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class MyApp < Formula
  # Metadata
  desc "Short description (< 80 chars, no 'A' or 'An' prefix)"
  homepage "https://github.com/user/repo"
  url "https://github.com/user/repo/archive/v1.0.0.tar.gz"
  sha256 "64-char-hex-string"
  license "MIT"  # SPDX identifier
  head "https://github.com/user/repo.git", branch: "main"

  # Dependencies
  depends_on "python@3.12"
  depends_on "cmake" => :build  # Build-time only