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-{
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-    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
-    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
-    "version": "0.2.0",
-    "configurations": [
-        {
-            "type": "java",
-            "name": "Debug App",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "mainClass": "com.egommerce.apigateway.Bootstrap",
-            "projectName": "api-gateway"
-        }
-    ]
-}
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-    "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "interactive",
-    "maven.view": "hierarchical"
-}
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