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+[package]
+name = "simple-chat"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+default-run = "server"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "server"
+path = "src/bin/server.rs"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "client"
+path = "src/bin/client.rs"
+
+[lib]
+name = "simple_chat"
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+tokio = { version = "=1.36.0", features = ["full"] }
+serde = { version = "=1.0.197", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "=1.0.114"
+clap = { version = "=4.4.18", features = ["derive", "env"] }
+thiserror = "=1.0.57"
+tracing = "=0.1.40"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "=0.3.18", features = ["env-filter"] }
+anyhow = "=1.0.80"