diff --git a/backend-rust/.idea/.gitignore b/backend-rust/.idea/.gitignore
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-# Default ignored files
-/shelf/
-/workspace.xml
-# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
-/httpRequests/
diff --git a/backend-rust/.idea/backend-rust.iml b/backend-rust/.idea/backend-rust.iml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module type="EMPTY_MODULE" version="4">
-  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
-    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
-      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
-      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/target" />
-    </content>
-    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
-    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-  </component>
-</module>
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diff --git a/backend-rust/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml b/backend-rust/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
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--- a/backend-rust/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
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-<component name="InspectionProjectProfileManager">
-  <profile version="1.0">
-    <option name="myName" value="Project Default" />
-    <inspection_tool class="PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true">
-      <option name="ignoredIdentifiers">
-        <list>
-          <option value="dict.seen_at" />
-          <option value="dict.ip" />
-        </list>
-      </option>
-    </inspection_tool>
-  </profile>
-</component>
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diff --git a/backend-rust/.idea/modules.xml b/backend-rust/.idea/modules.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
-    <modules>
-      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/backend-rust.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/backend-rust.iml" />
-    </modules>
-  </component>
-</project>
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diff --git a/backend-rust/.idea/vcs.xml b/backend-rust/.idea/vcs.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
-    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." vcs="Git" />
-    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/concordium-rust-sdk" vcs="Git" />
-    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/concordium-rust-sdk/concordium-base" vcs="Git" />
-    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/concordium-rust-sdk/concordium-base/concordium-grpc-api" vcs="Git" />
-  </component>
-</project>
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