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+# Testcontainers Infinispan
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+The [Testcontainers](https://www.testcontainers.org/) library provides container implementations 
+for a few different docker containers that you might want to use during integration tests. You can always
+use a generic container to launch other images. This repository contains an implementation of a container
+for the Infinispan cache server. It provides an API that is aimed to help you configure the container.
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+At the moment this is a rudimentary implementation and by no means complete. Feel free to suggest changes!
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