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+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+
+# Coverage directory generated when running tests with coverage
+coverage
+
+# Dependencies
+node_modules/
+
+# Node version directives
+.nvmrc
+
+# dotenv environment variables file
+.env
+.env.test
+
+# Build output
+dist
+
+# Temporary change files created by Vim
+*.swp
+
+# MkDocs build output
+site
+
+# Local configuration files
+*.local.yaml