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+#!/usr/bin/env dotnet
+#:package Cocona@2.2.0
+
+#nullable enable
+
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Cocona;
+
+// Simple dev helper CLI implemented as a .NET file-based app using Cocona.
+// Usage examples (run from repo root):
+//   ./dev.cs --help
+//   ./dev.cs cleanslate
+//   ./dev.cs cleanslate Sentry-CI-Build-macOS.slnf
+//   ./dev.cs subup
+//   ./dev.cs wrest
+//   ./dev.cs nrest
+//   ./dev.cs cleanslate --dry-run
+//
+// This is intended to be run from the repo root so that git/dotnet
+// commands operate on this repository.
+
+var app = CoconaApp.Create();
+
+app.AddCommands<DevCommands>();
+
+app.Run();
+
+// ----------------- Options & Commands -----------------
+
+public class GlobalOptions : ICommandParameterSet
+{
+    [Option("dry-run", new[] { 'n' }, Description = "Print commands instead of executing them.")]
+    public bool DryRun { get; set; }
+}
+
+public class DevCommands
+{
+    [Command("cleanslate", Description = "Clean repo, update submodules, and restore the solution.")]
+    public async Task<int> CleanSlateAsync(
+        [Argument("solution", Description = "Solution file to restore. Defaults to platform-specific CI solution if omitted.")] string? solution = null,
+        GlobalOptions options = default!)
+    {
+        solution ??= DevConfig.DefaultSolution;
+
+        Console.WriteLine($"[dev] cleanslate for solution: {solution}");
+
+        var steps = new (string Description, string FileName, string Arguments)[]
+        {
+            ("git clean", "git", "clean -dfx"),
+            ("git submodule update", "git", "submodule update --init --recursive"),
+            ("dotnet restore", "dotnet", $"restore \"{solution}\"")
+        };
+
+        foreach (var (description, fileName, arguments) in steps)
+        {
+            int code = await RunStepAsync(description, fileName, arguments, options.DryRun);
+            if (code != 0)
+            {
+                Console.Error.WriteLine($"[dev] Step '{description}' failed with exit code {code}.");
+                return code;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    [Command("subup", Description = "Update git submodules recursively.")]
+    public Task<int> SubmoduleUpdateAsync(GlobalOptions options = default!)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("[dev] Updating git submodules (recursive)");
+        return RunStepAsync("git submodule update", "git", "submodule update --init --recursive", options.DryRun);
+    }
+
+    [Command("wrest", Description = "Run 'dotnet workload restore' (with sudo on Unix if available).")]
+    public async Task<int> WorkloadRestoreAsync(GlobalOptions options = default!)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("[dev] Restoring dotnet workloads");
+
+        if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+        {
+            // No sudo on Windows
+            return await RunStepAsync("dotnet workload restore", "dotnet", "workload restore", options.DryRun);
+        }
+
+        bool sudoAvailable = await IsCommandAvailableAsync("sudo");
+
+        if (sudoAvailable)
+        {
+            return await RunStepAsync("sudo dotnet workload restore", "sudo", "dotnet workload restore", options.DryRun);
+        }
+
+        Console.WriteLine("[dev] 'sudo' not found; running 'dotnet workload restore' without sudo.");
+        return await RunStepAsync("dotnet workload restore", "dotnet", "workload restore", options.DryRun);
+    }
+
+    [Command("nrest", Description = "Restore the default CI solution.")]
+    public Task<int> SolutionRestoreAsync(
+        [Argument("solution", Description = "Solution file to restore. Defaults to platform-specific CI solution if omitted.")] string? solution = null,
+        GlobalOptions options = default!)
+    {
+        solution ??= DevConfig.DefaultSolution;
+        Console.WriteLine($"[dev] Restoring solution: {solution}");
+        return RunStepAsync("dotnet restore", "dotnet", $"restore \"{solution}\"", options.DryRun);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<int> RunStepAsync(string description, string fileName, string arguments, bool dryRun)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine($"==> {description}: {fileName} {arguments}");
+        return await RunProcessAsync(fileName, arguments, dryRun);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<int> RunProcessAsync(string fileName, string arguments, bool dryRun)
+    {
+        if (dryRun)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"[DRY RUN] {fileName} {arguments}");
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+        {
+            FileName = fileName,
+            Arguments = arguments,
+            UseShellExecute = false,
+            RedirectStandardOutput = false,
+            RedirectStandardError = false,
+            CreateNoWindow = false,
+        };
+
+        using var process = new Process { StartInfo = startInfo };
+
+        try
+        {
+            if (!process.Start())
+            {
+                Console.Error.WriteLine($"[dev] Failed to start process: {fileName}");
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Console.Error.WriteLine($"[dev] Exception starting process '{fileName}': {ex.Message}");
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        await process.WaitForExitAsync();
+        return process.ExitCode;
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<bool> IsCommandAvailableAsync(string command)
+    {
+        if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+        {
+            return await Task.FromResult(true);
+        }
+
+        var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+        {
+            FileName = "which",
+            Arguments = command,
+            UseShellExecute = false,
+            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+            RedirectStandardError = true,
+            CreateNoWindow = true,
+        };
+
+        using var process = new Process { StartInfo = startInfo };
+
+        try
+        {
+            if (!process.Start())
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        await process.WaitForExitAsync();
+        return process.ExitCode == 0;
+    }
+}
+
+
+// Central configuration/constants for the dev script.
+public static class DevConfig
+{
+    public static string DefaultSolution
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+            {
+                return "Sentry-CI-Build-Windows.slnf";
+            }
+
+            if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux))
+            {
+                return "Sentry-CI-Build-Linux.slnf";
+            }
+
+            // Fallback: macOS solution
+            return "Sentry-CI-Build-macOS.slnf";
+        }
+    }
+}