cernus-core 0.1.0__py3-none-any.whl

cernus_core/README.md

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+# cernus-core
+
+The open core of [Cernus](https://github.com/Inceptium-ai/cernus-framework):
+runtime security, continuous compliance, and ATO evidence for deployed
+applications.
+
+`cernus-core` has no server, no database, and no network calls of its own. It gives you:
+
+- **Contracts** (`contracts/*.schema.json`) — versioned JSON Schemas for
+  `Finding`, `Asset`, `System`, `Deployment`, `PolicySet`, `Decision`,
+  `ControlResult`, `EvidenceRecord`, and the `IngestBatch` envelope. Any tool
+  can produce or consume Cernus objects; the schemas ship inside the wheel.
+- **Model** (`cernus_core.model`) — dataclasses for those objects, with stable
+  fingerprints for deduplication.
+- **Plugin SDK** (`cernus_core.plugins`) — `Connector` (turn a tool's output
+  into an `IngestBatch`), `Scanner` (invoke a tool you already have),
+  `Exporter` (write OSCAL/SARIF). Plugins register via entry points; built-ins
+  win on name collision; a broken plugin is reported, never fatal.
+- **Policy engine** (`cernus_core.policy`) — deterministic, priority-ordered,
+  first-match triage rules with a recorded reason per decision, and an explicit
+  *unmatched* outcome that becomes the human-review queue.
+
+Most people want the CLI: `pip install cernus-cli`.
+
+## License
+
+Apache-2.0.

cernus_core/__init__.py

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+"""Cernus core — canonical model, contracts, plugin SDK, policy engine."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from .contracts import contracts_dir, validate
+from .model import (
+    Asset,
+    Decision,
+    Deployment,
+    EvidenceRecord,
+    Finding,
+    IngestBatch,
+    Sbom,
+    Severity,
+    System,
+)
+from .serialize import batch_from_dict, read_batch, write_batch
+
+__all__ = [
+    "Asset",
+    "Decision",
+    "Deployment",
+    "EvidenceRecord",
+    "Finding",
+    "IngestBatch",
+    "Sbom",
+    "Severity",
+    "System",
+    "batch_from_dict",
+    "contracts_dir",
+    "read_batch",
+    "validate",
+    "write_batch",
+]
+
+__version__ = "0.1.0"

cernus_core/catalogs/nist-800-53r5-crosswalk.json

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+{
+  "catalog": "nist-800-53r5",
+  "title": "NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 — Cernus runtime crosswalk (Moderate subset)",
+  "description": "Controls Cernus can evaluate from runtime facts: scan freshness, open findings and SLA state, SBOM inventory, gate evidence, exceptions. Each control lists the facts it reads and the rule used. Extend by adding entries; the evaluator is generic over `rule`.",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "controls": [
+    {
+      "id": "RA-5",
+      "title": "Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning",
+      "family": "RA",
+      "rule": "scan_fresh",
+      "facts": ["freshness.stale", "last_scan_at"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["scan", "rescan", "sbom"],
+      "statement": "Monitor and scan for vulnerabilities in the system and hosted applications at the organization-defined frequency (FedRAMP: monthly), and when new vulnerabilities are identified."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "RA-5(2)",
+      "title": "Update Vulnerabilities to be Scanned",
+      "family": "RA",
+      "rule": "rescan_present",
+      "facts": ["evidence.rescan"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["rescan"],
+      "statement": "Update the system vulnerabilities to be scanned prior to a new scan and when new vulnerabilities are identified and reported."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "SI-2",
+      "title": "Flaw Remediation",
+      "family": "SI",
+      "rule": "sla_met",
+      "facts": ["sla.overdue_total", "findings.open"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["rescan", "change"],
+      "statement": "Identify, report, and correct system flaws; install security-relevant updates within the organization-defined time period (FedRAMP: 30/90/180 days by severity)."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "SI-2(2)",
+      "title": "Automated Flaw Remediation Status",
+      "family": "SI",
+      "rule": "rescan_present",
+      "facts": ["evidence.rescan"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["rescan"],
+      "statement": "Determine if system components have applicable security-relevant updates installed using automated mechanisms."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "CM-8",
+      "title": "System Component Inventory",
+      "family": "CM",
+      "rule": "inventory_with_sbom",
+      "facts": ["assets", "sboms"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["sbom", "deploy"],
+      "statement": "Develop and document an inventory of system components that accurately reflects the system and is at the level of granularity deemed necessary for tracking and reporting."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "CM-3",
+      "title": "Configuration Change Control",
+      "family": "CM",
+      "rule": "change_controlled",
+      "facts": ["latest_deployment.change_id", "latest_deployment.gate_status"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["gate_run", "deploy"],
+      "statement": "Determine and document the types of changes that are configuration-controlled; review and approve changes with explicit consideration for security impact."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "CM-6",
+      "title": "Configuration Settings",
+      "family": "CM",
+      "rule": "no_open_category",
+      "params": {"category": "misconfiguration"},
+      "facts": ["findings.open_by_category.misconfiguration"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["scan"],
+      "statement": "Establish, document, and implement configuration settings using organization-defined security configuration checklists; identify and correct deviations."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "IA-5(7)",
+      "title": "No Embedded Unencrypted Static Authenticators",
+      "family": "IA",
+      "rule": "no_open_category",
+      "params": {"category": "secret"},
+      "facts": ["findings.open_by_category.secret"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["scan", "gate_run"],
+      "statement": "Ensure that unencrypted static authenticators are not embedded in applications or other forms of static storage."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "SA-11",
+      "title": "Developer Testing and Evaluation",
+      "family": "SA",
+      "rule": "gates_passed",
+      "params": {"gates": ["unit-tests"]},
+      "facts": ["latest_deployment.evidence.gate_results"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["gate_run"],
+      "statement": "Require the developer of the system to create and implement a security assessment plan and perform testing and evaluation at the organization-defined depth and coverage."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "SA-11(1)",
+      "title": "Static Code Analysis",
+      "family": "SA",
+      "rule": "gates_passed",
+      "params": {"gates": ["sast"]},
+      "facts": ["latest_deployment.evidence.gate_results"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["gate_run"],
+      "statement": "Require the developer to employ static code analysis tools to identify common flaws and document the results of the analysis."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "SA-11(2)",
+      "title": "Threat Modeling and Vulnerability Analyses",
+      "family": "SA",
+      "rule": "gates_passed",
+      "params": {"gates": ["dependency-scan"]},
+      "facts": ["latest_deployment.evidence.gate_results"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["gate_run"],
+      "statement": "Require the developer to perform vulnerability analyses during development and the subsequent testing and evaluation of the system."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "SR-4",
+      "title": "Provenance",
+      "family": "SR",
+      "rule": "inventory_with_sbom",
+      "facts": ["assets", "sboms"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["sbom", "deploy"],
+      "statement": "Document, monitor, and maintain valid provenance of systems, system components, and associated data."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "CA-7",
+      "title": "Continuous Monitoring",
+      "family": "CA",
+      "rule": "scan_fresh",
+      "facts": ["freshness.stale"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["scan", "rescan", "control_evaluation"],
+      "statement": "Develop a system-level continuous monitoring strategy and implement continuous monitoring including ongoing control assessments and security status reporting."
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "CA-5",
+      "title": "Plan of Action and Milestones",
+      "family": "CA",
+      "rule": "poam_current",
+      "facts": ["sla.overdue_total", "exceptions"],
+      "evidence_kinds": ["exception", "control_evaluation"],
+      "statement": "Develop a plan of action and milestones to document planned remediation actions and update it based on findings from assessments and continuous monitoring."
+    }
+  ]
+}

cernus_core/catalogs.py

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+"""Control catalogs / crosswalks shipped with the wheel (``catalogs/*.json``).
+
+A crosswalk maps controls to the runtime facts Cernus can observe and names a
+``rule`` the evaluator applies. The data is open; the continuous evaluation
+service is commercial.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+from functools import cache
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+
+def catalogs_dir() -> Path:
+    env = os.environ.get("CERNUS_CATALOGS_DIR")
+    if env:
+        return Path(env)
+    here = Path(__file__).resolve()
+    packaged = here.parent / "catalogs"
+    if packaged.is_dir():
+        return packaged
+    return here.parents[2] / "catalogs"
+
+
+@cache
+def load_crosswalk(name: str = "nist-800-53r5") -> dict[str, Any]:
+    path = catalogs_dir() / f"{name}-crosswalk.json"
+    with path.open() as fh:
+        return json.load(fh)
+
+
+def controls(name: str = "nist-800-53r5") -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    return list(load_crosswalk(name)["controls"])

cernus_core/contracts/asset.schema.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "https://cernus.ai/schemas/asset.schema.json",
+  "title": "Cernus Asset",
+  "description": "Something that exists in a deployed environment and can carry findings.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["apiVersion", "kind", "id", "asset_kind", "name"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "apiVersion": { "const": "cernus.ai/v0" },
+    "kind": { "const": "Asset" },
+    "id": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/id" },
+    "asset_kind": { "enum": ["container_image", "container", "service", "host", "database", "cloud_resource", "repository", "kubernetes_workload", "network", "identity", "other"] },
+    "name": { "type": "string" },
+    "identifiers": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Tool-neutral identity facets used for reconciliation.",
+      "additionalProperties": { "type": "string" },
+      "properties": {
+        "digest": { "type": "string" },
+        "image_ref": { "type": "string" },
+        "purl": { "type": "string" },
+        "arn": { "type": "string" },
+        "hostname": { "type": "string" },
+        "ip": { "type": "string" },
+        "url": { "type": "string" }
+      }
+    },
+    "system_id": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+    "deployment_id": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+    "environment": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/environment" },
+    "internet_facing": { "type": ["boolean", "null"] },
+    "data_classification": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/dataClassification" },
+    "owner": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+    "parent_id": { "type": ["string", "null"], "description": "Topology edge: the asset this one runs inside / behind" },
+    "tags": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
+    "source": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/source" }
+  }
+}

cernus_core/contracts/common.schema.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "https://cernus.ai/schemas/common.schema.json",
+  "title": "Cernus shared definitions",
+  "$defs": {
+    "id": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 },
+    "timestamp": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
+    "severity": { "enum": ["critical", "high", "medium", "low", "info"] },
+    "environment": { "enum": ["production", "staging", "development", "test", "ephemeral", "unknown"] },
+    "dataClassification": { "enum": ["public", "internal", "confidential", "pii", "phi", "cui", "unknown"] },
+    "source": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": ["tool"],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "tool": { "type": "string", "description": "Producing tool, e.g. trivy, genesis-gates, nessus" },
+        "version": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+        "connector": { "type": ["string", "null"], "description": "Cernus connector that normalized it" }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

cernus_core/contracts/control-result.schema.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "https://cernus.ai/schemas/control-result.schema.json",
+  "title": "Cernus Control Result",
+  "description": "The evaluated state of one control for one system at a point in time. OSCAL-aligned: exports as an assessment-results observation/finding.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["apiVersion", "kind", "id", "system_id", "catalog", "control_id", "status", "evaluated_at"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "apiVersion": { "const": "cernus.ai/v0" },
+    "kind": { "const": "ControlResult" },
+    "id": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/id" },
+    "system_id": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/id" },
+    "catalog": { "type": "string", "description": "e.g. nist-800-53r5" },
+    "control_id": { "type": "string", "description": "e.g. RA-5, SI-2(2)" },
+    "status": { "enum": ["satisfied", "partial", "unsatisfied", "not_applicable", "unknown"] },
+    "rationale": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+    "evidence_ids": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
+    "evaluated_at": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/timestamp" },
+    "freshness_ttl_hours": { "type": ["integer", "null"], "minimum": 1 },
+    "evaluator": { "type": "string", "description": "rule id, validator plugin, or human" }
+  }
+}

cernus_core/contracts/decision.schema.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "https://cernus.ai/schemas/decision.schema.json",
+  "title": "Cernus Decision",
+  "description": "One triage outcome for one finding, with provenance. Every classification — by rule, by model, or by a person — is one of these.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["apiVersion", "kind", "id", "finding_id", "actor", "action", "created_at"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "apiVersion": { "const": "cernus.ai/v0" },
+    "kind": { "const": "Decision" },
+    "id": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/id" },
+    "finding_id": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/id" },
+    "actor": { "enum": ["rule", "model", "human"] },
+    "policy_set_id": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+    "policy_set_version": { "type": ["integer", "null"] },
+    "rule_id": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+    "model": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+    "actor_name": { "type": ["string", "null"], "description": "Username for human decisions" },
+    "action": { "enum": ["classify", "assign", "set_autonomy", "suppress", "accept", "escalate", "unmatched"] },
+    "params": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": true },
+    "reason": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+    "confidence": { "type": ["number", "null"], "minimum": 0, "maximum": 1 },
+    "created_at": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/timestamp" }
+  }
+}

cernus_core/contracts/deployment.schema.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "https://cernus.ai/schemas/deployment.schema.json",
+  "title": "Cernus Deployment",
+  "description": "One act of putting a system into an environment. Carries the build-time evidence so Day-2 findings can be compared against what was proven at deploy time.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["apiVersion", "kind", "id", "system_id", "environment", "deployed_at"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "apiVersion": { "const": "cernus.ai/v0" },
+    "kind": { "const": "Deployment" },
+    "id": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/id" },
+    "system_id": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/id" },
+    "environment": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/environment" },
+    "deployed_at": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/timestamp" },
+    "deployed_by": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+    "change_id": { "type": ["string", "null"], "description": "Genesis change id / PR / ticket" },
+    "artifact_refs": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": ["name"],
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "name": { "type": "string" },
+          "image_ref": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+          "digest": { "type": ["string", "null"] }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "sbom_ids": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
+    "manifest": { "type": ["object", "null"], "description": "Embedded genesis-gates DeliveryManifest, if any" },
+    "evidence": { "type": ["object", "null"], "description": "Embedded genesis-gates EvidencePackage, if any" },
+    "preview_url": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+    "source": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/source" }
+  }
+}

cernus_core/contracts/evidence-record.schema.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "https://cernus.ai/schemas/evidence-record.schema.json",
+  "title": "Cernus Evidence Record",
+  "description": "Immutable, hashed record of something that happened: a scan, a gate run, a decision, a change, a verification. The ledger primitive behind verified closure and ATO evidence.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["apiVersion", "kind", "id", "record_kind", "subject_kind", "subject_id", "hash", "produced_by", "created_at"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "apiVersion": { "const": "cernus.ai/v0" },
+    "kind": { "const": "EvidenceRecord" },
+    "id": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/id" },
+    "record_kind": { "enum": ["scan", "gate_run", "sbom", "decision", "change", "deploy", "rescan", "approval", "exception", "control_evaluation", "other"] },
+    "subject_kind": { "enum": ["finding", "deployment", "system", "asset", "control", "policy_set"] },
+    "subject_id": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/id" },
+    "summary": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
+    "payload": { "type": ["object", "null"] },
+    "payload_ref": { "type": ["string", "null"], "description": "URI to a stored blob when payload is large" },
+    "hash": { "type": "string", "description": "sha256 of canonical JSON of payload (or of the blob)" },
+    "produced_by": { "type": "string", "description": "tool, plugin, rule id, or user" },
+    "created_at": { "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/timestamp" }
+  }
+}

cernus_core/contracts/finding.schema.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "https://cernus.ai/schemas/finding.schema.json",
+  "title": "Cernus Finding",
+  "description": "One normalized security finding. Superset of the genesis-gates evidence finding (gate/title/severity/detail/location/remediation) so a Genesis EvidencePackage maps losslessly.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": [
+    "apiVersion",
+    "kind",
+    "id",
+    "fingerprint",
+    "title",
+    "severity",
+    "source",
+    "status",
+    "first_seen",
+    "last_seen"
+  ],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "apiVersion": {
+      "const": "cernus.ai/v0"
+    },
+    "kind": {
+      "const": "Finding"
+    },
+    "id": {
+      "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/id"
+    },
+    "fingerprint": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Stable dedup key: sha256 over (source.tool, vuln id or rule id, component purl or location, asset id). Same issue seen again keeps the same fingerprint."
+    },
+    "source": {
+      "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/source"
+    },
+    "source_ref": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ],
+      "description": "Tool-native identifier (plugin id, rule id, check id)"
+    },
+    "gate": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ],
+      "description": "genesis-gates gate name when the finding came from Genesis"
+    },
+    "category": {
+      "enum": [
+        "vulnerability",
+        "misconfiguration",
+        "secret",
+        "sast",
+        "license",
+        "compliance",
+        "other"
+      ]
+    },
+    "title": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "severity": {
+      "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/severity"
+    },
+    "detail": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "location": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "remediation": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "vuln": {
+      "type": [
+        "object",
+        "null"
+      ],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "id": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "CVE-\u2026, GHSA-\u2026, or tool id"
+        },
+        "cwe": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "cvss": {
+          "type": [
+            "number",
+            "null"
+          ],
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "maximum": 10
+        },
+        "cvss_vector": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "epss": {
+          "type": [
+            "number",
+            "null"
+          ],
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "maximum": 1
+        },
+        "kev": {
+          "type": [
+            "boolean",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "published": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "references": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "component": {
+      "type": [
+        "object",
+        "null"
+      ],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "purl": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "version": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "fixed_version": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "type": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ],
+          "description": "os package, library, binary\u2026"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "asset_id": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "deployment_id": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "system_id": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "status": {
+      "enum": [
+        "open",
+        "fixed",
+        "accepted",
+        "false_positive",
+        "suppressed"
+      ]
+    },
+    "first_seen": {
+      "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/timestamp"
+    },
+    "last_seen": {
+      "$ref": "common.schema.json#/$defs/timestamp"
+    },
+    "tags": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "raw": {
+      "type": [
+        "object",
+        "null"
+      ],
+      "description": "Tool-native record. Stored, never exported."
+    },
+    "scan_scope": {
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ],
+      "description": "What the producing scan covered (e.g. container_image, cyclonedx, filesystem, repository). Verified closure only compares findings with the same asset, tool, and scope."
+    }
+  }
+}