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+package("xlnt")
+
+    set_homepage("https://github.com/tfussell/xlnt")
+    set_description("Cross-platform user-friendly xlsx library for C++11+")
+    set_license("MIT")
+
+    add_urls("https://github.com/tfussell/xlnt.git")
+
+    add_versions("2023.03.02", "297b331435d6dee09bf89c8a5ad974b01f18039b")
+
+    add_configs("python", {description = "Build Arrow conversion functions", default = true, type = "boolean", readonly = true})
+
+    add_deps("cmake")
+    add_links("xlnt")
+
+    on_install(function (package)
+        local configs = {}
+        table.insert(configs, "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=" .. (package:debug() and "Debug" or "Release"))
+        table.insert(configs, "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=" .. (package:config("shared") and "ON" or "OFF"))
+        import("package.tools.cmake").install(package, configs)
+    end)
+
+    on_test(function (package)
+        assert(package:check_cxxsnippets({test = [[
+            #include <xlnt/xlnt.hpp>
+
+            void test(){
+                xlnt::workbook wb;
+                xlnt::worksheet ws = wb.active_sheet();
+                ws.cell("A1").value(5);
+                wb.save("example.xlsx");
+            }
+        ]]}, {configs = {languages = "c++14"}}))
+    end)