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+# Maven target directories
+target/
+*/target/
+
+# IDE files
+.idea/
+*.iml
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+logs/
+
+# Temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+
+# Compiled class files
+*.class
+
+# Package files
+*.jar
+*.war
+*.ear
+
+# Spring Boot
+*.pid
+
+# Application properties with sensitive data
+application-local.properties
+application-dev.properties 
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