diff --git a/.node-inspectorrc b/.node-inspectorrc
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-{
-    "save-live-edit": true
-}
\ No newline at end of file
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-# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
-version: v1.10.1
-ignore: {}
-# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
-patch:
-  'npm:marked:20150520':
-    - gulp-notify > node-notifier > cli-usage > marked:
-        patched: '2016-07-09T00:55:04.882Z'
-    - gitter-sidecar > marked:
-        patched: '2016-07-29T23:00:15.905Z'
-  'npm:minimatch:20160620':
-    - gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-stream > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-09T00:55:04.882Z'
-      jsonlint-cli > minimatch:
-        patched: '2018-06-30T14:27:04.475Z'
-    - gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-stream > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-09T00:55:04.882Z'
-    - rev-del > mocha > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-09T00:55:04.882Z'
-    - gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-09T00:55:04.882Z'
-    - gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-09T00:55:04.882Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-stream > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-11T14:56:14.310Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-stream > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-11T14:56:14.310Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-11T14:56:14.310Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-11T14:56:14.310Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-stream > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-20T15:33:26.680Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-stream > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-20T15:33:26.680Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-20T15:33:26.680Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-20T15:33:26.680Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-stream > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-24T17:05:18.332Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-stream > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-24T17:05:18.332Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-24T17:05:18.332Z'
-    - gulp-nodemon > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-07-24T17:05:18.332Z'
-    - loopback > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-08-16T21:48:23.694Z'
-    - loopback > loopback-connector-remote > loopback-datasource-juggler > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-08-16T21:48:23.694Z'
-    - loopback > strong-remoting > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-09-03T18:30:05.313Z'
-    - loopback > loopback-connector-remote > strong-remoting > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-09-03T18:30:05.313Z'
-    - loopback > strong-remoting > loopback-phase > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-09-20T18:38:48.774Z'
-    - loopback > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-09-20T18:38:48.774Z'
-    - loopback-component-passport > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-09-20T18:38:48.774Z'
-    - loopback > loopback-connector-remote > loopback-datasource-juggler > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-09-20T18:38:48.774Z'
-    - loopback > loopback-phase > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-09-20T18:38:48.774Z'
-    - loopback-boot > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-09-20T18:38:48.774Z'
-    - loopback > loopback-connector-remote > strong-remoting > loopback-phase > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-09-20T18:38:48.774Z'
-    - loopback > strong-remoting > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-09-20T18:38:48.774Z'
-    - loopback > loopback-connector-remote > strong-remoting > strong-globalize > fs-sync > glob > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-09-20T18:38:48.774Z'
-    - jsonlint-cli > minimatch:
-        patched: '2016-10-27T21:56:34.219Z'
-  'npm:uglify-js:20151024':
-    - jade > transformers > uglify-js:
-        patched: '2018-06-30T14:27:04.475Z'
-    - jade > transformers > uglify-js:
-        patched: '2016-09-20T18:38:48.774Z'
-    - jade > transformers > uglify-js:
-        patched: '2018-01-18T00:49:18.512Z'
-  'npm:uglify-js:20150824':
-    - jade > transformers > uglify-js:
-        patched: '2018-06-30T14:27:04.475Z'
-  'npm:ms:20170412':
-    - compression > debug > ms:
-        patched: '2017-05-25T00:47:03.990Z'
-  'npm:tunnel-agent:20170305':
-    - jsonlint-cli > omni-fetch > caw > tunnel-agent:
-        patched: '2018-06-30T14:27:04.475Z'
diff --git a/.vcmrc b/.vcmrc
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-{
-  "types": ["feat", "fix", "docs", "style", "refactor", "perf", "test", "build", "ci", "chore", "revert"],
-  "scope": {
-    "required": false,
-    "allowed": ["*"],
-    "validate": false,
-    "multiple": true
-  },
-  "warnOnFail": false,
-  "maxSubjectLength": 100,
-  "subjectPattern": ".+",
-  "subjectPatternErrorMsg": "subject does not match subject pattern!",
-  "helpMessage": "\nPlease use conventional commit messages.\nLearn more at: http://conventionalcommits.org/,\nfor additional information check CONTRIBUTING guidelines of this repo.\n\n  Alternatively You can use inbuilt command: \"npm run commit\" right now.",
-  "autoFix": false
-}