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+# must be unique in a given SonarQube instance
+sonar.projectKey=openk.pta.de:plannedGridMeasuresBE
+# this is the name and version displayed in the SonarQube UI. Was mandatory prior to SonarQube 6.1.
+sonar.projectName=plannedGridMeasures-mics-home-BE
+sonar.projectVersion=0.0.1_Snapshot
+ 
+sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8
+sonar.sources=src/main
+sonar.language=java
+sonar.tests=junit
+sonar.exclusions=**/common/Globals.java,**/rest/*.java,**/LoggerUtil.java,**/dao/*.java,**/dao/interfaces/*.java,**/controller/BackendController*.java,**/auth2/**/*.java,**/communication/RestServiceWrapper.java,**/controller/BackendController.java
+sonar.binaries=target/classes
+sonar.cpd.exclusions=**/model/*.java,**/api/*.java
+sonar.tests=src/test
+sonar.java.coveragePlugin=jacoco
+sonar.junit.reportPaths=target/surefire-reports
+sonar.jacoco.reportPath=target/jacoco.exec