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+{
+  "name": "swagger-cli-validator",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "validator.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "nopt": "^3.0.2",
+    "swagger-parser": "^2.4.1"
+  }
+}