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+// Available variables which can be used inside of strings.
+// ${workspaceRoot}: the root folder of the team
+// ${file}: the current opened file
+// ${fileBasename}: the current opened file's basename
+// ${fileDirname}: the current opened file's dirname
+// ${fileExtname}: the current opened file's extension
+// ${cwd}: the current working directory of the spawned process
+
+{
+    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "taskName": "build",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "time go build .",
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$go"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+            "presentation": {
+                "echo": true,
+                "reveal": "silent",
+                "focus": true,
+                "panel": "shared"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "taskName": "build.arches",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "make build.arches",
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$go"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "presentation": {
+                "echo": true,
+                "reveal": "always",
+                "focus": true,
+                "panel": "shared"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "taskName": "test",
+            "command": "time go test -v .",            
+            "type": "shell",
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "test",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$go"
+            ],
+            "presentation": {
+                "echo": true,
+                "reveal": "always",
+                "focus": true,
+                "panel": "shared"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
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