{"id":366,"date":"2026-01-10T05:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T05:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/?p=366"},"modified":"2025-11-30T08:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T08:08:12","slug":"technical-debt-assessment-legacy-java-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/technical-debt-assessment-legacy-java-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Perform Technical Debt Assessment in Legacy Java Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"515\">Legacy <a href=\"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/reduce-cloud-costs-java-applications\/\">Java<\/a> systems often represent years of enhancements, quick fixes, shifting business priorities, and evolving technology stacks. While these systems continue to deliver critical value, they also accumulate <strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"452\">technical debt<\/strong> \u2014 making development slower, riskier, and expensive over time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"803\">A systematic <strong data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"559\">technical debt assessment<\/strong> helps organizations identify hidden inefficiencies, prioritize modernization tasks, and reduce operational risks. This blog explains practical strategies and tools Java teams can use to effectively assess technical debt in legacy environments.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"808\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"841\"><strong data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"841\">What is Technical Debt?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"1026\">Technical debt refers to additional rework and risks caused by choosing faster, less optimal solutions earlier in the software lifecycle. Over time, this debt accumulates and impacts:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1114\">\n<li data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1047\">\n<p data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1047\">Maintainability<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1063\">\n<p data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1063\">Scalability<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1079\">\n<p data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1079\">Performance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1092\">\n<p data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1092\">Security<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1114\">\n<p data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1114\">Development speed<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1263\">Legacy Java applications \u2014 especially those built using older frameworks like Java EE, Struts, or monolithic Spring \u2014 often carry a high debt load.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1268\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1319\"><strong data-start=\"1273\" data-end=\"1319\">Why Assess Technical Debt in Java Systems?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\">\n<div class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1690\" class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\">\n<thead data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1357\">\n<tr data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1357\">\n<th data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1338\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Problem Caused<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1357\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Business Impact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1690\">\n<tr data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1441\">\n<td data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1416\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Slow release cycles<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1441\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Higher time-to-market<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1496\">\n<td data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1468\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Frequent bugs &amp; outages<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1496\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Poor customer experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1570\">\n<td data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1537\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Skills mismatch (outdated frameworks)<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1570\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Higher training &amp; hiring cost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1628\">\n<td data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1597\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Scalability limitations<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1628\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Lost business opportunities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1690\">\n<td data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1656\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Security vulnerabilities<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1690\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/two-factor-authentication-java-applications\/\">Compliance<\/a> &amp; data breach risks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1786\">Performing an assessment ensures <strong data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"1754\">data-driven modernization<\/strong> decisions instead of guesswork.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1791\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1847\"><strong data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1847\">Step-by-Step Technical Debt Assessment Approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 data-start=\"1849\" data-end=\"1875\"><strong data-start=\"1853\" data-end=\"1875\">1\ufe0f\u20e3 Codebase Audit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"1916\">Analyze code quality using metrics like:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2066\">\n<li data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1943\">\n<p data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1943\">Cyclomatic complexity<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"1964\">\n<p data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1964\">Code duplication<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"1991\">\n<p data-start=\"1967\" data-end=\"1991\">Code coverage by tests<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2032\">\n<p data-start=\"1994\" data-end=\"2032\">Lines of code (LoC) per class\/method<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2033\" data-end=\"2066\">\n<p data-start=\"2035\" data-end=\"2066\">Deprecated APIs and libraries<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2089\"><strong data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2089\">Recommended Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2151\">\n<li data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2107\">\n<p data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2107\"><strong data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2105\">SonarQube<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2108\" data-end=\"2126\">\n<p data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2126\"><strong data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2124\">Checkstyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2127\" data-end=\"2138\">\n<p data-start=\"2129\" data-end=\"2138\"><strong data-start=\"2129\" data-end=\"2136\">PMD<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2151\">\n<p data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2151\"><strong data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2151\">CodeMR<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2280\">A typical insight: A high number of <em data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2202\">God classes<\/em> (single classes handling many responsibilities) indicates severe design debt.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2285\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2287\" data-end=\"2318\"><strong data-start=\"2291\" data-end=\"2318\">2\ufe0f\u20e3 Architecture Review<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2319\" data-end=\"2395\">Legacy Java apps often follow monolithic, tightly coupled designs. Look for:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2397\" data-end=\"2532\">\n<li data-start=\"2397\" data-end=\"2419\">\n<p data-start=\"2399\" data-end=\"2419\">Lack of modularity<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2420\" data-end=\"2449\">\n<p data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"2449\">Hard-coded configurations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2450\" data-end=\"2473\">\n<p data-start=\"2452\" data-end=\"2473\">Hidden dependencies<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2500\">\n<p data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2500\">Poor domain separation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2501\" data-end=\"2532\">\n<p data-start=\"2503\" data-end=\"2532\">Overuse of shared databases<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2654\">Actions may include:<br data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2557\" \/>\u27a1\ufe0f Identify boundaries for <a href=\"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/build-high-performance-java-apis-using-grpc\/\">microservices<\/a> migration<br data-start=\"2607\" data-end=\"2610\" \/>\u27a1\ufe0f Introduce domain-driven design principles<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2656\" data-end=\"2659\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2702\"><strong data-start=\"2665\" data-end=\"2702\">3\ufe0f\u20e3 Dependency &amp; Library Analysis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2703\" data-end=\"2780\">Older Java applications commonly depend on outdated or vulnerable components:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"2972\">\n<li data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"2823\">\n<p data-start=\"2784\" data-end=\"2823\">Unsupported JDK versions (ex: Java 6\/7)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2865\">\n<p data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2865\">Deprecated frameworks like <strong data-start=\"2853\" data-end=\"2865\">Struts 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2866\" data-end=\"2910\">\n<p data-start=\"2868\" data-end=\"2910\">Legacy logging: Log4j &lt;1.2 vulnerability<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2911\" data-end=\"2972\">\n<p data-start=\"2913\" data-end=\"2972\">Obsolete build tools: <strong data-start=\"2935\" data-end=\"2942\">Ant<\/strong> with no dependency management<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2974\" data-end=\"2978\">Use:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2979\" data-end=\"3057\">\n<li data-start=\"2979\" data-end=\"3007\">\n<p data-start=\"2981\" data-end=\"3007\"><strong data-start=\"2981\" data-end=\"3007\">OWASP Dependency-Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3008\" data-end=\"3018\">\n<p data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3018\"><strong data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3018\">Snyk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3019\" data-end=\"3057\">\n<p data-start=\"3021\" data-end=\"3057\"><strong data-start=\"3021\" data-end=\"3057\">Maven\/Gradle dependency insights<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"3059\" data-end=\"3062\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3114\"><strong data-start=\"3068\" data-end=\"3114\">4\ufe0f\u20e3 Infrastructure &amp; Deployment Assessment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3115\" data-end=\"3152\">Look for bottlenecks in environments:<\/p>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\">\n<div class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table data-start=\"3154\" data-end=\"3367\" class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\">\n<thead data-start=\"3154\" data-end=\"3182\">\n<tr data-start=\"3154\" data-end=\"3182\">\n<th data-start=\"3154\" data-end=\"3172\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Legacy Practice<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"3172\" data-end=\"3182\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Impact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"3211\" data-end=\"3367\">\n<tr data-start=\"3211\" data-end=\"3249\">\n<td data-start=\"3211\" data-end=\"3232\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Bare-metal servers<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3232\" data-end=\"3249\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Hard to scale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3250\" data-end=\"3304\">\n<td data-start=\"3250\" data-end=\"3271\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Manual deployments<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3271\" data-end=\"3304\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Human errors, slower releases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3305\" data-end=\"3367\">\n<td data-start=\"3305\" data-end=\"3335\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Lack of observability tools<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3335\" data-end=\"3367\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Unknown issues in production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"3369\" data-end=\"3391\">Evaluate migration to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3392\" data-end=\"3519\">\n<li data-start=\"3392\" data-end=\"3413\">\n<p data-start=\"3394\" data-end=\"3413\">Docker &amp; Kubernetes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3414\" data-end=\"3475\">\n<p data-start=\"3416\" data-end=\"3475\">CI\/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, <a href=\"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/choosing-right-cloud-database-rds-dynamodb-aurora-documentdb\/\">AWS<\/a> CodePipeline)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3476\" data-end=\"3519\">\n<p data-start=\"3478\" data-end=\"3519\">Cloud-native monitoring (ELK, <a href=\"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/monitoring-java-applications-prometheus-grafana-kubernetes\/\">Prometheus<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"3521\" data-end=\"3524\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"3526\" data-end=\"3575\"><strong data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3575\">5\ufe0f\u20e3 Testing Coverage &amp; Quality Evaluation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3576\" data-end=\"3613\">Legacy systems often lack automation:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3687\">\n<li data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3635\">\n<p data-start=\"3617\" data-end=\"3635\">Missing unit tests<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3636\" data-end=\"3663\">\n<p data-start=\"3638\" data-end=\"3663\">brittle integration tests<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3664\" data-end=\"3687\">\n<p data-start=\"3666\" data-end=\"3687\">Manual UAT dependency<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3689\" data-end=\"3743\">Target <strong data-start=\"3696\" data-end=\"3721\">70\u201380%+ code coverage<\/strong> for critical modules.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3745\" data-end=\"3751\">Tools:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3752\" data-end=\"3780\">\n<li data-start=\"3752\" data-end=\"3761\">\n<p data-start=\"3754\" data-end=\"3761\">JUnit 5<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3762\" data-end=\"3771\">\n<p data-start=\"3764\" data-end=\"3771\">Mockito<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3772\" data-end=\"3780\">\n<p data-start=\"3774\" data-end=\"3780\">JaCoCo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"3782\" data-end=\"3785\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"3787\" data-end=\"3829\"><strong data-start=\"3791\" data-end=\"3829\">6\ufe0f\u20e3 Business &amp; Risk Prioritization<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3830\" data-end=\"3885\">Not all debt is equal. Evaluate every finding based on:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3887\" data-end=\"3978\">\n<li data-start=\"3887\" data-end=\"3904\">\n<p data-start=\"3889\" data-end=\"3904\"><strong data-start=\"3889\" data-end=\"3904\">User impact<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3905\" data-end=\"3930\">\n<p data-start=\"3907\" data-end=\"3930\"><strong data-start=\"3907\" data-end=\"3930\">Regulatory exposure<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3931\" data-end=\"3955\">\n<p data-start=\"3933\" data-end=\"3955\"><strong data-start=\"3933\" data-end=\"3955\">Revenue dependency<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3956\" data-end=\"3978\">\n<p data-start=\"3958\" data-end=\"3978\"><strong data-start=\"3958\" data-end=\"3978\">Operational cost<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3980\" data-end=\"4078\">\ud83d\udccc Prioritize:<br data-start=\"3994\" data-end=\"3997\" \/>Security flaws \u2192 Performance hotspots \u2192 High-change modules \u2192 Obsolete components<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4080\" data-end=\"4083\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4085\" data-end=\"4125\"><strong data-start=\"4088\" data-end=\"4125\">Technical Debt Assessment Outputs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4127\" data-end=\"4182\">You should produce a detailed <strong data-start=\"4157\" data-end=\"4170\">TD Report<\/strong> containing:<\/p>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\">\n<div class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table data-start=\"4184\" data-end=\"4429\" class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\">\n<thead data-start=\"4184\" data-end=\"4204\">\n<tr data-start=\"4184\" data-end=\"4204\">\n<th data-start=\"4184\" data-end=\"4193\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Output<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"4193\" data-end=\"4204\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Purpose<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"4226\" data-end=\"4429\">\n<tr data-start=\"4226\" data-end=\"4278\">\n<td data-start=\"4226\" data-end=\"4255\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Heatmap of high-risk areas<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4255\" data-end=\"4278\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Quick visualization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4279\" data-end=\"4335\">\n<td data-start=\"4279\" data-end=\"4301\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Refactoring backlog<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4301\" data-end=\"4335\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Prioritized modernization plan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4336\" data-end=\"4376\">\n<td data-start=\"4336\" data-end=\"4354\" data-col-size=\"sm\">ROI projections<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4354\" data-end=\"4376\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Business alignment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4377\" data-end=\"4429\">\n<td data-start=\"4377\" data-end=\"4401\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Modernization roadmap<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4429\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Incremental upgrade plan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"4431\" data-end=\"4470\">Example roadmap for Java modernization:<\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"4472\" data-end=\"4645\">\n<li data-start=\"4472\" data-end=\"4502\">\n<p data-start=\"4475\" data-end=\"4502\">Upgrade to latest LTS JDK<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4503\" data-end=\"4538\">\n<p data-start=\"4506\" data-end=\"4538\">Move from Struts \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/harshad-sonawane.com\/blog\/audit-logging-in-java-microservices-techniques-and-compliance-tips\/\">Spring Boot<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4539\" data-end=\"4559\">\n<p data-start=\"4542\" data-end=\"4559\">Introduce CI\/CD<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4560\" data-end=\"4610\">\n<p data-start=\"4563\" data-end=\"4610\">API modularization &amp; microservices transition<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4611\" data-end=\"4645\">\n<p data-start=\"4614\" data-end=\"4645\">Cloud deployment optimization<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr data-start=\"4647\" data-end=\"4650\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4652\" data-end=\"4707\"><strong data-start=\"4655\" data-end=\"4707\">Best Practices to Keep Technical Debt in Control<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"4709\" data-end=\"4929\">\n<li data-start=\"4709\" data-end=\"4744\">\n<p data-start=\"4711\" data-end=\"4744\">Adopt <strong data-start=\"4717\" data-end=\"4744\">continuous code reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4745\" data-end=\"4782\">\n<p data-start=\"4747\" data-end=\"4782\">Refactor as part of sprint planning<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4783\" data-end=\"4827\">\n<p data-start=\"4785\" data-end=\"4827\">Track TD in Jira with quantifiable metrics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4828\" data-end=\"4873\">\n<p data-start=\"4830\" data-end=\"4873\">Automate builds, tests, and security checks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4874\" data-end=\"4929\">\n<p data-start=\"4876\" data-end=\"4929\">Enforce coding guidelines using static analysis tools<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"4931\" data-end=\"4934\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4936\" data-end=\"4957\"><strong data-start=\"4939\" data-end=\"4957\">Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4959\" data-end=\"5225\">Technical debt is unavoidable \u2014 but ignoring it turns a critical system into a liability. 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