin       += --tty
+
+voltha-protos-v5 ?= /go/src/github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v5
+
+# Docker volume mounts: container:/app/release <=> localhost:{pwd}/release
+vee-golang     = -v gocache-${VOLTHA_TOOLS_VERSION}:/go/pkg
+vee-citools    = voltha/voltha-ci-tools:${VOLTHA_TOOLS_VERSION}
+
+# ---------------
+# Tool Containers
+# ---------------
+docker-go-stem = $(docker-run-app) -v gocache:/.cache $(vee-golang) $(vee-citools)-golang
+
+# Usage: GO := $(call get-docker-go,./my.env.temp)
+get-docker-go = $(docker-go-stem) go
+GO            ?= $(call get-docker-go)
+
+# Usage: GO_SH := $(call get-docker-go-sh,./my.env.temp)
+get-docker-go-sh = $(docker-go-stem) $(if $(1),--env-file $(1)) sh -c
+GO_SH            ?= $(call get-docker-go-sh,./my.env.temp)
+
+# Usage: PROTOC := $(call get-docker-protoc)
+get-docker-protoc = $(docker-run-app) $(vee-citools)-protoc protoc
+PROTOC            ?= $(call get-docker-protoc)
+
+# get-docker-protoc-sh = $(strip )
+PROTOC_SH = $(docker-run-is)
+ifdef voltha-protos-v5
+   PROTOC_SH += -v ${CURDIR}:$(voltha-protos-v5)
+   PROTOC_SH += --workdir=$(voltha-protos-v5)
+endif
+PROTOC_SH += $(vee-citools)-protoc sh -c
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/docker/versions.mk b/makefiles/docker/versions.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffa090e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/docker/versions.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+versions ::
+	lsb_release --release
+
+	@docker --version
+	@docker-compose --version
+
+	@python --version
+	@go version
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/etc/include.mk b/makefiles/etc/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a48b42c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/etc/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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: 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Usage:
+#
+# mytarget:
+#     $(call banner-enter,target $@)
+#     @echo "Hello World"
+#     $(call banner-leave,target $@)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+target-banner = ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Return a command line able to display a banner hilighting
+##         make target processing within a logfile.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+banner-enter=\
+    @echo -e \
+    "\n"\
+    "$(target-banner)\n"\
+    "** $(MAKE) ENTER: $(1)\n"\
+    "$(target-banner)"\
+
+banner-leave=\
+    @echo -e "** $(MAKE) LEAVE: $(1)"
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/gerrit/help.mk b/makefiles/gerrit/help.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ba155b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/gerrit/help.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2021-2023 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  help-gerrit         Display help for gerrit targets'
+
+help-verbose :: help-gerrit
+
+help-gerrit:
+	@echo
+	@echo '[GERRIT]'
+	@echo '  replication-status  Report sync status of the gerrit-to-github mirror.'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/gerrit/include.mk b/makefiles/gerrit/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54e5895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/gerrit/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2021-2023 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(MAKEDIR)/gerrit/help.mk
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+replication-status:
+	ssh gerrit.opencord.org replication list --detail
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# NOTE: Gerrit ssh targets assume use of ~/.ssh config files
+#       port, login, etc are 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# % ssh -p 29418 <username>@gerrit.opencord.org replication list --detail
+# % ssh gerrit.opencord.org replication list --detail
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Host gerrit.opencord.org
+#  Hostname gerrit.opencord.org
+#  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/gerrit.opencord.org/{ssh_keyfile}
+#  IdentitiesOnly yes
+#  AddKeysToAgent yes
+#  Port 29418
+#  User tux@opennetworking.org
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/git-submodules.mk b/makefiles/git-submodules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..373dc23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/git-submodules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+GIT ?= git
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Checkout submodules required by ci-management
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+submodule-repos := $(null)
+submodule-repos += global-jjb
+submodule-repos += lf-ansible
+submodule-repos += packer
+
+submodule-deps := $(null)
+submodule-deps += submodules#     # named pseudo target
+submodule-deps += $(submodule-repos)
+
+.PHONY: $(submodule-deps)
+$(submodule-deps):
+	@echo
+	@echo "Checkout dependent submodules"
+	$(GIT) submodule init
+	$(GIT) submodule update
+
+# Abstraction: named target for submodule checkout
+checkout-ci-management-sub-modules: $(submodule-repos)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Revert sandbox to a pristine state.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+sterile ::
+	$(RM) -r $(submodule-repos)
+
+        # FIXME:
+        #   o restore hierarchy to avoid git status 'deleted:'
+        #   o remove: externals should not be under revision control
+	$(GIT) co $(submodule-repos)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[GIT-SUBMODULES: docs]'
+	@echo '  reload              Setup to auto-reload sphinx doc changes in browser'
+	@echo
+	@echo '[GIT-SUBMODULES: deps]'
+	@echo '  submodules          Checkout dependent git submodules'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '  global-jjb          Checkout ci-management submodule global-jjb'
+	@echo '  lf-ansible          Checkout ci-management submodule lf-ansible'
+	@echo '  packer              Checkout ci-management submodule packer'
+  endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+todo ::
+	@echo "Generalize logc, update to depend on .git/ rather than named targets."
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/help/header.mk b/makefiles/help/header.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..021ac0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/help/header.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+
+help :
+	@echo "Usage: make [options] [target] ..."
+	@echo "Targets:"
+	@echo "  help                        This message"
diff --git a/makefiles/help/include.mk b/makefiles/help/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01efdc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/help/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# -*- 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY: help help-summary help-simple help-verbose
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Render topic/tool based makefile help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Three targets are used to render conditional makefile help
+##    help-summary      A one-line target summary for the topic
+##    help-simple       Common targets for the topic (lint-helm, build, test)
+##    help-verbose      Exhaustive display of supported targets
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## [COOKBOOK]
+##   help colon-colon   All 'help' targets are evaluated for 'make help'
+##   help-banner        Display a usage banner for help
+##   help-summary       Display all one-line topic summary help
+##     [conditonal]
+##   help-simple        Display all common topic makefile targets.
+##   help-verbose       Exhaustive display of makefile target help.
+##     VERBOSE=
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## [See Also] makefiles/gerrit/{include.mk, help.mk}
+##   help-gerrit        Summary targets can always be used to display topic help
+##   help-verbose       Exhaustive gerrit target display.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help :: help-banner help-summary
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display a usage banner for help.  Target will be evaluated
+##         before all other help display.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-banner:
+	@echo "Usage: $(MAKE) [options] [target] ..."
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display extended help.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Question:
+##   o Help display can be long based on volume of targets.
+##   o Should a 3rd case be added to display:
+##      - help-simple (one-liner help) by default
+##      - conditional display of extended help:
+##          - help-simple or help-verbose
+##   o Current logic displays extended help by default.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Usage: see makefiles/targets/test.mk
+##    test-verbose += help-check#      # append help target to help-verbose
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifdef VERBOSE
+  help-verbose += help-verbose
+  help :: $(help-verbose)
+else
+  help :: help-simple
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display context specific help for named targets.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## [TODO] Display a list of help-* tokens for target specific content:
+##    % make help-check
+##    % make help-test
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## [TODO] Define LEVEL= or helper targets (help-lint-{level})
+##        for extended help w/o information overload
+##    [0] help               # make help
+##    [1] help-lint          # make help-verbose or (VERBOSE=1)
+##    [2] help-lint-shell    # make help-lint VERBOSE=1  (??)
+##    [2] help-lint-yaml
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-index ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[HELP] - An index of help context for common targets'
+	@echo '  help-index          This message'
+	$(HIDE)\
+  for name in $(sort $(help-verbose)); do\
+    echo "  $$name";\
+  done
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display simple extended target help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-simple :: help-index
+	@echo
+	@echo '[VIEW]'
+	@echo '  reload              Setup to auto-reload sphinx doc changes in browser'
+	@echo '  view-html           View generated documentation'
+	@echo
+	@echo '[TEST]'
+	@echo "  test                $(MAKE) lint linkcheck"
+	@echo "  test-all            $(MAKE) all-generation-targets"
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/help/trailer.mk b/makefiles/help/trailer.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fcdfa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/help/trailer.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# include this makefile late so text will be displayed at the end6
+
+help ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[CLEAN]'
+	@echo '  clean               Remove generated targets'
+	@echo '  sterile             clean + remove virtual env interpreter install'
+
+help ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[HELP]'
+	@echo '  help                Display program help'
+	@echo '  help-verbose        Display additional targets and help'
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# repo::voltha-docs -- patch logic not deployed everywhere.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# help ::
+#	@echo
+#	@echo '[NOTE: python 3.10+]'
+#	@echo '  The interpreter is not yet fully supported across foreign repositories.'
+#	@echo '  While working locally, if make fails to build a target try:'
+#	@echo '      $(MAKE) $${target} NO_OTHER_REPO_DOCS=1'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/help/variables.mk b/makefiles/help/variables.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a22b179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/help/variables.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include variables.mk after library makefiles have been included
+
+ifdef VERBOSE
+  help :: help-variables
+else
+  help ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[VARIABLES] - Conditional makefile behavior'
+	@echo '  see also: help-variables'
+endif
+
+help-variables:
+	@echo
+	@echo '[VARIABLES] - Conditional makefile behavior'
+	@echo '  NO_PATCHES=           Do not apply patches to the python virtualenv'
+	@echo '  NO_OTHER_REPO_DOCS=   No foreign repos, only apply target to local sources.'
+	@echo '  VERBOSE=              Display extended help topics'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/include.mk b/makefiles/include.mk
index c51e7ee..2e4af37 100644
--- a/makefiles/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/include.mk
@@ -17,12 +17,60 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-##--------------------##
-##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
-##--------------------##
-include $(MAKEDIR)/consts.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/todo.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/versions.mk
+ifndef mk-include--onf-make # single-include guard macor
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Define vars based on relative import (normalize symlinks)
+## Usage: include makefiles/onf/include.mk
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+onf-mk-abs    ?= $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
+onf-mk-top    := $(subst /include.mk,$(null),$(onf-mk-abs))
+ONF_MAKEDIR   := $(onf-mk-top)
+
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/consts.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/help/include.mk       # render target help
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/utils/include.mk      # dependency-less helper macros
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/etc/include.mk        # banner macros
+
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/virtualenv.mk#        # lint-{jjb,python} depends on venv
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/include.mk
+# include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/git-submodules.mk
+# include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/gerrit/include.mk
+
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/todo.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/help/variables.mk
+
+##---------------------##
+##---]  ON_DEMAND  [---##
+##---------------------##
+$(if $(USE_DOCKER_MK),$(eval $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/docker/include.mk))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/targets/clean.mk
+# include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/targets/check.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/targets/sterile.mk
+# include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/targets/test.mk
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## structure to support pre/post target handling w/o inlining in Makefile (?)
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+##   include makefiles/include.mk
+##     include makefiles/main/enter.mk
+##     [... include *.mk ...]
+##     include makefiles/main/leave.mk
+
+mk-include--onf-make := true
+
+endif # mk-include--onf-make
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/Makefile b/makefiles/lint/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2754d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-present Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := test
+
+HIDE        ?= @
+SHELL       := bash -e -o pipefail
+
+dot         ?= .
+TOP         ?= $(dot)
+MAKEDIR     ?= $(TOP)/makefiles
+
+env-clean = /usr/bin/env --ignore-environment
+
+jq          = $(env-clean) jq
+jq-args     += --exit-status
+
+YAMLLINT      = $(shell which yamllint)
+yamllint      := $(env-clean) $(YAMLLINT)
+yamllint-args := -c .yamllint
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+all:
+
+lint += lint-json
+lint += lint-yaml
+
+lint : $(lint)
+test : lint
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml yaml-lint:
+ifeq ($(null),$(shell which yamllint))
+	$(error "Please install yamllint to run linting")
+endif
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) find . -name '*.yaml' -type f -print0 \
+	    | xargs -0 -t -n1 $(yamllint) $(yamllint-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-json:
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) find . -name '*.json' -type f -print0 \
+	    | xargs -0 -t -n1 $(jq) $(jq-args) $(dot) >/dev/null
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+pre-check:
+	@echo "[REQUIRED] Checking for linting tools"
+	$(HIDE)which jq
+	$(HIDE)which yamllint
+	@echo
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+clean:
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+todo:
+	@echo
+	@echo "USAGE: $(MAKE)"
+	@echo "[TODO]"
+	@echo "  o Update to support standard makefile target behavior:"
+	@echo "    all taget is test not default behavior for automation."
+	@echo "  o Change lint target dep from test to check -or smoke"
+	@echo "    target test sould be more involved with content validation"
+	@echo "  o Refactor lint target(s) with voltha-system-tests/makefiles"
+	@echo "  o Linting should be dependency driven,"
+	@echo "    only check when sources are modified."
+	@echo
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help:
+	@echo
+	@echo "USAGE: $(MAKE)"
+	@echo "  lint        perform syntax checks on source"
+	@echo "  test        perform syntax checks on source"
+	@echo "  pre-check   Verify tools and deps are available for testing"
+	@echo
+	@echo "[LINT]"
+	@echo "  lint-json   Syntax check .json sources"
+	@echo "  lint-yaml   Syntax check .yaml sources"
+	@echo
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/groovy.mk b/makefiles/lint/groovy.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6baf70c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/groovy.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+groovy-check      := npm-groovy-lint
+
+groovy-check-args := $(null)
+# groovy-check-args += --loglevel info
+# groovy-check-args += --ignorepattern
+# groovy-check-args += --verbose
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-GROOVY
+  lint : lint-groovy
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on command line script sources
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-groovy:
+	$(groovy-check) --version
+	@echo
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) find . -iname '*.groovy' -print0 \
+  | $(xargs-n1) $(groovy-check) $(groovy-check-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-groovy          Syntax check groovy sources'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/groovy/README.md b/makefiles/lint/groovy/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa9b41a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/groovy/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# lint: groovy source
+
+# Invoke the linting tool
+% make lint-groovy
+
+# Alt checking: groovy interpreter
+
+Odd syntax errors can be detected by the groovy interpreter.
+
+% groovy path/to/{source}.groovy
+
+jjb/ pipeline scripts will eventually due to syntax problems but groovy can
+still detect problems like mismatched quotes, invalid op tokens, etc.
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/groovy/urls b/makefiles/lint/groovy/urls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa5c5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/groovy/urls
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+
+# Config file and exclusions
+https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm-groovy-lint#Configuration
+
+https://github.com/nvuillam/npm-groovy-lint
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/help.mk b/makefiles/lint/help.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24a5aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/help.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2021-2023 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+help ::
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  help-lint           Display lint target help'
+
+help-simple :: help-lint
+help-lint  :
+	@echo
+	@echo "[LINT]"
+	@echo '  help-lint           Display lint target help'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95059fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.1
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+help ::
+	@echo
+	@echo "[LINT]"
+
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/groovy.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/jjb.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/json.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/license/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/makefile.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/python.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/shell.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/yaml.mk
+
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/help.mk
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/jjb.mk b/makefiles/lint/jjb.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccfa073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/jjb.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY: lint-venv
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-JJB
+  lint : lint-jjb
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Construct command line for linting jenkins-job-builder config
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ifdef DEBUG
+  lint-jjb-args += --log_level DEBUG#         # verbosity: high
+else
+  lint-jjb-args += --log_level INFO#          # verbosity: default
+endif
+lint-jjb-args += --ignore-cache
+lint-jjb-args += test#                        # command action
+lint-jjb-args += -o archives/job-configs#     # Generated jobs written here
+lint-jjb-args += --recursive
+lint-jjb-args += --config-xml#                # JJB v3.0 write to OUTPUT/jobname/config.xml
+lint-jjb-args += jjb/#                        # JJB config sources (input)
+
+lint-jjb-deps := $(null)
+lint-jjb-deps += $(venv-activate-script) 
+lint-jjb-deps += checkout-ci-management-sub-modules
+lint-jjb: $(lint-jjb-deps)
+	$(activate) && { jenkins-jobs $(lint-jjb-args); }
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo '  lint-jjb               Validate jjb job generation'
+ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '    DEBUG=1                lint-jjb --log_level=DEBUG'
+endif
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/json.mk b/makefiles/lint/json.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1deeaba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/json.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY: lint-json lint-json-all lint-json-modified
+
+have-json-files := $(if $(strip $(JSON_FILES)),true)
+JSON_FILES      ?= $(error JSON_FILES= required)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Use the json command to perform syntax checking.
+##   o If UNSTABLE=1 syntax check all sources
+##   o else only check sources modified by the developer.
+## Usage:
+##   % make lint UNSTABLE=1
+##   % make lint-json-all
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifndef NO-LINT-JSON
+  lint-json-mode := $(if $(have-json-files),modified,all)
+  lint : lint-json-$(lint-json-mode)
+endif# NO-LINT-JSON
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: exhaustive json syntax checking
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+json-find-args := $(null)
+json-find-args += -name '$(venv-name)'
+lint-json-all:	
+	$(HIDE)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-json-install
+
+	$(activate)\
+ && find . \( $(json-find-args) \) -prune -o -name '*.json' -print0 \
+	| $(xargs-n1) python -m json.tool > /dev/null ;\
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: check deps for format and python3 cleanliness
+## Note:
+##   json --py3k option no longer supported
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-json-modified: $(venv-activate-script)
+	$(HIDE)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-json-install
+
+	$(activate)\
+ && for jsonfile in $(JSON_FILES); do \
+        echo "Validating json file: $$jsonfile" ;\
+        python -m json.tool $$jsonfile > /dev/null ;\
+    done
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent:
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: lint-json-install
+lint-json-install: $(venv-activate-script)
+	@echo
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "** json syntax checking"
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+#	$(activate) && pip install --upgrade json.tool
+#       $(activate) && python -m json.tool --version (?-howto-?)
+	@echo
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command usage
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo '  lint-json          Syntax check python using the json command'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '  lint-json-all       json checking: exhaustive'
+	@echo '  lint-json-modified  json checking: only modified'
+  endif
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/license/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/license/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b42049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-REUSE
+  lint : lint-license
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on makefile sources
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-license:
+	reuse --root . lint
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-reuse              License syntax checking'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/license/reuse.mk b/makefiles/lint/license/reuse.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5572bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/reuse.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-REUSE
+  lint : lint-license
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on makefile sources
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-license:
+	reuse --root . lint
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-reuse              License syntax checking"
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/makefile.mk b/makefiles/lint/makefile.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27206e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/makefile.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# -*- 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+xargs-n1-local := $(subst -t,$(null),$(xargs-n1))#   inhibit cmd display
+
+# Gather sources to check
+# TODO: implement deps, only check modified files
+make-check-find := find . -name 'vendor' -prune
+make-check-find += -o \( -iname makefile -o -name '*.mk' \)
+make-check-find += -type f -print0
+
+make-check      := $(MAKE)
+
+make-check-args += --dry-run
+make-check-args += --keep-going
+make-check-args += --warn-undefined-variables
+make-check-args += --no-print-directory
+
+# Quiet internal undef vars
+make-check-args += DEBUG=
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-MAKEFILE
+  lint : lint-make
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on makefile sources
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-make-ignore += JSON_FILES=
+lint-make-ignore += YAML_FILES=
+lint-make:
+	@echo
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "** Makefile syntax checking"
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) $(make-check-find) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1-local) $(make-check) $(make-check-args) $(lint-make-ignore)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-make           Syntax check [Mm]akefile and *.mk'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/python.mk b/makefiles/lint/python.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3fe4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/python.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+# Gather sources to check
+# TODO: implement deps, only check modified files
+python-check-find := find . -name '*venv*' -prune\
+  -o \( -name '*.py' \)\
+  -type f -print0
+
+# python-check    := $(env-clean) pylint
+python-check    := pylint
+
+# python-check-args += --dry-run
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-PYTHON
+  lint : lint-python
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on makefile sources
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-python:
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) $(python-check-find) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1) $(python-check) $(python-check-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-python         Syntax check python sources (*.py)'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/robot.mk b/makefiles/lint/robot.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f33c4ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/robot.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ROBOT_FILES ?= $(error ROBOT_FILES= is required)
+
+LINT_ARGS ?= --verbose --configure LineTooLong:130 -e LineTooLong \
+             --configure TooManyTestSteps:65 -e TooManyTestSteps \
+             --configure TooManyTestCases:50 -e TooManyTestCases \
+             --configure TooFewTestSteps:1 \
+             --configure TooFewKeywordSteps:1 \
+             --configure FileTooLong:2000 -e FileTooLong \
+             -e TrailingWhitespace
+
+
+.PHONY: lint-robot
+
+ifndef NO-LINT-ROBOT
+  lint : lint-robot
+endif
+
+lint-robot: vst_venv
+	source ./$</bin/activate \
+	    ; set -u \
+	    ; rflint $(LINT_ARGS) $(ROBOT_FILES)
+
+help::
+	@echo "  lint-robot           Syntax check robot sources using rflint"
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/shell.mk b/makefiles/lint/shell.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a02da31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/shell.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+# Gather sources to check
+# TODO: implement deps, only check modified files
+shell-check-find := find .
+# vendor scripts but they really should be lintable
+shell-check-find += -name 'vendor' -prune
+shell-check-find += -o \( -name '*.sh' \)
+shell-check-find += -type f -print0
+
+# shell-check    := $(env-clean) pylint
+shell-check      := shellcheck
+
+shell-check-args += --check-sourced
+shell-check-args += --extenal-sources
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-SHELL
+  lint : lint-shell
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on command line script sources
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-shell:
+	$(shell-check) -V
+	@echo
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) $(shell-check-find) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1) $(shell-check) $(shell-check-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-shell          Syntax check shell sources'
+
+# [SEE ALSO]
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#   o https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/Directive
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/urls b/makefiles/lint/urls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5694a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/urls
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+
+https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/Directive
+
+# [EOF]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/yaml.mk b/makefiles/lint/yaml.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab5b9d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/yaml.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(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)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Use the yaml command to perform syntax checking.
+##   o If UNSTABLE=1 syntax check all sources
+##   o else only check sources modified by the developer.
+## Usage:
+##   % make lint UNSTABLE=1
+##   % make lint-yaml-all
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml-mode := $(if $(have-yaml-files),modified,all)
+lint-yaml : lint-yaml-$(lint-yaml-mode)
+
+ifndef NO-LINT-YAML
+  lint : lint-yaml#     # Enable as a default lint target
+endif# NO-LINT-YAML
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: exhaustive yaml syntax checking
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml-all:
+	$(HIDE)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-yaml-install
+
+	find . \( -iname '*.yaml' -o -iname '*.yml' \) -print0 \
+	    | $(xargs-n1-clean) yamllint --strict
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: check deps for format and python3 cleanliness
+## Note:
+##   yaml --py3k option no longer supported
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml-modified:
+	$(HIDE)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-yaml-install
+	yamllint -s $(YAML_FILES)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent:
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml-install:
+	@echo
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "** yaml syntax checking"
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	yamllint --version
+	@echo
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command usage
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo '  lint-yaml          Syntax check python using the yaml command'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '  lint-yaml-all       yaml checking: exhaustive'
+	@echo '  lint-yaml-modified  yaml checking: only locally modified'
+  endif
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/old/consts.mk b/makefiles/old/consts.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..043ec65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/old/consts.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+null         :=#
+space        :=$(null) $(null)
+dot          :=.
+HIDE         ?=@
+
+# use bash for pusdh/popd and quick failures.
+# virtual env(s) activate has undefined vars so no -u
+#   ^---+ verify this is still true
+export SHELL := bash -e -o pipefail
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/old/include.mk b/makefiles/old/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c51e7ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/old/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(MAKEDIR)/consts.mk
+include $(MAKEDIR)/todo.mk
+include $(MAKEDIR)/versions.mk
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/old/todo.mk b/makefiles/old/todo.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9342690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/old/todo.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+todo ::
+	@echo "  o vendor/ is maintained by conflicting logic:"
+	@echo "    - contents is checked into revision control (~duplication)."
+	@echo "    - make targets rm -fr vendor/."
+	@echo "    - Delete subdir and checkout from a central source as dependency."
+	@echo "  o make test target not creating coverage log:"
+	@echo "    - go test -coverprofile >> ./tests/results/go-test-coverage.out"
+	@echo "    - open /app/tests/results/go-test-coverage.out: permission denied"
+	@echo "  o make test failure"
+	@echo "    - level:fatal, msg:could not create CPU profile: open grpc_profile.cpu: permission denied"
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/old/versions.mk b/makefiles/old/versions.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffa090e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/old/versions.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+versions ::
+	lsb_release --release
+
+	@docker --version
+	@docker-compose --version
+
+	@python --version
+	@go version
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/python/include.mk b/makefiles/python/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70b5ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/python/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 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: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ifdef PYTHON_FILES
+  include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/python/test/include.mk
+else
+  include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/python/test/include.mk
+endif
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/python/test/include.mk b/makefiles/python/test/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12afc3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/python/test/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 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: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.PHONY: test-python
+# test :: test-python
+test-targets += test-python
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Gather and invoke available unit tests
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+test-python-args += -m unittest
+test-python:
+	$(PYTHON) $(test-python-args) discover -v
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo "  test-python                   Invoke python unit tests"
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/check.mk b/makefiles/targets/check.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2145343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/targets/check.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: check
+check : lint lint-yaml lint-jjb
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-verbose += help-check
+help-check ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[MAKE: check]'
+	@echo '  check               pre-commit checking, with extra targets (default:NO, jenkins:FAIL)'
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/clean.mk b/makefiles/targets/clean.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f504dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/targets/clean.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Remove makefile generated content
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: clean
+clean ::
+	$(RM) -r $(JOBCONFIG_DIR)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-verbose += help-clean
+help-clean ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[MAKE: clean]'
+	@echo '  clean               Remove makefile generated content'
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/sterile.mk b/makefiles/targets/sterile.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1eb7035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/targets/sterile.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Revert sandbox into a pristine checkout stage
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+##   Note: Sterile target behavior differs from clean around handling of
+##         persistent content.  For ex removal of a python virtualenv adds
+##         extra overhead to development iteration:
+##           make clean   - preserve a virtual env
+##           make sterile - force reinstallation
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: sterile
+sterile :: clean
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-verbose += help-sterile
+help-sterile ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[MAKE: sterile]'
+	@echo '  sterile             make clean, also remove persistent content (~venv)'
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/test.mk b/makefiles/targets/test.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d70fa4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/targets/test.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: test
+test: $(venv-activate-script) $(JOBCONFIG_DIR)
+	$(activate) \
+	&& pipdeptree \
+	&& jenkins-jobs -l DEBUG test --recursive --config-xml -o "$(JOBCONFIG_DIR)" jjb/ ;
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-verbose += help-test
+help-test ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[MAKE: test]'
+	@echo '  test                Perform testing that a jenkins job pull request will invoke'
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk b/makefiles/targets/tox.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3a638b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/targets/tox.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Sanity check incoming JJB config changes.
+##   Todo: Depend on makefiles/lint/jjb.mk :: lint-jjb
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# lint : lint-jjb
+lint-tox: lint-jjb
+	tox -e py310
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-verbose += help-tox
+help-tox ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[MAKE: tox]'
+	@echo '  lint-tox            Python unit testing, sanity check incoming JJB changes.'
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/utils/include.mk b/makefiles/utils/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84f684b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/utils/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+# usage: $(call if-not,false,5)
+if-not = $(info 1=$(1), 2=$(2), 3=$(3))\
+  $(if $(1),$(null),$(2))
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/utils/test/makefile b/makefiles/utils/test/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a148cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/utils/test/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+
+include ../include.mk
+
+all:
+
+test ::
+	@echo "Testing if-not"
+	@echo $(call if-not,$(null),true,false)
diff --git a/makefiles/virtualenv.mk b/makefiles/virtualenv.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7ed983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/virtualenv.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# -*- 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY: venv
+
+##------------------##
+##---]  LOCALS  [---##
+##------------------##
+venv-name            ?= .venv#                            # default install directory
+venv-abs-path        := $(PWD)/$(venv-name)
+
+venv-activate-script := $(venv-name)/bin/activate#        # dependency
+
+# Intent: activate= is a macro for accessing the virtualenv activation script#
+#  Usage: $(activate) && python
+activate             ?= set +u && source $(venv-activate-script) && set -u
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Activate script path dependency
+## Usage:
+##    o place on the right side of colon as a target dependency
+##    o When the script does not exist install the virtual env and display.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+$(venv-activate-script):
+	@echo
+	@echo "============================="
+	@echo "Installing python virtual env"
+	@echo "============================="
+	virtualenv -p python3 $(venv-name)
+	$(activate) && python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+	$(activate) && pip install --upgrade setuptools
+	$(activate) && [[ -r requirements.txt ]] && { python -m pip install -r requirements.txt; } || { true; }
+	$(activate) && python --version
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Explicit named installer target w/o dependencies.
+##         Makefile targets should depend on venv-activate-script.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+venv: $(venv-activate-script)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Revert installation to a clean checkout
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+sterile :: clean
+	$(RM) -r "$(venv-abs-path)"
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[VIRTUAL ENV]'
+	@echo '  venv                Create a python virtual environment'
+	@echo '    venv-name=        Subdir name for virtualenv install'
+	@echo '  venv-activate-script         make macro name'
+	@echo '      $$(target) dependency    install python virtualenv'
+	@echo '      source $$(macro) && cmd  configure env and run cmd'
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]