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+;; copyright (c) 2019 Sean Corfield, all rights reserved
+
+(ns next.jdbc.specs-test
+  "Stub test namespace for the specs.
+
+  The specs are used (and 'tested') as part of the tests for the
+  next.jdbc and next.jdbc.sql namespaces."
+  (:require [clojure.test :refer [deftest is testing]]
+            [next.jdbc.specs :refer :all]))