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+# Example configuration for the languages 'ja' and 'fr'.
+
+# directories to be set up
+declare -A DIRECTORIES=(
+    ["ca"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["de"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["es"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["fr"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["ja"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["ko_KR"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["zh_CN"]="api-quick-start"
+)
+
+# books to be built
+declare -A BOOKS=(
+    ["ca"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["de"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["es"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["fr"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["ja"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["ko_KR"]="api-quick-start"
+    ["zh_CN"]="api-quick-start"
+)
+
+# Where does the top-level pom live?
+# Set to empty to not copy it.
+POM_FILE="pom.xml"
+
+# Location of doc dir
+DOC_DIR="./"