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+'use strict';
+
+// via https://github.com/DavidAnson/vscode-markdownlint/blob/master/generate-config-schema.js
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const packageJsonPath = './package.json';
+const packageJson = require(packageJsonPath);
+const configurationSchema = require('./node_modules/markdownlint/schema/markdownlint-config-schema.json');
+
+// Update package.json
+const configurationRoot = packageJson.contributes.configuration.properties['markdownlint.config'];
+configurationRoot.properties = configurationSchema.properties;
+fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2) + '\n');
+
+fs.writeFileSync('./schemas/markdownlint-config-schema.json', JSON.stringify(configurationSchema, null, 2) + '\n');