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+class Eccodes < Formula
+  desc "Decode and encode messages in the GRIB 1/2 and  BUFR 3/4 formats"
+  homepage "https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/ECC/ecCodes+Home"
+  url "https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/download/attachments/45757960/eccodes-2.7.3-Source.tar.gz"
+  sha256 "6fab143dbb34604bb2e04d10143855c0906b00411c1713fd7ff5c35519b871db"
+
+  depends_on "cmake" => :build
+  depends_on "gcc" # for gfortran
+  depends_on "jasper"
+  depends_on "libpng"
+  depends_on "numpy"
+
+  conflicts_with "grib-api", :because => "both install /usr/local/include/grib_api.h"
+
+  def install
+    inreplace "CMakeLists.txt", "find_package( OpenJPEG )", ""
+
+    mkdir "build" do
+      system "cmake", "..", "-DENABLE_NETCDF=OFF", "-DENABLE_PNG=ON", *std_cmake_args
+      system "make", "install"
+    end
+  end
+
+  test do
+    grib_samples_path = shell_output("#{bin}/codes_info -s").strip
+    assert_match "packingType", shell_output("#{bin}/grib_ls #{grib_samples_path}/GRIB1.tmpl")
+    assert_match "gridType", shell_output("#{bin}/grib_ls #{grib_samples_path}/GRIB2.tmpl")
+  end
+end