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+/**
+ * Waitlist.js
+ *
+ * @description :: A model definition represents a database table/collection.
+ * @docs        :: https://sailsjs.com/docs/concepts/models-and-orm/models
+ */
+
+module.exports = {
+  attributes: {
+    email: {
+      type: 'string',
+      required: true,
+      unique: true,
+      isEmail: true,
+      maxLength: 200
+    }
+  }
+}