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## @class ReducePyDoNothing.ReducePyDoNothing
#  ReducePyDoNothing returns the input
"""ReducePyDoNothing.py"""
# import json
# import types
import copy

class ReducePyDoNothing:
    """ReducePyDoNothing"""
    def __init__(self):
        """__init__"""
        pass
    
    def birth(self, configuration_json):#pylint: disable =R0201,W0613
        """birth"""
        return True

    def process(self, spill):#pylint: disable =R0201
        """process"""
        new_spill = copy.deepcopy(spill)
        return new_spill

    def death(self):#pylint: disable =R0201
        """death"""
        return True