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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<PackageManifest Version="2.0.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2011" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema-design/2011">
+  <Metadata>
+    <Identity Language="en-US" Id="${ id }" Version="${ version }" Publisher="${ publisher }"/>
+    <DisplayName>${ displayName }</DisplayName>
+    <Description xml:space="preserve">${ description }</Description>
+    <Tags>${ tags }</Tags>
+    <GalleryFlags>Public</GalleryFlags>
+  </Metadata>
+  <Installation>
+    <InstallationTarget Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Code"/>
+  </Installation>
+  <Dependencies/>
+  <Assets>
+    <Asset Type="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Code.Manifest" Path="package.json"/>
+  </Assets>
+</PackageManifest>
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