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+# Required metadata
+sonar.projectKey=mvn_test
+sonar.projectName=mvn_test
+sonar.projectVersion=1.0
+
+# Comma-separated paths to directories with sources (required)
+sonar.sources=src
+
+# Language
+sonar.language=java
+
+# Encoding of the source files
+sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8