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+## Tools-specific linter rules
+
+rules:
+  # Stylistic Issues
+  # http://eslint.org/docs/rules/#stylistic-issues
+  indent: [2, 2, {ArrayExpression: first,
+                  CallExpression: {arguments: first},
+                  FunctionDeclaration: {parameters: first},
+                  FunctionExpression: {parameters: first},
+                  MemberExpression: off,
+                  ObjectExpression: first,
+                  SwitchCase: 1}]