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+import { Get, JsonController } from 'routing-controllers';
+import { OpenAPI } from 'routing-controllers-openapi';
+import { config } from '../config';
+
+/**
+ * The statuscontroller provides simple endpoints concerning basic information about the server.
+ */
+@JsonController()
+export class StatusController {
+    @Get('/version')
+    @OpenAPI({ description: "A very basic endpoint that just returns the curent package version." })
+    getVersion() {
+        return {
+            "version": config.version
+        }
+    }
+}
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