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the newly added unit tests passed. ran them with `cargo test` and `cargo test --release` to trigger both tests.

the newly added unit test passed after building with and without a JSON file present, and with/without `--release`, i made sure the correct `IDENTITY_SOCKET_ADDR` value was present

the newly added unit tests passed. passed after building with and without a JSON file present, and with/without `--release`, ran them with `cargo test` and `cargo test --release` to trigger both tests.i made sure the correct `IDENTITY_SOCKET_ADDR` value was present