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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+if [ ! -f package.json ]; then
+    echo "package.json not found in $SCRIPT_DIR"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+PKG_MANAGER="bun"
+MODE="dev"
+
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    arg="$1"
+    shift
+
+    if [[ "$next_is_value" == "1" ]]; then
+        if [[ "$last_key" == "manager" ]]; then
+            PKG_MANAGER="$arg"
+        elif [[ "$last_key" == "mode" ]]; then
+            MODE="$arg"
+        fi
+        next_is_value=0
+    fi
+
+    case "$arg" in
+        clean|cleanup)
+            cleanup=true
+            ;;
+        manager)
+            last_key="manager"
+            next_is_value=1
+            ;;
+        mode)
+            last_key="mode"
+            next_is_value=1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+ALLOWED_MANAGERS="bun npm yarn pnpm"
+ALLOWED_MODES="dev prod development production"
+
+manager_allowed=0
+for allowed in $ALLOWED_MANAGERS; do
+    if [[ "$PKG_MANAGER" == "$allowed" ]]; then
+        manager_allowed=1
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+mode_allowed=0
+for allowed in $ALLOWED_MODES; do
+    if [[ "$MODE" == "$allowed" ]]; then
+        mode_allowed=1
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+if [[ "$manager_allowed" == "0" ]]; then
+    echo "$PKG_MANAGER is not a valid package manager, please use one of the following: $ALLOWED_MANAGERS"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ "$mode_allowed" == "0" ]]; then
+    echo "$MODE is not a valid mode, please use one of the following: $ALLOWED_MODES"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Using package manager: $PKG_MANAGER"
+echo "Mode: $MODE"
+
+NPM_MARKER="node_modules/.npm_used"
+YARN_MARKER="node_modules/.yarn_used"
+PNPM_MARKER="node_modules/.pnpm_used"
+BUN_MARKER="node_modules/.bun_used"
+
+case "$PKG_MANAGER" in
+    npm)
+        INSTALL_CMD="npm install"
+        RUN_CMD="npm run $MODE"
+        CURRENT_MARKER="$NPM_MARKER"
+        ;;
+    yarn)
+        INSTALL_CMD="yarn"
+        RUN_CMD="yarn $MODE"
+        CURRENT_MARKER="$YARN_MARKER"
+        ;;
+    pnpm)
+        INSTALL_CMD="pnpm install"
+        RUN_CMD="pnpm $MODE"
+        CURRENT_MARKER="$PNPM_MARKER"
+        ;;
+    bun)
+        INSTALL_CMD="bun install"
+        RUN_CMD="bun $MODE"
+        CURRENT_MARKER="$BUN_MARKER"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+if  [[ -f "$NPM_MARKER" && "$CURRENT_MARKER" != "$NPM_MARKER" ]] || \
+    [[ -f "$YARN_MARKER" && "$CURRENT_MARKER" != "$YARN_MARKER" ]] || \
+    [[ -f "$PNPM_MARKER" && "$CURRENT_MARKER" != "$PNPM_MARKER" ]] || \
+    [[ -f "$BUN_MARKER" && "$CURRENT_MARKER" != "$BUN_MARKER" ]]; then
+        cleanup=true
+fi
+
+if [[ "$cleanup" == "true" ]]; then
+    files_to_delete="package-lock.json yarn.lock pnpm-lock.yaml bun.lockb"
+    folders_to_delete="node_modules dist logs"
+    markers_to_delete="$NPM_MARKER $YARN_MARKER $PNPM_MARKER $BUN_MARKER"
+
+    echo "Cleaning up files and folders..."
+
+    for file in $files_to_delete; do
+        if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
+            echo "Found $file in $SCRIPT_DIR - deleting..."
+            rm -f "$file"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    for folder in $folders_to_delete; do
+        if [[ -d "$folder" ]]; then
+            echo "Found $folder in $SCRIPT_DIR - deleting..."
+            rm -rf "$folder"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    for marker in $markers_to_delete; do
+        if [[ -f "$marker" ]]; then
+            rm -f "$marker"
+        fi
+    done
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$RUN_CMD" ]]; then
+    echo "Running $RUN_CMD..."
+    $INSTALL_CMD
+    $RUN_CMD
+else
+    echo "No run command set, exiting..."
+fi
+
+exit 0