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Software Testing help manual for iOS

Start Date 22/12/14

Subject Software Testing help manual for IOS

developers

Platform iOS

Created by: Jaimin Limbani

Email-id [email protected]

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App launch

Launch Event

Launch app and Go to HOME -> again

launch app from Home screen -> It

should resume app from that point

where it was suspended.

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For the first time use , If user don't

allow some functions when app ask

for permission, and next time when

user try to use the same

function(without changing the

permission from setting) app

should not crash.

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According to requirement,

applications may be designed to reset

to the initial condition on relaunch.

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User Sign Up

& Verification

Sign up for app

According to requirement , All fields

should be present

According to requirement, any field mu

not miss from sign up screen.

According to requirement , All

mandatory field should be mentioned

with different sign like *,# etc..

Any unwanted blank/white space in field

should not create validation error.

According to requirement, all check

box and radio button should be there

Validation from the server and local mobi

app must not different.

According to requirement , Submit/OK

, Reset and cancel buttons may bethere.

Left all fields and click on Submit/OK butto

-> it should not submit the form.

User should be signed up successfully

, if all the mandatory fields filled with

correct information

Left any of the mandatory field and tap o

Submit button -> Form should not submit

According to requirement,all text field

should bound with upper and lower

boundary value .

Quickly tapping on submit button multip

time, should not keep sending same form t

Server.
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According to requirement, All the date

pickers , check box and radio button

should be validated.

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Email id field should be validated -

After successful sign-up -> it should

display message

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Reset button should reset all the

fields.

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Cancel button should dismiss the

registration process

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Log-in Pages

According to requirement , User-name

may be designed uniquely i.e. If

Requirement is to combination of

alphabetical and numeric character

then it should be like abc123.

User-name should not left blank

User should be logged in if user-nameand password are entered correctly.

User-name should not start with or contaany symbols

Message should be appear after

successful log-in.

User-name field should not accept mo

than maximum characters

User-name field should not accept less

than minimum characters

User-name field should not accept less tha

minimum characters

- Password field should not left blank

- Password should not contain spaces and

period.

- Password field should not accept more tha

maximum characters.

- Password field should not accept less thanminimum characters.

- If password or user-name do not match

above criteria then it should display

message for all cases.

Password

Protected(Wake

up security)

Apps -> Log-in

User types correct password and it

allow user to use the app.

User types incorrect password and it won

allow user use the app.

User go to home by Pressing HOME

button and go return back to the

app from recently opened apps in BG -

> It should ask for password.

If Password is not correct -> It shou

display message or toast.

Forgot

Password

User types correct mail id and it

matches in database -> It will send the

request for new password.

User types incorrect mail id or other deta

and it won't send request for ne

password.

If it sends request for new password

successfully -> It should display

If email id is wrong -> it should displa

message or toast.


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message .

Log-out

User tap on Log-out button -> should

be redirect to Log-in page

If Connection is lost or Offline -> It shou

not ask user for Internet connection for Lo

out process and redirect to log-in screen.If connection is lost before user tap on

log-out -> it should redirect user to

Log-in page.

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Navigation &

BarsStatus Bar

According to requirement, It may be

hide also.

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According to requirement, Status bar

style also can be changed.

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Navigation

Drawer/Side

panel

It should be expand by swiping left to

right from the edge of the screen .

It should not closed by again swiping from

left to right.

It should be closed by touching any

content outside the drawer.

Once user choose any options from Drawe

-> If it redirect to any other screen then

should be closed automatically.

It should be closed by swiping to the

left anywhere on the screen .

Small screen device , it is not easy to tap o

the Navigation Drawer button.

Navigation Drawer should work

smoothly for Expand and collapse

view -> It can be used to reach more

current place in app easily.

Assigned title name and icons,in Drawe

should not be different than requirement.

Navigation Drawer icon should be

easily tap-able

If possible then action bar button shou

not enabled when User opens Navigatio

Drawer.

- If the user navigates away from a view wit

selected content, Selection should b

removed all the content before navigatin

to the new view.

- If user tap on any content outside th

drawer to close it -> it should not allow t

tap on that particular content.

Navigation Bar

and Buttons

According to requirement, Navigationbar should be customize background

color.

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According to requirement,

Background image can be set as

Navigation bar.

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According to requirement, Buttons

can set to left or right of the

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navigation bar.

Drop-downs,

buttons and

Text fields

Text Fields

According to requirement , there may

be validation for special characters or

numbers or alphabets etc..on textfields.

Text fields should not accept invalid inputs

According to requirement , size may

be limited for text fields.

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According to requirement, there may

be restriction for copy/paste on it.

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Radio button

and Check-box

For custom radio button and Check-

box -> size should be big enough for

tapping.

Custom radio and check-box should no

take time in response.

Custom check boxes -> Select All box

should change the state to markedautomatically , if all the options below

are selected manually.

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Custom check boxes -> If all options

are selected and user unchecked an

option from list, Select All box should

be turn to unchecked.

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Drop-down

menu

According to requirement , default

value should be selected.

For medium and small size character lengt

-> any character should not be missed.

According to requirement , values

should be sorted properly.

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For very long Character length ->

maximum number of characters

should be displayed.

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According to requirement, Drop-down

box should be bounded by size.

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Picker

Picker should provide time and date

etc... in correct format.

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According to requirement, there

should be validation on picker for time

, date etc..

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Uploads and

DownloadsUpload Images

It should upload image to server

successfully.

It should not upload unwanted extension

files.

It should display thumb image without

scratching.

According to requirement, image siz

should not greater than maximum size.


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According to requirement, There may

be option to remove images from

thumb.

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Uploaded image path should be

proper or valid.

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Image change functionality shouldwork based on requirement. -

Image upload progress bar should

display.

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Download in

app

App should handle the pause , resume

and stopping of resource file

downloading to the phone.

In case of , Network lost or switchin

network while downloading content in ap

->It should not ask user to download aga

or should not create any other error.

Sharing

Mail

Attachments

According to requirement , mail id

might be auto attached to Mail idfield.

After sending mail , it should not stay in th

same screen.

For Mail functionality , App should

redirect user to list of all Mail sender

app or defined Mail sender app.

All files/texts that user trying to sen

through mail , should not go missing o

email app screen.

After sending mail , it should display

message whether it is successful or

not.

It should not allow to send file greater tha

25 MB, or display proper message for it.

File Export

Export as excel

File extension of the exported file

should be proper.

It should not stop exporting if file size is to

large.

File name for the exported Excel fileshould be as per the standards, like

File contain Time-stamp or Date-

stamp etc. then name should replace

by actual Date-stamp or Time-stamp

Special characters and signs etc.. should nobe missed in exported files.

File should have proper column name. For numeric value, Formatting should no

change.

Excel file data should be formatted

properly with header and footer text,

date, page numbers etc. values for all

pages.

Sorting value should not change in exporte

files.

Maps

Maps

Map should be load completely on

app screen.

Pin size and color should not be differen

than requirement.

According to requirement, pin should

be drop at exact location

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According to requirement, there may

be Zoom in button, Zoom out button

and scroll bar, and all three should

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function properly.

Notifications

andMessages

Notification

According to requirement, it may

work in BG also when user is playinggame or watching videos etc...

It should not stop working when app

closed.

It should work in multiple time zone

also.

App should not display same notificatio

again and again.

It should be tap-able or open new

activity.

If app is open and notification appear o

the app screen then it should not appea

again as notification.

If there are more number of message

or texts sent then it should display

latest message(s) on the notification.

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If app is open and notification comes -

> it should display in app screen.

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Confirming

message &

other messages

and labels

App should ask the user to verify that

they truly want to proceed with an

action they just invoked.

Some action should not taken withou

warning or messages like Delete,Exit etc.

It should display with warning or

message.

There should be no grammatical or spellin

mistakes in Splash / Title / Logo / Loadin

Screen,About screen,Help/Instruction

Screen,Main Menu and all its subsidia

menus and other labels...etc

- Button name should not mismatch wit

event of the button.

Acknowledging

App should display acknowledge text

to inform the users that the action

they just invoked has been completed.

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According to requirement , It can be

present with Undo option also.

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App setting

and

managementManage

Lengthy

Operations

According to requirement , any web

related operation that is taking more

than expected time should ask user

with proper message and 'Cancel'option.

For web related operation, if app is kee

loading for long time then operation shou

be aborted with proper message.

App Setting

If app is launched with known setting -

> user changed setting in App menu

like volume,orientation or language

etc... -> when user Exit or Minimize

app , it should restore previous

According to requirement, Setting may o

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setting.

It should save all the setting on Exit of

app.

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Memory-File

System

App should handle any type of

memory exception properly.

While app is writing data to file system ->

app closed, it should not crash and any dat

should not lost.

It should display warning when app is

trying to store data in file-system and

memory space is not sufficient for it.

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Message

Exchange Send or receive

messages inapp

Message should be in proper format

while sending or after receiving it.

After sending message -> It should not tak

more time than expected time.

On message receive, it should notifyuser or it should launch app with

sound.

Any content should not be missing when reaches to receiver side.

Language

Languages

According to requirement , App

should have all required languages.

It should not change last selected languag

again if user Exit app and again opens it.

If language in application set as auto-

detected -> App should set language

according to phone's language

When user change language -> It should no

restart app.

When user change language manually

in app -> App should change it quickly

, with no time delay.

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Database

Database

Correct data must get saved in

database upon successful page

submit.

Null value should not submit in colum

which doesn't allow it.

Data should be stored in either single

or multiple column based on design.

Data must not committed to databas

before the operation completed.

Table should have primary key

column.

Null values should not be allowed fo

Primary key column.

Add/Update operation log should be

added.

Input data must not truncated while saving

Valid database name should beassigned to it. -

All the table constraint like primary

key, foreign key etc.. are implemented

correctly.

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Radio button and drop-down list

options are saved correctly in

database.

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Data should be rolled back in case of

failed transactions

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Security

Security

All credentials should be transferred

after encryption.

Error messages should not reveal an

sensitive information

Log-out functionality should functionproperly. Page crash should not reveal application oserver info

File upload functionality should use

file type restrictions.

Sensitive fields like passwords and cred

card information should not have aut

complete enabled

Password and other sensitive fields

should be masked while typing.

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App password should be combination

of the alphabets, number and special

characters

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Upgrade

Upgrade an app

While upgrading an app, data andsetting of old app should be

preserved.

After upgrading an app, any type of datshould not be missed.

App should upgrade path from all

previous version.

After upgrading an app, user setting shou

not removed/reset.

According to requirement , push

notification may display on

notification bar.

After upgrading an app,Credential shou

not be removed.

Upload to

iTunes

Adding app to

the iTunes

App name must be unique and should

not match with another app on the

store.

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SKU number should be unique among

your apps, it should include include

letters, numbers, hyphens, periods,

and underscores.

Default Language,App Name, SKU an

Bundle ID should not entered incorrectly.

Supported URL should be valid. -

Description should be added properly

with no spelling or grammatical

mistake.

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Large App Icon (1024 x 1024 JPG, TIFF,

or PNG ) - this image is for displaying

in iTunes and on the App Store. It

should match the icon in your app.

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Price and release date should be

entered properly .

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Version Name and Copyright info of

app should be entered properly.

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Valid e-mail address, and contact

phone numbers and a name should be

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entered for app reviews information.

Touch

screensSingle Tap on

screen

It should trigger the default

functionality.

Tap on a object and swipe finger out of it ,

should not trigger any functionality.

- Tap on a object and finger swiped from onobject to another object, it should no

trigger the functionality of second object.

Long Press/tap

Pressing and holding an item will bring

up a Pop menu in the middle of the

screen.

It should not trigger the defau

functionality like Single tap.

Enter the selection mode to select

different texts/items.

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Swipe or Drag

Scrolls overflowing content, or

navigates between views in the samehierarchy.

It should not open context menu in th

middle of the screen.

Swipes can be quick and should affect

even after the finger is picked up.

Swiping left/right should not be difficult t

open the other options.(Time interval nee

to manage properly)

Swipe left and right -> can be used to

change the tabs.

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Multiple Tap on

Icons/Buttons

Tap with two finger on screen at two

different location -> it should trigger

the functionality of firstly tapped

icon/button.

Tap and hold on a object and tap o

another icon/button with another finger

it should not trigger the event of secon

icon/button.

- Tap with two finger on screen at tw

different location -> it should trigger th

functionality of firstly tapped icon/butto

and should not open both one afte

another.

Double Tap

For nested views, scales up the

smallest target-able view, or returns it

to its original scale.

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Pinch Zoom

In/Out

Two or more finger to zoom In/Out

contents

It should not work as Swipe

Network

Networking

Only in Wi-Fi network it should work

fine.

Switching between network should no

cause app crash.

Should work in only 3G connection Without Sim-card , app should not sto

working.


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Should work in only 2G connection -

In Airplane mode (or all connections

disabled)

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It should work fine using the network

through a USB connection to a PC

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It should work fine in case of usermoves to Out of network.

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Should Work fine in device with no

SIM card.

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It should work fine if user walk out of

Wi-Fi range so the connection

automatically switches to 3G/2G (for

example, in a large building like a

hospital or airport, or outdoor

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It should display message ,if

connection is lost.

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The Application will work until timeout and then give an error message to

the user indicating there was an error

with the connection

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Other Hard

wares

Sensors

Gyroscope or Accelerometer Sensors:

While changing the position, angle

and alignment of the device , it should

move or navigate in app.

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Proximity sensors: For phone call or

auto screen lock , it should turn off

display at right time and when objectremoved from over the sensors, it

should turn on the screen

automatically.

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GPS sensors: In MAP related app, it

should detect exact location and app

should display it in time.

GPS sensors: According to requirement,

user is out of some specific area,then ap

should display default location as curren

location.

Ambient Light Sensor: According to

requirement, It should be enabled and

disabled the sensors e.g. For some

games , full brightness is mandatory

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Compass sensor: In MAP related app,

It should point toward right direction

in right time in user's app.

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Battery Usage

Use of JPEG images can slow down

battery draining instead of PNG

images. JPEG compresses images

GPS and blue-tooth should be turn t

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better and is faster to render, and is

therefore more energy efficient.

Background service should be disabled

when device lose connectivity.

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Developers should set frequency ofbackground updates to reduce the

effect of those updates on battery life,

refresh rate should be maximum

whenever the device is connected to a

wall charger and if the device is

discharging, reducing your update rate

helps prolong the battery life.

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Background updates rate can be set

according to battery level changes.

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Interruptionsand Crashes.

Phone calls or

Other

Interruption

If user receive or dial call while usingapplication -> App should be paused

and resume after end the call.

App should not be hanged after receiving odialing a call.

Text messages, Voice-mail

notifications, Calendar events, Social

media notifications (Facebook,

Twitter, etc), Alarm clocks and Low

battery notification -> App should

work fine after such interruption

App should not be hanged or data loss afte

interruption of Text messages, Voice-ma

notifications, Calendar events, Social med

notifications (Facebook, Twitter, etc), Alar

clocks and Low battery notification.

App Crash

Programmer should Handle the a poor

network connection,it can force anapp crash as well.

When a programmer references an object

or variable that doesn't exist, technicallycalled a null-pointer error.

For some low memory devices -> app

can crash easily compare to high end

devices.

Programing Errors in the coding that

triggers invalid and unauthorized

instructions can cause app crash.

UI & screens

App Fonts &

Other Contents

According to requirement , Fonts size

and style both should be proper.

Larger fonts should not increase numbers

lines of label/texts or should not create th

issues with device width.

Font family,size and style should be

proper, and clearly readable on all

resolution screens, available inmarket.

Choosing a different font family, size, o

style should not affect the appearance an

usability of your application.

According to design ,all the content

should be managed properly

There should not overlapping issues fo

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UI

With change in orientation ->

Extended status bar should be re-sized

according to requirement.

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If there is any animation then it

should run smoothly.

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All images should be fit both type of

device (Retina and Non Retina

displays).

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If there is any web view it should fit

to screen horizontally.

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Orientation

While changing orientation -> Design

should be fit to changed environment

If requirement is specified as landscape

portrait then it should not chang

orientation

According to requirement , it may be

locked by code also

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App should change orientation , if

user rotate device

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Screen Timeout

According to requirement , Screen

light may be dimmed or automatically

turn off

If requirement is to keep lights on -> ap

should not allow to automatically turn o

the light.

Splash screen

According to requirement , splash

screen should display/run for given

time and then next screen should

appear in time.

App should not take extra time to presen

splash screen.

- User tap on Home button on splash screen

> App should not crash or restart.

Time-Out

Time-out

According to requirement, App log-

in/out function can be set to specific

timeout for security purpose.

If app is idle then it should not be long tim

for secure app like banking app.

While uploading or downloading data

,if it takes more time due to

interruption or lost network, it should

be timeout.

If server is responding very slow or due t

any other interruption there is any issu

then it should not be keep loading, it shou

be timed out

According to requirement, app can be

designed so that user redirect to some

specific screen after specific time

interval in ideal condition.

Cloud

Sharing Cloud Sharing

According to requirement , app may

used store/share data to clouds like

Drop-box, Box.net, SugerSync etc.

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While uploading or Downloading data

to cloud, it should display progress

While uploading or Downloading data

user should not allow to do any othe

action.

After redirect to cloud app, Log in/out

functionality should work properly.

After redirect to cloud from the app

While logging in/Out , app should not crash

While Downloading data from cloud it should ask to store data on

desired location.

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If in the same file/Folder user wants

to copy data, and a file with same

name/data is already exist there it

should inform user about it.

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