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+repository:
+  name: fabric-samples
+  description: null
+  homepage: https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/fabric
+  default_branch: master
+  has_downloads: true
+  has_issues: false
+  has_projects: false
+  has_wiki: false
+  archived: false
+  private: false
+  allow_squash_merge: true
+  allow_merge_commit: false
+  allow_rebase_merge: true