{"id":177297,"date":"2024-01-21T17:27:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T16:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=177297"},"modified":"2024-01-21T17:36:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T16:36:17","slug":"sbt-scala-a-tool-to-organize-your-scala-or-java-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/sbt-scala-a-tool-to-organize-your-scala-or-java-projects","title":{"rendered":"SBT Scala: a tool to organize your Scala or Java projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"177297\" class=\"elementor elementor-177297\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ebe80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b9ebe80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8675d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8675d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In this article, we're going to introduce you to a development tool for your Scala projects. SBT stands for \"Simple Build Tool\". Let's look at SBT Scala...<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca51b74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ca51b74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67a900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a67a900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s an <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/open-source-definition-use-cases-and-more\">open-source build tool<\/a> that makes it easy to manage your projects. It lets you manage your dependencies, compile, execute and distribute your JAR files. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at its main features.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b24857 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8b24857\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54681a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a54681a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SBT's main features<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b239ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b239ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dependency management<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6053f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6053f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a <strong>configuration file,<\/strong> you can manage your dependencies and enter the versions you need. Choosing the version of your dependencies allows you to avoid conflicts between them, avoid bugs and security holes, and<strong> facilitate maintenance<\/strong>. SBT downloads the latter from an online library repository, such as Maven Central. On this site, you&#8217;ll find the available dependencies, their versions and the <strong>syntax you need to integrate them into your project.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f6e71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"73f6e71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4ad8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa4ad8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The compilation<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504f359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"504f359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First of all, <strong>SBT<\/strong> loads your project information from the configuration file. Then, it uses Scala&#8217;s compilation system to compile your programs into bytecode files that can be executed by the JVM. These are placed in the &#8220;target&#8221; directory. SBT uses incremental compilation to optimize compilation. This means that it will only recompile modifications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4e672 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ba4e672\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e46584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e46584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Test execution<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e485d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60e485d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SBT offers a solution for testing your code using the `sbt test` command, which executes all the tests in the project. It&#8217;s also possible to test a specific class or a file&#8217;s tests with `sbt testOnly`. Let&#8217;s not forget that unit tests can save you a considerable amount of time. They save you having to rework your entire code when a bug is detected. They ensure that a piece of code is <strong>properly integrated into your project.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4641ea7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4641ea7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93bb56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93bb56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publishing JAR files<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda2c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fda2c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SBT lets you compress your project into a JAR file using the `sbt package` command. Then, using the `sbt publish` command, you can publish your JAR file on the repository of your choice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8382e1d elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8382e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-engineer-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn to use SBT<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17266d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"17266d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31f25d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d31f25d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defining the different modes in SBT Scala<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0897c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0897c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interactive mode<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bebfe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bebfe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;d like to interact more easily with your project, SBT offers an interactive mode available by simply issuing the `sbt` command. The advantages of this mode are: autocompletion of your commands and certain other commands unavailable in the standard SBT console.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49657c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"49657c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c4bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15c4bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Continuous mode<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f43999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f43999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This mode monitors your source files and automatically compiles them whenever changes are made. This saves time and makes debugging easier.<\/p><p>For example, for tests, run `sbt &#8220;~ test&#8221;` in interactive mode, and SBT will automatically trigger the tests in the background.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7433963 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7433963\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078c048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"078c048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is a SBT Scala project structured?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6dcfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f6dcfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The build.sbt file<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33c7cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f33c7cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the configuration file (you can name it anything you like, it just has to end in sbt). Here you specify your dependencies, compilation options, plugins to extend SBT&#8217;s functionality and parameters for publishing, testing and deployment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0269b0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0269b0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4dd139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4dd139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The target directory<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80da2ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80da2ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This directory is automatically created by the `sbt compile` command, for example. It contains your class files, your JAR, WAR or ZIP files generated during project assembly. It also contains your documentation files, created from source code comments. Cache files to optimize compilation performance, and finally, your test reports. You are strongly advised not to modify these files yourself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab77a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3ab77a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2068611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2068611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the project file?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3579122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3579122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is used to store your project&#8217;s configuration files. The most common file is &#8220;build.properties&#8221;, which contains the project&#8217;s construction properties. The &#8220;build.sbt&#8221; file defined above. The &#8220;build.scala&#8221; file, which is an alternative to &#8220;build.sbt&#8221; except that your configuration uses <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/comparing-scala-and-python-choosing-the-right-language-for-your-projects\">Scala syntax.<\/a> This alternative is used for more complex projects. Finally, the &#8220;plugins.sbt&#8221; file contains the SBT plugins used. These add functionalities such as test management, documentation compilation or code generation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6445ddc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6445ddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d948e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1d948e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SBT' Scala - main controls<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1355341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1355341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3010e01f-ceae-41aa-b396-5dc4fce0cb19\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>SBT (Scala Build Tool) is a powerful build tool for <strong>Scala projects.<\/strong> It provides a simple and expressive way to define, build, and manage Scala projects. Here are some of the main controls and features in SBT:<\/p><h3>1. <strong>Build Definition:<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li><p><strong><code>build.sbt<\/code> File:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The <code>build.sbt<\/code> file is the main build definition file in SBT. It defines project settings, dependencies, and tasks.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p><strong>Project Directory Structure:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>SBT follows a standard directory structure for Scala projects. Common directories include <code>src<\/code> for source code, <code>lib<\/code> for libraries, and <code>target<\/code> for compiled classes and artifacts.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3>2. <strong>Project Configuration:<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li><p><strong><code>project<\/code> Directory:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The <code>project<\/code> directory contains build-related configuration files. For example, <code>build.properties<\/code> specifies the SBT version.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p><strong><code>plugins.sbt<\/code> File:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The <code>plugins.sbt<\/code> file in the <code>project<\/code> directory is used to specify SBT plugins required for the project.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3>3. <strong>Interactive Shell:<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li><p><strong>SBT Shell:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>SBT provides an interactive shell where you can execute various commands. Launch the shell by running <code>sbt<\/code> in the project directory.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p><strong>Interactive Mode:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>SBT&#8217;s interactive mode allows you to continuously run commands without restarting the build, speeding up development tasks.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3>4. <strong>Tasks and Commands:<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li><p><strong>Task Execution:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>SBT tasks are operations that produce a result. For example, <code>compile<\/code> is a task that compiles the source code.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p><strong>Command Line Execution:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>SBT commands are actions triggered from the command line. For example, <code>sbt compile<\/code> executes the <code>compile<\/code> task.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3>5. <strong>Dependency Management:<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li><p><strong>Library Dependencies:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Dependencies are specified in the <code>build.sbt<\/code> file. 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