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+chat-sharelatex
+===============
+
+The backend API that powers the chat service in ShareLaTeX
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sharelatex/chat-sharelatex.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sharelatex/chat-sharelatex)
+
+License
+-------
+
+The code in this repository is released under the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, version 3. A copy can be found in the `LICENSE` file.
+
+Copyright (c) ShareLaTeX, 2014.