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+{
+  "scriptLanguage" : "OCTAVE",
+  "executableScriptName" : "sampleApp.m",
+  "inputFiles" : [ {
+    "dataType" : "double_vector",
+    "multiplicity" : {
+      "minCount" : 1,
+      "maxCount" : 1
+    }
+  } ],
+  "inputParameters" : [ ],
+  "outputs" : [ {
+    "dataType" : "image_data",
+    "fileFormat" : "PNG",
+    "fileName" : "vectorPlot.png",
+    "isReturnedValue" : false
+  } ],
+  "requiredTools" : [ "octave" ],
+  "requiredComputationResources" : { }
+}
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