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+# Template file for 'python3-matrix-common'
+pkgname=python3-matrix-common
+version=1.0.0
+revision=1
+wrksrc="matrix-python-common-${version}"
+build_style=python3-pep517
+make_install_target="matrix_common-${version}-*-*-*.whl"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-wheel"
+depends="python3-attrs"
+short_desc="Common code for Synapse, Sydent and Sygnal"
+maintainer="Joel Beckmeyer <joel@beckmeyer.us>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-python-common"
+distfiles="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-python-common/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d610357a78caf5141814f055e8b3facabf4dd4863db8594030d58c81b2b2b7fd
+make_check=no # requires unpackaged python3 module aiounittest