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+# Finnow
+
+A financial tracking and planning application for individuals!
+
+This application consists of a backend API that separately stores and accesses each user's data, and a Flutter-based frontend for desktop and mobile applications for users.
+
+There's a `run.sh` script available in the main directory to help with running the various parts of the app. The following commands are available:
+
+|Command|Description|
+|--- |--- |
+|`./run.sh api`|Runs the API locally for development.|
+|`./run.sh app`|Runs the app locally for development.|
+|`./run.sh clean`|Cleans all projects of build artefacts and other temporary files.|
+|`./run.sh build`|Builds all projects to produce artefacts for final usage.|
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script serves as an easy starting point for common project actions like
+# running or building the Finnow projects. Invoke it like so:
+# > ./run.sh <command>
+# where <command> is one of the below commands.
+
+# "api" command to start the API.
+if [ $1 = "api" ]; then
+    echo "Running API..."
+    dub --root=finnow-api --quiet run
+
+# "app" command to start the app.
+elif [ $1 = "app" ]; then
+    echo "Running APP..."
+    cd flutter_app
+    flutter run
+    cd ..
+
+# "clean" command to clean all projects.
+elif [ $1 = "clean" ]; then
+    dub --root=finnow-api --quiet clean
+    echo "Cleaned api."
+    cd flutter_app
+    flutter clean --suppress-analytics
+    cd ..
+    echo "Cleaned flutter app."
+
+# "build" command to build all projects.
+elif [ $1 = "build" ]; then
+    dub --root=finnow-api --quiet clean
+    dub --root=finnow-api --quiet build --build=release
+    echo "Built api."
+    cd flutter_app
+    flutter build linux
+    # flutter build apk
+    cd ..
+    echo "Built apps."
+
+else
+    echo "Unknown command: $1"
+    exit 1
+fi