diff --git a/core/.classpath b/core/.classpath
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+++ b/core/.classpath
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/main/java"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/test/java"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="var" path="IVY_CACHE/org.junit/junit/junit-4.4.jar" sourcepath="/IVY_CACHE/org.junit/junit/junit-4.4.jar"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
+</classpath>
diff --git a/core/.project b/core/.project
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+++ b/core/.project
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>spring-eai-core</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>