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+# - Try to find ESMF
+#
+# Requires setting ESMFMKFILE to the filepath of esmf.mk. If this is NOT set,
+# then ESMF_FOUND will always be FALSE. If ESMFMKFILE exists, then ESMF_FOUND=TRUE
+# and all ESMF makefile variables will be set in the global scope. Optionally,
+# set ESMF_MKGLOBALS to a string list to filter makefile variables. For example,
+# to globally scope only ESMF_LIBSDIR and ESMF_APPSDIR variables, use this CMake
+# command in CMakeLists.txt:
+#
+#   set(ESMF_MKGLOBALS "LIBSDIR" "APPSDIR")
+
+
+# Add the ESMFMKFILE path to the cache if defined as system env variable
+if(DEFINED ENV{ESMFMKFILE} AND NOT DEFINED ESMFMKFILE)
+  set(ESMFMKFILE $ENV{ESMFMKFILE} CACHE FILEPATH "Path to ESMF mk file")
+endif()
+
+# If it's not explicitly set try to find esmf.mk file in default locations (ESMF_ROOT, CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH, etc)
+if(NOT DEFINED ESMFMKFILE)
+  find_path(ESMFMKFILE_PATH esmf.mk PATH_SUFFIXES lib lib64)
+  if(ESMFMKFILE_PATH)
+    set(ESMFMKFILE ${ESMFMKFILE_PATH}/esmf.mk)
+    message(STATUS "Found esmf.mk file ${ESMFMKFILE}")
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "ESMFMKFILE not defined. This is the path to esmf.mk file. \
+Without this filepath, ESMF_FOUND will always be FALSE.")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+# Only parse the mk file if it is found
+if(EXISTS ${ESMFMKFILE})
+  # Read the mk file
+  file(STRINGS "${ESMFMKFILE}" esmfmkfile_contents)
+  # Parse each line in the mk file
+  foreach(str ${esmfmkfile_contents})
+    # Only consider uncommented lines
+    string(REGEX MATCH "^[^#]" def ${str})
+    # Line is not commented
+    if(def)
+      # Extract the variable name
+      string(REGEX MATCH "^[^=]+" esmf_varname ${str})
+      # Extract the variable's value
+      string(REGEX MATCH "=.+$" esmf_vardef ${str})
+      # Only for variables with a defined value
+      if(esmf_vardef)
+        # Get rid of the assignment string
+        string(SUBSTRING ${esmf_vardef} 1 -1 esmf_vardef)
+        # Remove whitespace
+        string(STRIP ${esmf_vardef} esmf_vardef)
+        # A string or single-valued list
+        if(NOT DEFINED ESMF_MKGLOBALS)
+          # Set in global scope
+          set(${esmf_varname} ${esmf_vardef})
+          # Don't display by default in GUI
+          mark_as_advanced(esmf_varname)
+        else() # Need to filter global promotion
+          foreach(m ${ESMF_MKGLOBALS})
+            string(FIND ${esmf_varname} ${m} match)
+            # Found the string
+            if(NOT ${match} EQUAL -1)
+              # Promote to global scope
+              set(${esmf_varname} ${esmf_vardef})
+              # Don't display by default in the GUI
+              mark_as_advanced(esmf_varname)
+              # No need to search for the current string filter
+              break()
+            endif()
+          endforeach()
+        endif()
+      endif()
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+
+  # Construct ESMF_VERSION from ESMF_VERSION_STRING_GIT
+  # ESMF_VERSION_MAJOR and ESMF_VERSION_MINOR are defined in ESMFMKFILE
+  set(ESMF_VERSION 0)
+  set(ESMF_VERSION_PATCH ${ESMF_VERSION_REVISION})
+  set(ESMF_BETA_RELEASE FALSE)
+  if(ESMF_VERSION_BETASNAPSHOT MATCHES "^('T')$")
+    set(ESMF_BETA_RELEASE TRUE)
+    string(REGEX REPLACE ".*beta_snapshot_*\([0-9]*\).*" "\\1" ESMF_BETA_SNAPSHOT "${ESMF_VERSION_STRING_GIT}")
+    message(STATUS "Detected ESMF Beta snapshot ${ESMF_BETA_SNAPSHOT}")
+  endif()
+  set(ESMF_VERSION "${ESMF_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ESMF_VERSION_MINOR}.${ESMF_VERSION_PATCH}")
+
+  separate_arguments(ESMF_F90COMPILEPATHS NATIVE_COMMAND ${ESMF_F90COMPILEPATHS})
+  foreach(ITEM ${ESMF_F90COMPILEPATHS})
+     string(REGEX REPLACE "^-I" "" ITEM "${ITEM}")
+     list(APPEND tmp ${ITEM})
+  endforeach()
+  set(ESMF_F90COMPILEPATHS ${tmp})
+
+  # Look for static library, if not found try dynamic library
+  find_library(esmf_lib NAMES libesmf.a PATHS ${ESMF_LIBSDIR})
+  if(esmf_lib MATCHES "esmf_lib-NOTFOUND")
+    unset(esmf_lib)
+    message(STATUS "Static ESMF library not found, searching for dynamic library instead")
+    find_library(esmf_lib NAMES esmf_fullylinked libesmf.so PATHS ${ESMF_LIBSDIR})
+    if(esmf_lib MATCHES "esmf_lib-NOTFOUND")
+      unset(esmf_lib)
+      message(STATUS "Neither the dynamic nor the static ESMF library was found")
+    else()
+      set(_library_type SHARED)
+    endif()
+  else()
+    set(_library_type STATIC)
+  endif()
+
+  string(STRIP "${ESMF_F90ESMFLINKRPATHS} ${ESMF_F90ESMFLINKPATHS} ${ESMF_F90LINKPATHS} ${ESMF_F90LINKLIBS} ${ESMF_F90LINKOPTS}" ESMF_INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+  set(ESMF_LIBRARY_LOCATION ${esmf_lib})
+
+else()
+
+  message(WARNING "ESMFMKFILE ${ESMFMKFILE} does not exist")
+
+endif()
+
+## Finalize find_package
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+
+find_package_handle_standard_args(
+    ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}
+    REQUIRED_VARS ESMF_LIBRARY_LOCATION
+                  ESMF_INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES
+                  ESMF_F90COMPILEPATHS
+    VERSION_VAR ESMF_VERSION)
+
+## If ESMF is found create imported library target
+if(ESMF_FOUND)
+  add_library(esmf ${_library_type} IMPORTED)
+  set_target_properties(esmf PROPERTIES
+    IMPORTED_LOCATION "${ESMF_LIBRARY_LOCATION}"
+    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${ESMF_F90COMPILEPATHS}"
+    INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${ESMF_INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES}")
+endif()
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