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-# Required metadata
-sonar.projectKey=org.springframework.samples:spring-petclinic
-sonar.projectName=PetClinic
-sonar.projectVersion=1.0
-# Comma-separated paths to directories with sources (required).
-# Defaults to .
-sonar.sources=.
-# Language
-sonar.language=java
-# Encoding of the source files
-sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8