contributing: Add T4, test data in JSON files

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 var PublicKey = require('../lib/publickey');
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+### T4 - Testing: Data for tests included in a JSON file
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+If possible, data for tests should be included in a different JSON file from the test. This improves interoperability with other libraries and keeps tests cleaner.
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 ## Pull Request Workflow

 Our workflow is based on GitHub's pull requests. We use feature branches, prepended with: `test`, `feature`, `fix`, `refactor`, or `remove` according to the change the branch introduces. Some examples for such branches are: