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+/// <reference path="./importMeta.d.ts" />
+
+// https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/45096
+// TypeScript has a bug that makes <reference types="vite/types/importMeta" />
+// not possible in userland. This file provides a workaround for now.