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+"""
+Utilities Package for QR Attendance Management System
+====================================================
+
+This package provides consolidated utility functions extracted from app.py
+for better code organization and reusability.
+
+Modules:
+    - auth_decorators: Authentication and authorization decorators
+    - validation: Role validation and permissions checking
+    - location_utils: Location and geocoding utilities
+    - qr_utils: QR code generation utilities
+    - date_time_utils: Date and time formatting utilities
+    - helpers: General helper functions
+"""
+
+# Authentication decorators
+from .auth_decorators import (
+    login_required,
+    admin_required,
+    staff_or_admin_required,
+    project_manager_required,
+    payroll_required
+)
+
+# Validation functions
+from .validation import (
+    is_valid_role,
+    has_admin_privileges,
+    has_staff_level_access,
+    has_export_permissions,
+    get_role_permissions,
+    VALID_ROLES,
+    STAFF_LEVEL_ROLES
+)
+
+# Export all for easy importing
+__all__ = [
+    # Decorators
+    'login_required',
+    'admin_required',
+    'staff_or_admin_required',
+    'project_manager_required',
+    'payroll_required',
+    
+    # Validation
+    'is_valid_role',
+    'has_admin_privileges',
+    'has_staff_level_access',
+    'has_export_permissions',
+    'get_role_permissions',
+    'VALID_ROLES',
+    'STAFF_LEVEL_ROLES',
+]