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-Contributions are welcome but acceptance is completely up to tastybento. Do not be offended if your contribution is rejected.
-I will not accept any contributions that are formatting only, or mostly formatting.
-Automated code cleanup is also not a valid contribution as a first Pull Request. If a tool is doing your job,
-the submit an issue that recommends we use a specific tool.
-Contributions are accepted under the license terms and conditions. Note that this means we may use them elsewhere.
-Thank you!
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-Thanks for submitting a pull request. Do not use this form for bug reports!
-Your submission must meet the minimum requirements of a contribution, i.e., add code, refactor code or fix code.
-It takes time and effort to review submissions, so please do not waste our time.
-Note: formatting/spacing-only submissions will be rejected!
-For submissions, we want you to use spaces, not tabs (4 spaces) - thank you.