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+{
+  "name": "xpub-faraday-server",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "xpub configured for faraday",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://gitlab.coko.foundation/xpub/xpub"
+  },
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+  }
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+const AuthorBackend = app => {
+  app.get('/api/author', (req, res, next) => {
+    console.log(app)
+    res.status(400).json({ error: 'Username must be specified' })
+  })
+}
+
+module.exports = AuthorBackend
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+module.exports = {
+  server: () => app => require('./AuthorBacked')(app),
+}
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+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/components.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [
   "pubsweet-component-xpub-app",
   "pubsweet-component-xpub-authentication",
-  "pubsweet-component-xpub-dashboard"
+  "pubsweet-component-xpub-dashboard",
+  "xpub-faraday-server"
 ]
diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/local-development.json b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/local-development.json
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+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/local-development.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "pubsweet-server": {
+    "secret":
+      "033fb008ff867b50936c8278d3d3451e4334e29594fb3805afb4c7193b81f5d9b9bd6db7a6c40e5795247214bb5b6f85350a1a7d49fb3debe612183485dc7bef"
+  },
+  "pubsweet-component-ink-backend": {
+    "inkEndpoint": "http://inkdemo-api.coko.foundation/",
+    "email": "editoria@coko.foundation",
+    "password": "editoria",
+    "recipes": { "editoria-typescript": "2" }
+  }
+}
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+    "xpub-faraday-server": "^0.0.1"
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+
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