From 9c48a0532bf4a557ad987c44026ef8a2f14db006 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jye Cusch <jye.cusch@nitric.io>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 10:00:33 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: ensure the proto/nitric folder is a module

---
 makefile | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index b56368e..e349a19 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ grpc-client: install download
 	@echo Generating Proto Sources
 	@echo $(OUTPUT)
 	@mkdir -p $(OUTPUT)
+    # protoc doesn't create the __init__.py for the nitric module, so we need to create it.
+	@mkdir -p $(OUTPUT)/nitric/
+	@touch $(OUTPUT)/nitric/__init.py__
 	@python3 -m grpc_tools.protoc -I $(CONTRACTS) --python_betterproto_out=$(OUTPUT) ./contracts/proto/*/*/*.proto