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+# diff-test
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+## Summary
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+This is a test repository used by baz-scm for exercising diff and code review tooling. It contains small sample projects in multiple languages — Node.js (`node/`), Python (`python/`), TypeScript/NestJS (`typescript/nestjs/`), and a `binary/` example — intentionally including varied file types and code patterns to serve as fixtures for diff scenarios.