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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <gadgets>
      <gadget id="Use_MediaWiki_Search" desc="Use MediaWiki Search Engine">
        <metadata>
          <settings default="" hidden="" shared="" category="">
            <rights />
          </settings>
          <module>
            <scripts>
              <script>Gadget-mwsearch.js</script>
            </scripts>
            <styles />
            <dependencies />
            <messages />
          </module>
        </metadata>
      </gadget>
      <gadget id="Loader_Test" desc="Loader Test">
        <metadata>
          <settings default="" hidden="" shared="" category="">
            <rights />
          </settings>
          <module>
            <scripts>
              <script>Gadget-loadertest.js</script>
            </scripts>
            <styles />
            <dependencies />
            <messages />
          </module>
        </metadata>
      </gadget>
      <gadget id="Beta_Features" desc="Enable Beta Features">
        <metadata>
          <settings default="" hidden="" shared="" category="">
            <rights>
              <right>nobody</right>
            </rights>
          </settings>
          <module>
            <scripts>
              <script>Gadget-beta.js</script>
            </scripts>
            <styles>
              <style>Gadget-beta.css</style>
            </styles>
            <dependencies />
            <messages />
          </module>
        </metadata>
      </gadget>
    </gadgets>
  </query>
</api>