diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
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+[run]
+branch = True
+source = cognitive
+omit = cognitive/openstack/*
+
+[report]
+ignore-errors = True
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.py[cod]
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Packages
+*.egg
+*.egg-info
+dist
+build
+eggs
+parts
+bin
+var
+sdist
+develop-eggs
+.installed.cfg
+lib
+lib64
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+.coverage
+.tox
+nosetests.xml
+.testrepository
+.venv
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+
+# Mr Developer
+.mr.developer.cfg
+.project
+.pydevproject
+
+# Complexity
+output/*.html
+output/*/index.html
+
+# Sphinx
+doc/build
+
+# pbr generates these
+AUTHORS
+ChangeLog
+
+# Editors
+*~
+.*.swp
+.*sw?
diff --git a/.gitreview b/.gitreview
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+++ b/.gitreview
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+[gerrit]
+host=review.openstack.org
+port=29418
+project=openstack/cognitive.git
diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
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+++ b/.mailmap
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+# Format is:
+# <preferred e-mail> <other e-mail 1>
+# <preferred e-mail> <other e-mail 2>
diff --git a/.testr.conf b/.testr.conf
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+[DEFAULT]
+test_command=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=${OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE:-1} \
+             OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=${OS_STDERR_CAPTURE:-1} \
+             OS_TEST_TIMEOUT=${OS_TEST_TIMEOUT:-60} \
+             ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ . $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
+test_id_option=--load-list $IDFILE
+test_list_option=--list