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+[package]
+name = "violet"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+penrose = "0.2.0"
+log = "0.4.14"
+nix = "0.17.0"
+strum = "0.19.5"
+strum_macros = "0.19.4"
+thiserror = "1.0.26"
+paste = "1.0.5"
+serde_json = "1.0.64"
+simplelog = "0.8.0"
+