diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.classpath
+.project
+.settings
+/target
diff --git a/src/main/resources/.properties b/src/main/resources/.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/.properties
diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
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+++ b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
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+log4j.rootLogger = ERROR, stdout
+log4j.rootLogger = info, stdout
+log4j.rootLogger = debug, stdout
+
+log4j.appender.stdout = org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout = org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern = %5p (%F:%L) -> %m%n
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