diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
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+*.swp
+.DS_Store
+.grunt
+_SpecRunner.html
+test/coverage
+dist_temp
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+bower_components
+test
+*.iml
+.idea
+.jshintrc
+.npmignore
+.travis.yml
+composer.json
+contributing.md
+Gruntfile.js
+karma.conf.js