diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..328396e
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+*~
+*.class
+.classpath
+.project
+.pydevproject
+.settings
+.javacp*
+.checkstyle
+target
+*.iml
+*.pyc
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+.idea
+*.DS_Store