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+export CQ_PROVIDER_DEBUG=1
+export CQ_REATTACH_PROVIDERS=.cq_reattach
+
+# install the latest version of CQ
+install-cq:
+	@if [[ "$(OS)" != "Darwin" && "$(OS)" != "Linux" && "$(OS)" != "Windows" ]]; then echo "\n Invalid OS set. Valid Options are Darwin, Linux and Windows. Example invocation is:\n make OS=Linux ARCH=arm64 install-cq \n For more information go to  https://docs.cloudquery.io/docs/getting-started \n"; exit 1; fi
+	@if [[ "$(ARCH)" != "x86_64" && "$(ARCH)" != "arm64" ]]; then echo "\n Invalid ARCH set. Valid options are x86_64 and arm64. Example invocation is:\n make OS=Linux ARCH=arm64 install-cq \n For more information go to  https://docs.cloudquery.io/docs/getting-started \n"; exit 1; fi
+	curl -L https://github.com/cloudquery/cloudquery/releases/latest/download/cloudquery_${OS}_${ARCH} -o cloudquery
+	chmod a+x cloudquery
+
+
+# build the cq aws provider
+build:
+	go build -o cq-provider-aws
+
+# build and run the cq aws provider
+run: build
+	./cq-provider-aws
+
+# start a running docker container
+start-pg:
+	docker run -p 5432:5432 -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=pass -d postgres
+
+# stop a running docker container
+stop-pg:
+	docker stop $$(docker ps -q --filter ancestor=postgres:latest)
+
+# connect to pg via cli
+pg-connect:
+	psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U postgres -d postgres
+
+
+
+# Run an integration test
+# you can pass in a specific test to run by specifying the testName:
+# make testName=TestIntegrationElasticbeanstal e2e-test
+e2e-test:
+	INTEGRATION_TESTS=1 TF_VAR_PREFIX=cq-testing TF_APPLY_RESOURCES=0 TF_VAR_SUFFIX=integration go test -timeout 30s -v -run ^$(testName)$$  github.com/cloudquery/cq-provider-aws/resources/integration_tests
+
+# Generate mocks for mock/unit testing 
+create-mocks:
+	go install github.com/golang/mock/mockgen
+	$(shell PATH=$$PATH:$$(go env GOPATH)/bin && go generate client/services.go)
+
+# Run a fetch command
+fetch:
+	./cloudquery fetch --dsn "postgres://postgres:pass@localhost:5432/postgres?sslmode=disable" -v