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+# Maven target directory
+/target/
+
+# Compiled class files
+*.class
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# IDE files
+# IntelliJ
+.idea/
+*.iml
+*.iws
+out/
+
+# Eclipse
+.project
+.classpath
+.settings/
+bin/
+
+# VS Code
+.vscode/
+
+# macOS
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# macOS metadata files
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+
+# Maven Wrapper
+.mvn/
+!/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+mvnw
+mvnw.cmd
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+.env.*
+
+# Java crash logs (if any)
+hs_err_pid*
+replay_pid*
+