diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
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+{
+  "require" : {
+    "squizlabs/php_codesniffer" : "2.7.1"
+  },
+  "require-dev" : {
+    "phpunit/phpunit" : "5.5.*"
+  }
+}
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