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+repos:
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: cargo-check
+        name: Cargo check
+        entry: cargo check
+        pass_filenames: false
+        types: [file, rust]
+        language: system
+      - id: rust-linting
+        name: Rust linting
+        entry: cargo fmt --all --
+        pass_filenames: true
+        types: [file, rust]
+        language: system
+      # disable clippies for now in early dev
+      # - id: rust-clippy
+      #   name: Rust clippy
+      #   entry: cargo clippy --lib --all-features --tests --
+      #   pass_filenames: false
+      #   types: [file, rust]
+      #   language: system