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+{
+    "name": "silverstripers/silverstripe-markdown",
+    "description": "Markdown DB field and form field for SilverStripe",
+    "type": "silverstripe-module",
+    "keywords": ["silverstripe", "markdown", "module"],
+    "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+    "authors": [
+    {
+        "name": "Nivanka Fonseka",
+        "email": "nivanka@silverstripers.com"
+    }],
+    "require": {
+        "silverstripe/framework": "~3.1"
+    }
+    
+}