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-from fontbakery.checkrunner import Section, PASS
-from fontbakery.callable import check
-from fontbakery.fonts_profile import profile_factory
-from fontbakery.profiles.universal import UNIVERSAL_PROFILE_CHECKS
-
-profile_imports = ("fontbakery.profiles.universal",)
-profile = profile_factory(default_section=Section("Custom Checks"))
-
-# ================================================
-#
-# Custom check list
-#
-# ================================================
-# define new custom checks that are implemented in
-# this source file by check ID.  Format these as a
-# Python list.
-# The check ID here is an example that demonstrates
-# the example pass check in this module.  It is safe
-# to remove the check ID when you remove the example
-# check from this module
-CUSTOM_PROFILE_CHECKS = UNIVERSAL_PROFILE_CHECKS + [
-    "org.example/check/valid/testpass",
-]
-
-# ================================================
-#
-# Fontbakery check exclusion list
-#
-# ================================================
-# define check ID's in the upstream `universal` profile
-# that should be excluded as a Python tuple
-excluded_check_ids = (
-    # "com.google.fonts/check/dsig",
-)
-
-# ================================================
-#
-# Example test implementation
-#
-# ================================================
-
-# The following are example implementations of
-# pass and fail checks.  They are commented out
-# and are not executed.
-
-# # Test failure template
-# @check(
-#     id="org.example/check/valid/testfail",
-#     rationale="""
-#         This is the test failure rationale.
-#     """,
-# )
-# def org_example_check_valid_test_fail():
-#     """A test failure example."""
-#     yield FAIL, "test failure message"
-
-
-# # Test pass template
-# @check(
-#     id="org.example/check/valid/testpass",
-#     rationale="""
-#         This is the test pass rationale.
-#     """,
-# )
-# def org_example_check_valid_test_pass():
-#     """A test pass example."""
-#     yield PASS, "test pass message"
-
-# ================================================
-#
-# Begin check definitions
-#
-# ================================================
-
-
-# TEST PASS EXAMPLE
-# This check is a live example that is executed when
-# you run this custom profile.  It is safe to remove
-# this code when you implement your own checks.
-@check(
-    id="org.example/check/valid/testpass",
-    rationale="""
-        This is a test pass rationale.
-    """,
-)
-def org_example_check_valid_test_pass():
-    """A test pass example."""
-    yield PASS, "test pass message"
-
-
-# ================================================
-#
-# End check definitions
-#
-# ================================================
-
-
-# This function identifies the skipped checks that are
-# defined in the `excluded_check_ids` tuple at the head
-# of this module.  Do not remove this function unless
-# you do not intend to filter checks imported from the
-# fontbakery universal profile test suite
-def check_skip_filter(checkid, font=None, **iterargs):
-    if font and checkid in excluded_check_ids:
-        return False, ("Check skipped in Valid project profile")
-    return True, None
-
-
-# You should not need to edit the following block of code
-profile.check_skip_filter = check_skip_filter
-profile.auto_register(globals())
-profile.test_expected_checks(CUSTOM_PROFILE_CHECKS, exclusive=True)