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+{
+  "name": "backend-example-2",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "jest",
+    "start": "node server.js",
+    "dev": "nodemon server.js"
+    
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "type": "module",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
+    "mongodb": "^6.3.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "nodemon": "^3.0.3"
+  }
+}