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+### Java ###
+*.class
+*.jar
+*.war
+*.ear
+*.iml
+*.ipr
+*.iws
+
+### Maven target directory ###
+/target/
+/out/
+
+### Spring Boot ###
+*.log
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+*.swp
+
+### Node / Frontend ###
+node_modules/
+src/main/resources/static/assets/node_modules/
+npm-debug.log
+yarn-debug.log
+yarn-error.log
+pnpm-debug.log
+
+### Coverage / Reports ###
+coverage/
+*.lcov
+src/main/resources/static/assets/**/coverage/
+
+### IDE / Editor ###
+# IntelliJ IDEA
+.idea/
+*.iws
+*.iml
+*.ipr
+
+# VS Code
+.vscode/
+
+# Eclipse
+.project
+.classpath
+.settings/
+
+### Git ###
+.git/
+.gitignore