diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/validate.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/validate.yaml
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+name: Validate the build 
+run-name: ${{ gitea.actor }} is validating
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  validate-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: node:current-alpine
+    steps:
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          echo "https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main" >> /etc/apk/repositories
+          echo "https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories
+          apk update
+          apk add --no-cache git make bash go
+
+          GOBIN=/usr/local/bin go install mvdan.cc/gofumpt@latest
+
+          export "PATH=$PATH:/root/go/bin"
+
+          echo "---------------------"
+          echo "Go version:"
+          go version
+          echo "---------------------"
+
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Fetch dependencies
+        run: |
+          go mod download
+
+      - name: Validate the code and formatting
+        run: |
+          make validate
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          make test
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/reports
+/bin
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+BINARY_DIR = bin
+BINARIES = $(patsubst cmd/%/,%,$(wildcard cmd/*/))
+
+.PHONY: all build test coverage validate clean purge $(BINARIES)
+
+all: build
+	
+
+build: $(BINARIES)
+	
+
+$(BINARY_DIR):
+	mkdir -p $(BINARY_DIR)
+
+$(BINARIES): %: $(BINARY_DIR)
+	go build -o $(BINARY_DIR)/$@ ./cmd/$@/
+
+test:
+	go test ./... -cover
+
+coverage:
+	mkdir -p reports/
+	go test -coverprofile=reports/coverage.out ./... && go tool cover -html=reports/coverage.out
+
+validate:
+	@test -z "$(shell gofumpt -l .)" && echo "No files need formatting" || (echo "Incorrect formatting in:"; gofumpt  -l .; exit 1)
+	go vet ./...
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(BINARY_DIR)
+	go clean
+
+purge: clean
+	rm -rf reports