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+{
+    'name': 'Test Correct Encode',
+    'summary': 'Verifies the upload→commit→fetch round-trip preserves bytes.',
+    'category': 'Tools',
+    'version': '18.0.1.0.0',
+    'license': 'LGPL-3',
+    'author': 'OdooSky',
+    'depends': ['base', 'web'],
+    'installable': True,
+}