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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * This cli config is needed for development purposes, e.g. for running
+ * integration tests during local development or on CI services.
+ */
+module.exports = {
+  extraNodeModules: {
+    'react-native': __dirname,
+  },
+};