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+module.exports = {
+  testEnvironment: 'node',
+  coverageDirectory: 'coverage',
+  collectCoverageFrom: [
+    'src/**/*.js',
+    '!src/**/*.test.js'
+  ],
+  testMatch: [
+    '**/__tests__/**/*.test.js'
+  ],
+  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/jest.setup.js']
+};