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 ## Pull Request Checklist
 
 - [ ] The Rayhunter team has recently expressed interest in reviewing a PR for this. If not, this PR may be closed due our limited resources and need to prioritize how we spend them.
-- [ ] Add or update any documentation as needed to support the changes in this PR.
+- [ ] Added or updated any documentation as needed to support the changes in this PR.
+- [ ] Code has been linted and run through `cargo fmt`
+- [ ] If any new functionality has been added, unit tests were also added