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    Notes:

        - The function assumes the configuration file has lines formatted as 'key==value'.

        - If a value contains '.dev', it is modified to follow the 'CAS-' prefix format.

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    """

    with open(conf) as f:

        lines = [line.rstrip() for line in f]

    outDict = dict(x.split('==') for x in lines)

    for key in list(outDict.keys()):

            tag = re.findall(r"a([\s\S]*)$",outDict[key])[0]

            outDict[key] = "CAS-" + tag.replace(".dev","-")

    return outDict

​

def run_shell_command(cmd, run_directory):

    """

    Executes a shell command in the specified directory, using ShellRunner if available, or falling back to subprocess.

​

    This function attempts to execute the given shell command using the ShellRunner utility. If ShellRunner encounters

    an error, the function falls back to using the subprocess module to run the command. The command is executed in the