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# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio and Webstorm
# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+# Let's not share anything because we're using Maven.
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.idea/workspace.xml
.idea/tasks.xml
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/.idea/compiler.xml b/services/git-bridge/.idea/compiler.xml
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