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+# Deprecated TIM Message Testing Files
+The files in this directory are deprecated and should not be used for testing. They are kept here for reference only.
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+These files are deprecated because they do not get processed correctly at this time.
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diff --git a/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/tim_geometry_multi_rsu_no_sdw.json b/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/deprecated/tim_geometry_multi_rsu_no_sdw.json
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diff --git a/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/tim_geometry_multi_rsu_sdw.json b/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/deprecated/tim_geometry_multi_rsu_sdw.json
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diff --git a/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/tim_path_xy_node_any_multi_rsu_no_sdw.json b/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/deprecated/tim_path_xy_node_any_multi_rsu_no_sdw.json
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rename from data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/tim_path_xy_node_any_multi_rsu_no_sdw.json
rename to data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/deprecated/tim_path_xy_node_any_multi_rsu_no_sdw.json
diff --git a/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/tim_path_xy_node_latlon_multi_rsu_no_sdw.json b/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/deprecated/tim_path_xy_node_latlon_multi_rsu_no_sdw.json
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diff --git a/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/tim_path_xy_node_latlon_no_rsu_sdw.json b/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/deprecated/tim_path_xy_node_latlon_no_rsu_sdw.json
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diff --git a/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/tim_region_multiRSU.json b/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/deprecated/tim_region_multiRSU.json
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diff --git a/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/tim_region_singleRSU.json b/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/deprecated/tim_region_singleRSU.json
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rename from data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/tim_region_singleRSU.json
rename to data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/deprecated/tim_region_singleRSU.json
diff --git a/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/tim_region_singleRSU_hexCRC.json b/data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/deprecated/tim_region_singleRSU_hexCRC.json
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rename from data/TIM_Message_Testing_Files/tim_region_singleRSU_hexCRC.json
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