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+# unique project identifier (required)
+sonar.projectKey=java8-examples
+
+# project metadata (used to be required, optional since SonarQube 6.1)
+sonar.projectName=java8-examples
+sonar.projectVersion=1.0
+
+# path to source directories (required)
+sonar.sources=src/main/java
+# path to test source directories (optional)
+sonar.tests=src/test/java
+
+# path to Java project compiled classes (optional)
+sonar.java.binaries=target/classes
+
+
+# Additional parameters
+sonar.my.property=value