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+Changelog
+=========
+
+3.0.1 (unreleased)
+------------------
+
+- Package created (2025-08-19)
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
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+- Helmut Merz, Original Author
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# py-scopes-ext
+
+Extensions for the `py-scopes` package.
+
+Sub-packages
+: office: working with LibreOffice files
+
+Status: implementation started
+
+Project website: https://www.cyberconcepts.org
+
+License: MIT, see LICENSE file
+
diff --git a/runtests.sh b/runtests.sh
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+# runtests.sh
+# run all unit / doc tests
+
+zope-testrunner --test-path=. $*
+
diff --git a/scopes/office/tests/__init__.py b/scopes/office/tests/__init__.py
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+# py-scopes-ext/office/tests
diff --git a/scopes/office/tests/config.py b/scopes/office/tests/config.py
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+# py-scopes-ext/scopes/office/tests/config.py
+
+import logging
+from os import getenv
+import sys
+
+log_file = 'scopes/office/tests/log/scopes-test.log'
+log_level = logging.INFO
+log_format = '%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s %(message)s'
+log_dateformat = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'
+
+def setup_logging():
+    hdlr = logging.getLogger().handlers[-1]
+    logging.getLogger().removeHandler(hdlr) # remove NullHandler added by testrunner
+    logging.basicConfig(filename=log_file, level=log_level, 
+                        format=log_format, datefmt=log_dateformat)
+
+setup_logging()
+
+# SQLite
+dbengine = 'sqlite'
+dbname = 'scopes/office/tests/var/test.db'
+dbuser = None
+dbpassword = None
+dbschema = None
+
diff --git a/scopes/office/tests/test_office.py b/scopes/office/tests/test_office.py
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+# scopes.office.tests.test_office
+
+"""Tests for the 'scopes.office' package."""
+
+import os, sys
+sys.path = [os.path.dirname(__file__)] + sys.path
+
+import unittest
+
+from scopes.storage.common import StorageFactory
+import config
+config.storageFactory = StorageFactory(config)
+
+
+class Test(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_001_basic(self):
+        pass