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+# Path to sources
+sonar.sources=.
+sonar.exclusions=**/*test*
+
+# Source encoding
+sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8
+
+# Exclusions for copy-paste detection
+sonar.cpd.exclusions=**/*test*