diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
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+{
+    // do not autoformat java files in this repository
+    "[java]": {
+        "editor.formatOnSave": false,
+        "editor.formatOnPaste": false,
+        "editor.formatOnType": false,
+    },
+}
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