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+sonar.projectKey=master
+
+# --- optional properties ---
+
+# defaults to project key
+sonar.projectName=java-analysis
+# defaults to 'not provided'
+sonar.projectVersion=1.0
+ 
+# Path is relative to the sonar-project.properties file. Defaults to .
+sonar.sources=src
+sonar.language=java 
+# Encoding of the source code. Default is default system encoding
+sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8