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+(*
+---
+Name: test
+MajorVersion: 2
+MinorVersion: 0
+PatchVersion: 1
+Publish: false
+Summary: this package is here for testing purposes only.
+Description: this package is here for testing purposes only.
+Authors:
+  - FullName: John Doe
+    Email: j@d.com
+    Affiliation: University of Nowhere
+    AffiliationLink: https://nowhere.edu
+  - FullName: Jane Doe
+    Email: jj@d.com
+    Affiliation: University of Somewhere
+    AffiliationLink: https://somewhere.edu
+Tags:
+  - Name: validation
+  - Name: my-package
+  - Name: thing
+ReleaseNotes: "add authors and tags for further testing"
+---
+*)
+ 
+// this file is intended for testing purposes only.
+printfn "If you can read this in your console, you successfully executed test package v2.0.1!" 
+
+#r "nuget: ARCExpect, 1.0.1"
+
+open ARCExpect
+open Expecto
+
+let validationCases = testList "test" [
+    test "yes" {Expect.equal 1 1 "yes"}
+]
+
+validationCases
+|> Execute.ValidationPipeline(
+    basePath = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory,
+    packageName = "test"
+)
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