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+-- based on https://gitea.your-land.de/your-land/bugtracker/wiki/luacheck%2C-stylua%2C-pre-commit
+
+std = "lua51+chat_formspec"
+
+stds.chat_formspec = {
+    read_globals = {"minetest"},
+    globals = {"chat_formspec"}
+}
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