[Column] Update a column.
https://api.wetransform.com/template/{templateHandle}/column/{columnId}
| Parameter | Description | Pattern |
|---|---|---|
{columnId} |
The UUID of the column to update |
[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{12} |
{templateHandle} |
The handle of the template the column belongs to |
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Request facade for creating or updating a template column through the public API.
Use this facade to define the column position, name, type, importance, uniqueness, conditions, and metadata. Constraints (validation functions applied on the column values) are managed independently through the public constraint endpoints.
position
*
integer
The column position in the target file.
If not provided, will be calculated automatically.
3
technical_name
*
string
The column technical name, as it will be rendered in the target file.
"age"
pretty_name
*
string
The column pretty name, as it will be rendered on the WeTransform interfaces.
"Age"
description
*
string
The column description.
It is not mandatory, but can be helpful to give more details about what should be inserted in the column.
"Employee age"
type
*
object
The column type.
It will be used to automate a few transformations, such as convert date or number formats.
Only one configuration object needs to be provided.
Create
valid
allowed form builder type
type.type
string
The type of the expected answer.
This will be useful to render to the customer the right field based on what we (or receiver) expect.
Possible values: BOOLEAN, TEXT, NUMBER, DATE, CHOICE, VALUE, COLUMN, URL, EMAIL, IMAGE, JSON, DATE_FORMAT
"NUMBER"
type.boolean_data_type
*
object
type.text_data_type
*
object
type.number_data_type
*
object
type.number_data_type.decimals
*
integer
The number of decimals at which number should be rounded.
0
type.number_data_type.separator_decimals
*
string
The decimals separator (a comma, a dot...)
""
type.number_data_type.separator_thousands
*
string
The thousand separator (a space, a comma...)
""
type.number_data_type.trailing_zeros
*
boolean
Whether trailing zeros should be added to match the specified number of decimals.
false
type.date_data_type
*
object
type.choice_data_type
*
object
type.value_data_type
*
object
type.column_data_type
*
object
type.url_data_type
*
object
type.email_data_type
*
object
type.image_data_type
*
object
type.json_data_type
*
object
type.date_format_data_type
*
object
uniqueness
*
boolean
Whether values in the same column should be distinct.
false
importance
*
string
The column importance.
A file basically can't be processed by the receiver if its mandatory information are not completely provided.
Possible values: required, conditional, optional
"required"
matchable_with_ai
*
boolean
Whether the column can be automatically matched with AI when creating a new transformation.
true
hidden
*
boolean
Whether the column should be hidden on the sender side interfaces.
false
user_metadata
*
array
User metadata associated to the column.
user_metadata[].name
string
"internal_code"
user_metadata[].value
*
string
"TMPLT_COLUMN_001"
conditions
*
string
Conditions under which the column constraints apply, written as a DSL string.
Each condition is made of four parts joined by slashes:
[chaining]/[left]/[operator]/[right]
chaining: how the condition combines with the others. One of:AND,OR. The first chaining may be omitted; in that caseANDis implied.left: a reference to a column. Use#(target_column)for a target column,%(source_column)for a source column, or*(custom_field)for a custom field.operator: the comparison operator. One of:CONTAINS,CONTAINED_IN,NOT_CONTAINS,NOT_CONTAINED_IN,DUPLICATED,UNIQUE,TAG_MATCH,TAG_NOT_MATCH,BEGIN_WITH,NOT_BEGIN_WITH,END_WITH,NOT_END_WITH,EQUALS,NOT_EQUALS,GREATER_EQUALS,LOWER_EQUALS,GREATER,LOWER,IS_EMPTY,IS_NOT_EMPTY,LENGTH_EQUALS,LENGTH_NOT_EQUALS,LENGTH_GREATER,LENGTH_LOWER,MATCH,NOT_MATCH,REGEX,NOT_REGEX,DATE_BEFORE_EQUALS,DATE_AFTER_EQUALS,DATE_BEFORE,DATE_AFTER.right: a literal value or another column reference (#(...),%(...),*(...)).
Multiple conditions can be chained on the same line with / or split across lines.
Examples:
AND/#(contract)/EQUALS/traineeAND/#(age)/GREATER_THAN/18/OR/#(country)/EQUALS/FR#(status)/EQUALS/active(no leading chaining,ANDimplied)
Available validation functions that can be referenced (e.g. by the receiving end):
| begin_by | Checks if begins by a given text | ?begin_by(Value to check,Required prefix) |
| is_between | Checks if a number is between A and B | ?is_between(Value to check,Low value,High value) |
| is_number | Checks if is a valid standard number | ?is_number(Value to check) |
| length_is_maximum | Checks if has a maximum length of | ?length_is_maximum(The value to check,The maximum length) |
| length_is_minimum | Checks if has a minimum length of | ?length_is_minimum(The value to check,The minimum length) |
| must_be_empty_if_other_empty | Must be empty if another value is empty | ?must_be_empty_if_other_empty(The value to check,The other column to check) |
| must_be_empty_if_other_filled | Must be empty if another value is filled | ?must_be_empty_if_other_filled(The value to check,The other column to check) |
| must_be_filled_if_other_empty | Must be filled if another value is empty | ?must_be_filled_if_other_empty(The value to check,The other column to check) |
| must_be_filled_if_other_filled | Must be filled if another value is filled | ?must_be_filled_if_other_filled(The value to check,The other column to check) |
| is_positive_number | Checks if a number is positive | ?is_positive_number(Value to check) |
| is_upper | Checks if is in uppercase | ?is_upper(Text to check) |
| matches_regex | Check if matches the regex | ?matches_regex(Text to validate,Regex pattern) |
| is_filled_if_other_value_in | Must be filled when @other_column is in list @values_to_check | ?is_filled_if_other_value_in(The value to check,The other column to check,The list of values to check separated by a comma) |
| is_valid_postal_code | Check if zip code is valid depending on country ISO2 code | ?is_valid_postal_code(Zip code to validate,Country code ISO 2 format) |
| contains | Checks if the value contains a given text | ?contains(Value to check,Text that must be present) |
| date_after_equals | Checks if a date is after or equal to another date | ?date_after_equals(Date to check,Minimum allowed date) |
| date_after | Checks if a date is after another date | ?date_after(Date to check,Minimum allowed date) |
| date_before_equals | Checks if a date is before or equal to another date | ?date_before_equals(Date to check,Maximum allowed date) |
| date_before | Checks if a date is before another date | ?date_before(Date to check,Maximum allowed date) |
| date_between | Checks if a date is between two values | ?date_between(Date to check,Minimum allowed date,Maximum allowed date) |
| ends_by | Checks if the value ends with a given text | ?ends_by(Value to check,Required suffix) |
| greater_or_equal_to | Checks if the value is greater than or equal to a limit | ?greater_or_equal_to(Value to check,Lower limit (included)) |
| greater_than | Checks if the value is strictly greater than a limit | ?greater_than(Value to check,Lower limit (excluded)) |
| is_lower | Checks if the value is lowercase | ?is_lower(Text to check) |
| length_between | Checks if the length of the text is between a minimum and a maximum value (inclusive) | ?length_between(Value to check,Minimum length,Maximum length) |
| length_equal_to | Checks if the length of the text is equal to the specified number | ?length_equal_to(Value to check,Expected length) |
| less_or_equal_to | Checks if the value is less than or equal to a limit | ?less_or_equal_to(Value to check,Upper limit (included)) |
| less_than | Checks if the value is strictly less than a limit | ?less_than(Value to check,Upper limit (excluded)) |
| match_pattern | Checks if the value matches a wildcard pattern using * and ? | ?match_pattern(Value to check,Pattern to match (supports * and ?)) |
| not_begin_by | Checks if value does not begin with a given text | ?not_begin_by(Value to check,Forbidden prefix) |
| not_contains | Checks if the value does not contain a given text | ?not_contains(Value to check,Text that must not be present) |
| not_ends_by | Checks if the value does not end with a given text | ?not_ends_by(Value to check,Forbidden suffix) |
| is_date_position | Check if date is in the future or in the past | ?is_date_position(Date to check,PAST or FUTURE) |
| no_line_breaks | Checks that the content does not contain any carriage returns or newlines | ?no_line_breaks(Value to check) |
| no_html_tags | Ensures the value contains no HTML tags except those explicitly allowed | ?no_html_tags(Value to check,Allowed tags (e.g. b/p/i)) |
| json_contains | Checks whether a JSON document contains a non-empty value at a given path | ?json_contains(JSON payload in which the value will be searched,Path of the value to check, starting with € at the root) |
| json_array_length_equals | Checks if a JSON array has exactly the expected number of items | ?json_array_length_equals(JSON payload containing the array,Expected number of items in the array,Path to the array to check, starting with € at the root (optional)) |
| equal_to | Checks if a value is exactly equal to another | ?equal_to(Value to check,Expected value) |
| is_unique_key | Combination of values must be unique across the dataset | ?is_unique_key(Column,First key column,Second key column,Third key column,Fourth key column,Fifth key column) |
| check_ean | Checks that the value is exactly 13 digits with a valid EAN-13 (GS1 modulo-10) check digit | ?check_ean(Value to check) |
| is_working_hour | Checks whether the server's current hour is within [start..end] (24h, 0-23). When start > end, the range is overnight. | ?is_working_hour(Column to check (ignored — time-of-day predicate),Start hour, 0-23,End hour, 0-23 (inclusive)) |
"AND\/#(contract)\/EQUALS\/trainee"
* are nullable.
{
"position": 3,
"technical_name": "age",
"pretty_name": "Age",
"description": "Employee age",
"type": {
"type": "NUMBER",
"boolean_data_type": null,
"text_data_type": null,
"number_data_type": {
"decimals": 0,
"separator_decimals": "",
"separator_thousands": "",
"trailing_zeros": false
},
"date_data_type": null,
"choice_data_type": null,
"value_data_type": null,
"column_data_type": null,
"url_data_type": null,
"email_data_type": null,
"image_data_type": null,
"json_data_type": null,
"date_format_data_type": null
},
"uniqueness": false,
"importance": "required",
"matchable_with_ai": true,
"hidden": false,
"user_metadata": [
{
"name": "internal_code",
"value": "TMPLT_COLUMN_001"
}
],
"conditions": "AND\/#(contract)\/EQUALS\/trainee"
}
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Response facade for a template column returned by the public API.
Mirrors {@see \PublicColumnRequestFacade} on read, with the column UUID and the
parent template handle added. The conditions field is re-serialised back to its
DSL string form so round-tripping with the request facade is symmetric.
success
boolean
Always true on successful responses.
true
payload
object
Payload of the requested resource.
payload.column_id
*
string
The column UUID.
"ed01b8b4-7726-47ea-a11f-0a0a208b377f"
payload.template_handle
*
string
The handle of the template this column belongs to.
"employees"
payload.position
*
integer
The column position in the target file.
3
payload.technical_name
*
string
The column technical name, as it will be rendered in the target file.
"age"
payload.pretty_name
*
string
The column pretty name, as it will be rendered on the WeTransform interfaces.
"Age"
payload.description
*
string
The column description.
"Employee age"
payload.type
*
object
The column type.
payload.type.type
string
The type of the expected answer.
This will be useful to render to the customer the right field based on what we (or receiver) expect.
Possible values: BOOLEAN, TEXT, NUMBER, DATE, CHOICE, VALUE, COLUMN, URL, EMAIL, IMAGE, JSON, DATE_FORMAT
"NUMBER"
payload.type.boolean_data_type
*
object
payload.type.text_data_type
*
object
payload.type.number_data_type
*
object
payload.type.number_data_type.decimals
*
integer
The number of decimals at which number should be rounded.
0
payload.type.number_data_type.separator_decimals
*
string
The decimals separator (a comma, a dot...)
""
payload.type.number_data_type.separator_thousands
*
string
The thousand separator (a space, a comma...)
""
payload.type.number_data_type.trailing_zeros
*
boolean
Whether trailing zeros should be added to match the specified number of decimals.
false
payload.type.date_data_type
*
object
payload.type.choice_data_type
*
object
payload.type.value_data_type
*
object
payload.type.column_data_type
*
object
payload.type.url_data_type
*
object
payload.type.email_data_type
*
object
payload.type.image_data_type
*
object
payload.type.json_data_type
*
object
payload.type.date_format_data_type
*
object
payload.uniqueness
*
boolean
Whether values in the same column should be distinct.
false
payload.importance
*
string
The column importance.
"required"
payload.matchable_with_ai
*
boolean
Whether the column can be automatically matched with AI.
true
payload.hidden
*
boolean
Whether the column is hidden on the sender side interfaces.
false
payload.user_metadata
*
array
User metadata associated to the column.
payload.user_metadata[].name
string
"internal_code"
payload.user_metadata[].value
*
string
"TMPLT_COLUMN_001"
payload.conditions
*
string
Conditions associated to the column, serialised back to the DSL string format (see {@see PublicColumnRequestFacade::$conditions} for the format reference).
"AND\/#(contract)\/EQUALS\/trainee"
product
*
object
A product needed.
Not null if user requires to buy a specific product (permission or limitation) in order to access a feature.
product.requirement
*
string
Whether the user requested a features s/he doesn't have access to,
or the user needs greater limits.
Possible values: permission, limitation
"permission"
product.permission
*
object
The required permission.
You will need to know which permission is needed in order to fill up search filters in the shop.
product.permission.description
*
string
A human-understandable name for the permission.
product.permission.name
string
A technical permission name (ex: ORGANISATION_UPDATE_SETTINGS).
Possible values depend on the context, check the domain's metadata endpoint.
"X_SOURCE_FORMAT_XML"
product.limitation_type
*
string
The limitation that needs to be increased (ex: number of columns).
product.limitation_needed_value
*
integer
The needed resource quantity (if receiver uses 9 columns in a template, this value is 9).
product.limitation_current_value
*
integer
The current value of the limitation (if receiver is allowed to use 10 columns, this value is 10).
product.limitation_object
*
object
The limitation type in a readable format, for example, "lines per file".
product.is_cta
*
boolean
Whether a Call To Action should be displayed.
It may not be displayed if:
- the limitation is on the membership role
- the limitation is on the customer role
- the user is a sender
template_handle
*
string
Handle of the template currently in context, if any.
Many endpoints (and frontend components) require a template_handle. It is
exposed here so consumers — most notably the AI agent — can reuse it
instead of having to ask the user for it again.
"new-hires"
source_id
*
string
UUID of the source currently in context, if any.
Many endpoints (and frontend components) require a source_id (the source
UUID, not its database id). It is exposed here so consumers — most notably
the AI agent — can reuse it instead of having to ask the user for it again.
"9e7060d4-9314-4783-883a-8702471ccd39"
debug
array
Debug information.
Contains logs about business logic explaining state of the response payload.
Provided in development & admin modes only.
* are nullable.
{
"success": true,
"payload": {
"column_id": "ed01b8b4-7726-47ea-a11f-0a0a208b377f",
"template_handle": "employees",
"position": 3,
"technical_name": "age",
"pretty_name": "Age",
"description": "Employee age",
"type": {
"type": "NUMBER",
"boolean_data_type": null,
"text_data_type": null,
"number_data_type": {
"decimals": 0,
"separator_decimals": "",
"separator_thousands": "",
"trailing_zeros": false
},
"date_data_type": null,
"choice_data_type": null,
"value_data_type": null,
"column_data_type": null,
"url_data_type": null,
"email_data_type": null,
"image_data_type": null,
"json_data_type": null,
"date_format_data_type": null
},
"uniqueness": false,
"importance": "required",
"matchable_with_ai": true,
"hidden": false,
"user_metadata": [
{
"name": "internal_code",
"value": "TMPLT_COLUMN_001"
}
],
"conditions": "AND\/#(contract)\/EQUALS\/trainee"
},
"product": {
"requirement": "permission",
"permission": {
"name": "X_SOURCE_FORMAT_XML",
"description": "Can import XML files"
},
"limitation_type": null,
"limitation_needed_value": null,
"limitation_current_value": null,
"limitation_object": null,
"is_cta": false
},
"template_handle": "new-hires",
"source_id": "9e7060d4-9314-4783-883a-8702471ccd39",
"debug": []
}
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The client sent an unexpected request.
It happens if the client sent an invalid JSON payload, or if the JSON payload cannot be mapped to the expected request object.
success
boolean
Always false on error responses.
false
payload
object
Context about the error, if any.
product
*
object
A product needed.
Not null if user requires to buy a specific product (permission or limitation) in order to access a feature.
product.requirement
*
string
Whether the user requested a features s/he doesn't have access to,
or the user needs greater limits.
Possible values: permission, limitation
"permission"
product.permission
*
object
The required permission.
You will need to know which permission is needed in order to fill up search filters in the shop.
product.permission.description
*
string
A human-understandable name for the permission.
product.permission.name
string
A technical permission name (ex: ORGANISATION_UPDATE_SETTINGS).
Possible values depend on the context, check the domain's metadata endpoint.
"X_SOURCE_FORMAT_XML"
product.limitation_type
*
string
The limitation that needs to be increased (ex: number of columns).
product.limitation_needed_value
*
integer
The needed resource quantity (if receiver uses 9 columns in a template, this value is 9).
product.limitation_current_value
*
integer
The current value of the limitation (if receiver is allowed to use 10 columns, this value is 10).
product.limitation_object
*
object
The limitation type in a readable format, for example, "lines per file".
product.is_cta
*
boolean
Whether a Call To Action should be displayed.
It may not be displayed if:
- the limitation is on the membership role
- the limitation is on the customer role
- the user is a sender
template_handle
*
string
Handle of the template currently in context, if any.
Many endpoints (and frontend components) require a template_handle. It is
exposed here so consumers — most notably the AI agent — can reuse it
instead of having to ask the user for it again.
"new-hires"
source_id
*
string
UUID of the source currently in context, if any.
Many endpoints (and frontend components) require a source_id (the source
UUID, not its database id). It is exposed here so consumers — most notably
the AI agent — can reuse it instead of having to ask the user for it again.
"9e7060d4-9314-4783-883a-8702471ccd39"
debug
array
Debug information.
Contains logs about business logic explaining state of the response payload.
Provided in development & admin modes only.
* are nullable.
{
"success": false,
"payload": [],
"product": {
"requirement": "permission",
"permission": {
"name": "X_SOURCE_FORMAT_XML",
"description": "Can import XML files"
},
"limitation_type": null,
"limitation_needed_value": null,
"limitation_current_value": null,
"limitation_object": null,
"is_cta": false
},
"template_handle": "new-hires",
"source_id": "9e7060d4-9314-4783-883a-8702471ccd39",
"debug": []
}
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User is well authenticated, but not authorized to access the resource.
It can happen if user is trying to use a feature that s/he didn't pay for, access someone else's resource, etc.
These issues are normally fixed by the frontend, which should render features and resources user has access to.
success
boolean
Always false on error responses.
false
payload
object
Context about the error, if any.
product
*
object
A product needed.
Not null if user requires to buy a specific product (permission or limitation) in order to access a feature.
product.requirement
*
string
Whether the user requested a features s/he doesn't have access to,
or the user needs greater limits.
Possible values: permission, limitation
"permission"
product.permission
*
object
The required permission.
You will need to know which permission is needed in order to fill up search filters in the shop.
product.permission.description
*
string
A human-understandable name for the permission.
product.permission.name
string
A technical permission name (ex: ORGANISATION_UPDATE_SETTINGS).
Possible values depend on the context, check the domain's metadata endpoint.
"X_SOURCE_FORMAT_XML"
product.limitation_type
*
string
The limitation that needs to be increased (ex: number of columns).
product.limitation_needed_value
*
integer
The needed resource quantity (if receiver uses 9 columns in a template, this value is 9).
product.limitation_current_value
*
integer
The current value of the limitation (if receiver is allowed to use 10 columns, this value is 10).
product.limitation_object
*
object
The limitation type in a readable format, for example, "lines per file".
product.is_cta
*
boolean
Whether a Call To Action should be displayed.
It may not be displayed if:
- the limitation is on the membership role
- the limitation is on the customer role
- the user is a sender
template_handle
*
string
Handle of the template currently in context, if any.
Many endpoints (and frontend components) require a template_handle. It is
exposed here so consumers — most notably the AI agent — can reuse it
instead of having to ask the user for it again.
"new-hires"
source_id
*
string
UUID of the source currently in context, if any.
Many endpoints (and frontend components) require a source_id (the source
UUID, not its database id). It is exposed here so consumers — most notably
the AI agent — can reuse it instead of having to ask the user for it again.
"9e7060d4-9314-4783-883a-8702471ccd39"
debug
array
Debug information.
Contains logs about business logic explaining state of the response payload.
Provided in development & admin modes only.
* are nullable.
{
"success": false,
"payload": [],
"product": {
"requirement": "permission",
"permission": {
"name": "X_SOURCE_FORMAT_XML",
"description": "Can import XML files"
},
"limitation_type": null,
"limitation_needed_value": null,
"limitation_current_value": null,
"limitation_object": null,
"is_cta": false
},
"template_handle": "new-hires",
"source_id": "9e7060d4-9314-4783-883a-8702471ccd39",
"debug": []
}
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A violation happens when a property value does not respect the expected constraints.
If a user is making a mistake in a form and frontend is not able to detect it (because of the constraint being tied to some business logic for example), the API will return the invalid properties with the right error messages.
Note: examples are hardcoded in english (no access to the translator in a DTO).
success
boolean
Always false on error responses.
false
payload
object
Context about the error, if any.
payload.error
object
payload.error.code
string
A translation key for the given message.
"exception.violation"
payload.error.message
string
The translated version of the message.
Click on "Example" to get its translated value.
payload.violations
array
payload.violations[].property_path
string
Property having an invalid value.
"title"
payload.violations[].invalid_value
*
The invalid value.
""
payload.violations[].message
string
An error message describing the violation.
"This value should not be blank"
product
*
object
A product needed.
Not null if user requires to buy a specific product (permission or limitation) in order to access a feature.
product.requirement
*
string
Whether the user requested a features s/he doesn't have access to,
or the user needs greater limits.
Possible values: permission, limitation
"permission"
product.permission
*
object
The required permission.
You will need to know which permission is needed in order to fill up search filters in the shop.
product.permission.description
*
string
A human-understandable name for the permission.
product.permission.name
string
A technical permission name (ex: ORGANISATION_UPDATE_SETTINGS).
Possible values depend on the context, check the domain's metadata endpoint.
"X_SOURCE_FORMAT_XML"
product.limitation_type
*
string
The limitation that needs to be increased (ex: number of columns).
product.limitation_needed_value
*
integer
The needed resource quantity (if receiver uses 9 columns in a template, this value is 9).
product.limitation_current_value
*
integer
The current value of the limitation (if receiver is allowed to use 10 columns, this value is 10).
product.limitation_object
*
object
The limitation type in a readable format, for example, "lines per file".
product.is_cta
*
boolean
Whether a Call To Action should be displayed.
It may not be displayed if:
- the limitation is on the membership role
- the limitation is on the customer role
- the user is a sender
template_handle
*
string
Handle of the template currently in context, if any.
Many endpoints (and frontend components) require a template_handle. It is
exposed here so consumers — most notably the AI agent — can reuse it
instead of having to ask the user for it again.
"new-hires"
source_id
*
string
UUID of the source currently in context, if any.
Many endpoints (and frontend components) require a source_id (the source
UUID, not its database id). It is exposed here so consumers — most notably
the AI agent — can reuse it instead of having to ask the user for it again.
"9e7060d4-9314-4783-883a-8702471ccd39"
debug
array
Debug information.
Contains logs about business logic explaining state of the response payload.
Provided in development & admin modes only.
* are nullable.
{
"success": false,
"payload": {
"error": {
"code": "exception.violation",
"message": "The provided payload contains property violations."
},
"violations": [
{
"property_path": "title",
"invalid_value": "",
"message": "This value should not be blank"
},
{
"property_path": "price",
"invalid_value": -5,
"message": "The amount should be greater than 1"
}
]
},
"product": {
"requirement": "permission",
"permission": {
"name": "X_SOURCE_FORMAT_XML",
"description": "Can import XML files"
},
"limitation_type": null,
"limitation_needed_value": null,
"limitation_current_value": null,
"limitation_object": null,
"is_cta": false
},
"template_handle": "new-hires",
"source_id": "9e7060d4-9314-4783-883a-8702471ccd39",
"debug": []
}
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