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 # tower-helmet
 
+[![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/tower-helmet)](https://crates.io/crates/tower-helmet)
+[![Documentation](https://docs.rs/tower-helmet/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/tower-helmet)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/tower-helmet)](LICENSE)
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 this is still very **work in progress**
 
 a port of the beautiful [helmet.js](https://github.com/helmetjs/helmet) in the javascript world.