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+        std::cerr << "Failed to parse '" << filename << "':\n\t" << json_reader.getFormattedErrorMessages();
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-            std::cout << "Parsed " << filename << " with " << this->json_root.size() << " elements." << std::endl;
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 {
 private:
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+
 public:
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