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+# vscode files
+.vscode/
+
+# intellij files
+.idea/
+
+# mac
+.DS_Store
+
+# generated files
+target/
+generated/
+
+# dependencies
+Dependencies.toml
+
+# config files
+Config.toml
+# the config files used for testing, Uncomment the following line if you want to commit the test config files
+#!**/tests/Config.toml