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+// placeholder for Allo V2 implementation
+//
+// import { Allo } from "../allo";
+// import { TransactionExecutorResult } from "../transaction-executor";
+//
+// export class AlloV2 implements Allo {
+//   async createProject(args: {
+//     metadataCid: string;
+//   }): Promise<TransactionExecutorResult> {
+//     // call allo v2 SDK
+//     throw new Error("Method not implemented.");
+//   }
+// }