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-{
-    "extends": [
-        "eslint:recommended",
-        "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended",
-        "plugin:react/recommended",
-        "react-app",
-        "airbnb",
-        "airbnb-typescript",
-        "plugin:prettier/recommended"
-    ],
-    "plugins": ["@typescript-eslint", "hooks"],
-    "parserOptions": {
-        "project": "./tsconfig.json"
-    },
-    "rules": {
-        // make eslint check prettier rules
-        "prettier/prettier": "error",
-
-        // enforce consistent curly braces usage
-        "curly": ["error", "multi-line", "consistent"],
-
-        // set "props" to false because it cases false positives with immer
-        "no-param-reassign": ["error", { "props": false }],
-
-        "prefer-destructuring": [
-            "error",
-            {
-                "array": false,
-                "object": true
-            },
-            {
-                "enforceForRenamedProperties": false
-            }
-        ],
-
-        // causes issues in thunks when we want to dispatch an action that is defined in the reducer
-        "@typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define": "off",
-
-        // make sure the key prop is filled when required
-        "react/jsx-key": ["error", { "checkFragmentShorthand": true }],
-
-        // configure additional hooks
-        "react-hooks/exhaustive-deps": [
-            "warn",
-            {
-                "additionalHooks": "(^useAsync$|useDidUpdate)"
-            }
-        ],
-
-        // trigger even if props is used only in createStyles()
-        "react/no-unused-prop-types": "off",
-
-        // no longer required with modern react versions
-        "react/react-in-jsx-scope": "off",
-
-        // not required with typescript
-        "react/prop-types": "off",
-        "react/require-default-props": "off",
-
-        // matter of taste
-        "react/destructuring-assignment": "off",
-        "react/jsx-props-no-spreading": "off",
-        "react/no-unescaped-entities": "off",
-        "import/prefer-default-export": "off",
-
-        // enforce hook call order
-        "hooks/sort": [
-            2,
-            {
-                "groups": [
-                    "useLocation",
-                    "useParams",
-                    "useState",
-                    "useAppSelector",
-                    "useAppDispatch",
-                    "useAsync",
-                    "useForm",
-                    "useAsyncCallback",
-                    "useCallback",
-                    "useEffect"
-                ]
-            }
-        ]
-    }
-}