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+<!-- Thank you for contributing to cmv! Contributions are welcome and are
+absolutely necessary for the project to stay relevent and useful.
+Please fill out the details to ensure others can understand the
+changes you are proposing and how they will benefit the project. -->
+
+# Description
+<!-- enter a description of the changes here -->
+
+# Use case
+
+```javascript
+// how the code can be used
+```
+
+# Checklist
+<!-- please ensure your pull request passes the following check(s) -->
+
+ - [ ] `grunt lint` produces no error messages