diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+<!--
+
+    Sonatype Nexus (TM) Open Source Version
+    Copyright (c) 2018-present Sonatype, Inc.
+    All rights reserved. Includes the third-party code listed at http://links.sonatype.com/products/nexus/oss/attributions.
+
+    This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License Version 1.0,
+    which accompanies this distribution and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
+
+    Sonatype Nexus (TM) Professional Version is available from Sonatype, Inc. "Sonatype" and "Sonatype Nexus" are trademarks
+    of Sonatype, Inc. Apache Maven is a trademark of the Apache Software Foundation. M2eclipse is a trademark of the
+    Eclipse Foundation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
+
+-->
+## How to be a contributor to this project
+
+### Are you submitting a pull request?
+
+* Use [our codestyle](https://github.com/sonatype/codestyle). If we get a PR that doesn't match it, there will be
+much shaming throughout the land. If you use an editor besides Eclipse or IntelliJ, adapt the codestyle and submit a PR
+there :)
+* Fill out a CLA for us, so we can sort out all the legal parts of contributing. You can get all the information for
+this [here](https://help.sonatype.com/display/NXRM3/Bundle+Development#BundleDevelopment-ContributingBundles). You may go, this is for your book, is it
+applicable for this repo? Yes, absolutely. Follow the CLA process and email in your form. We are working on a way to
+make this simpler, as well.
+* Make sure to fill out an issue for your PR, so that we have traceability as to what you are trying to fix,
+versus how you fixed it.
+* Try to fix one thing per pull request! Many people work on this code, so the more focused your changes are, the less
+of a headache other people will have when they merge their work in.
+* Ensure your Pull Request passes tests either locally or via TravisCI (it will run automatically on your PR)
+* Make sure to add yourself or your organization to CONTRIBUTORS.md as a part of your PR, if you are new to the project!
+* If you're stuck, ask our [gitter channel](https://gitter.im/sonatype/nexus-developers)! There are a number of
+experienced programmers who are happy to help with learning and troubleshooting.
+
+### Are you new and looking to dive in?
+
+* Check our issues to see if there is something you can dive in to.
+* Come hang out with us at our [gitter channel](https://gitter.im/sonatype/nexus-developers).
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
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+Thanks for creating an issue! Please fill out this form so we can be
+sure to have all the information we need, and to minimize back and forth.
+
+* **What are you trying to do?**
+
+* **What feature or behavior is this required for?**
+
+* **How could we solve this issue? (Not knowing is okay!)**
+
+* **Anything else?**
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+(brief, plain english overview of your changes here)
+
+This pull request makes the following changes:
+* (your change here)
+* (another change here)
+* (etc)
+
+(If there are changes to the UI, please include a screenshot so we
+know what to look for!)
+
+(If there are changes to user behavior in general, please make sure to
+update the docs, as well)
+
+It relates to the following issue #s:
+* Fixes #X
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Eclipse
+.classpath
+.project
+.settings/
+
+# Maven
+target/
+*.ser
+*.ec
+.mvn/timing.properties
+.mvn/extensions.xml
+.mvn/maven.config
+
+# Intellij
+*.ipr
+*.iml
+*.iws
+.idea/
+
+# OrientDB
+.orientdb_history
+
+# Other
+.DS_Store
+.clover
+*.log
+/*.rc
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+out
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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index 00000000..dff5f3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+language: java
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<!--
+
+    Sonatype Nexus (TM) Open Source Version
+    Copyright (c) 2018-present Sonatype, Inc.
+    All rights reserved. Includes the third-party code listed at http://links.sonatype.com/products/nexus/oss/attributions.
+
+    This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License Version 1.0,
+    which accompanies this distribution and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
+
+    Sonatype Nexus (TM) Professional Version is available from Sonatype, Inc. "Sonatype" and "Sonatype Nexus" are trademarks
+    of Sonatype, Inc. Apache Maven is a trademark of the Apache Software Foundation. M2eclipse is a trademark of the
+    Eclipse Foundation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
+
+-->
+A lot of awesome people have contributed to this project! Here they are:
+
+Sonatype internal people:
+
+* [@DarthHater](https://github.com/darthhater/) (Jeffry Hesse)
+
+External contributors:
+
+![Possibly You!](http://i.imgur.com/A3eScYul.jpg)
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+ARG NEXUS_VERSION=3.8.0
+
+FROM maven:3-jdk-8-alpine AS build
+ARG NEXUS_VERSION=3.8.0
+ARG NEXUS_BUILD=02
+
+COPY . /nexus-repository-composer/
+RUN cd /nexus-repository-composer/; sed -i "s/3.8.0-02/${NEXUS_VERSION}-${NEXUS_BUILD}/g" pom.xml; \
+    mvn clean package;
+
+FROM sonatype/nexus3:$NEXUS_VERSION
+ARG NEXUS_VERSION=3.8.0
+ARG NEXUS_BUILD=02
+ARG COMPOSER_VERSION=1.0.0
+ARG TARGET_DIR=/opt/sonatype/nexus/system/org/sonatype/nexus/plugins/nexus-repository-composer/${COMPOSER_VERSION}/
+USER root
+RUN mkdir -p ${TARGET_DIR}; \
+    sed -i 's@nexus-repository-npm</feature>@nexus-repository-npm</feature>\n        <feature prerequisite="false" dependency="false">nexus-repository-composer</feature>@g' /opt/sonatype/nexus/system/com/sonatype/nexus/assemblies/nexus-oss-feature/${NEXUS_VERSION}-${NEXUS_BUILD}/nexus-oss-feature-${NEXUS_VERSION}-${NEXUS_BUILD}-features.xml; \
+    sed -i 's@<feature name="nexus-repository-npm"@<feature name="nexus-repository-composer" description="org.sonatype.nexus.plugins:nexus-repository-composer" version="1.0.0">\n        <details>org.sonatype.nexus.plugins:nexus-repository-composer2</details>\n        <bundle>mvn:org.sonatype.nexus.plugins/nexus-repository-composer/1.0.0</bundle>\n    </feature>\n    <feature name="nexus-repository-npm"@g' /opt/sonatype/nexus/system/com/sonatype/nexus/assemblies/nexus-oss-feature/${NEXUS_VERSION}-${NEXUS_BUILD}/nexus-oss-feature-${NEXUS_VERSION}-${NEXUS_BUILD}-features.xml;
+COPY --from=build /nexus-repository-composer/target/nexus-repository-composer-${COMPOSER_VERSION}.jar ${TARGET_DIR}
+USER nexus
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
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+Eclipse Public License -v 1.0
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+<!--
+
+    Sonatype Nexus (TM) Open Source Version
+    Copyright (c) 2018-present Sonatype, Inc.
+    All rights reserved. Includes the third-party code listed at http://links.sonatype.com/products/nexus/oss/attributions.
+
+    This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License Version 1.0,
+    which accompanies this distribution and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
+
+    Sonatype Nexus (TM) Professional Version is available from Sonatype, Inc. "Sonatype" and "Sonatype Nexus" are trademarks
+    of Sonatype, Inc. Apache Maven is a trademark of the Apache Software Foundation. M2eclipse is a trademark of the
+    Eclipse Foundation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
+
+-->
+# Nexus Repository Composer Format
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sonatype-nexus-community/nexus-repository-composer.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sonatype-nexus-community/nexus-repository-composer) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/sonatype/nexus-developers](https://badges.gitter.im/sonatype/nexus-developers.svg)](https://gitter.im/sonatype/nexus-developers?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
+
+# Table Of Contents
+* [Developing](#developing)
+   * [Requirements](#requirements)
+   * [Building](#building)
+* [Using Composer with Nexus Repository Manger 3](#using-composer-with-nexus-repository-manager-3)
+* [Installing the plugin](#installing-the-plugin)
+   * [Temporary Install](#temporary-install)
+   * [(more) Permanent Install](#more-permanent-install)
+   * [(most) Permament Install](#most-permanent-install)
+* [The Fine Print](#the-fine-print)
+* [Getting Help](#getting-help)
+
+## Developing
+
+### Requirements
+
+* [Apache Maven 3.3.3+](https://maven.apache.org/install.html)
+* [Java 8+](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html)
+* Network access to https://repository.sonatype.org/content/groups/sonatype-public-grid
+
+Also, there is a good amount of information available at [Bundle Development](https://help.sonatype.com/display/NXRM3/Bundle+Development)
+
+### Building
+
+To build the project and generate the bundle use Maven
+
+    mvn clean package
+
+If everything checks out, the bundle for Composer should be available in the `target` folder
+
+#### Build with Docker
+
+`docker build -t nexus-repository-composer:1.0.0 .`
+
+#### Run as a Docker container
+
+`docker run -d -p 8081:8081 --name nexus nexus-repository-composer:1.0.0` 
+
+For further information like how to persist volumes check out [the GitHub repo for our official image](https://github.com/sonatype/docker-nexus3).
+
+The application will now be available from your browser at http://localhost:8081
+
+## Using Composer With Nexus Repository Manager 3
+
+[We have detailed instructions on how to get started here!](docs/COMPOSER_USER_DOCUMENTATION.md)
+
+## Installing the plugin
+
+There are a range of options for installing the Composer plugin. You'll need to build it first, and
+then install the plugin with the options shown below:
+
+### Temporary Install
+
+Installations done via the Karaf console will be wiped out with every restart of Nexus Repository. This is a
+good installation path if you are just testing or doing development on the plugin.
+
+* Enable Nexus console: edit `<nexus_dir>/bin/nexus.vmoptions` and change `karaf.startLocalConsole`  to `true`.
+
+  More details here: [Bundle Development](https://help.sonatype.com/display/NXRM3/Bundle+Development+Overview)
+
+* Run Nexus' console:
+  ```
+  # sudo su - nexus
+  $ cd <nexus_dir>/bin
+  $ ./nexus run
+  > bundle:install file:///tmp/nexus-repository-composer-1.0.0.jar
+  > bundle:list
+  ```
+  (look for org.sonatype.nexus.plugins:nexus-repository-composer ID, should be the last one)
+  ```
+  > bundle:start <org.sonatype.nexus.plugins:nexus-repository-composer ID>
+  ```
+
+### (more) Permanent Install
+
+For more permanent installs of the nexus-repository-composer plugin, follow these instructions:
+
+* Copy the bundle (nexus-repository-composer-1.0.0.jar) into <nexus_dir>/deploy
+
+This will cause the plugin to be loaded with each restart of Nexus Repository. As well, this folder is monitored
+by Nexus Repository and the plugin should load within 60 seconds of being copied there if Nexus Repository
+is running. You will still need to start the bundle using the karaf commands mentioned in the temporary install.
+
+### (most) Permanent Install
+
+If you are trying to use the Composer plugin permanently, it likely makes more sense to do the following:
+
+* Copy the bundle into `<nexus_dir>/system/org/sonatype/nexus/plugins/nexus-repository-composer/1.0.0/nexus-repository-composer-1.0.0.jar`
+* Make the following additions marked with + to `<nexus_dir>/system/org/sonatype/nexus/assemblies/nexus-core-feature/3.x.y/nexus-core-feature-3.x.y-features.xml`
+
+   ```
+         <feature prerequisite="false" dependency="false">nexus-repository-rubygems</feature>
+   +     <feature prerequisite="false" dependency="false">nexus-repository-composer</feature>
+         <feature prerequisite="false" dependency="false">nexus-repository-gitlfs</feature>
+     </feature>
+   ```
+   And
+   ```
+   + <feature name="nexus-repository-composer" description="org.sonatype.nexus.plugins:nexus-repository-composer" version="1.0.0">
+   +     <details>org.sonatype.nexus.plugins:nexus-repository-composer</details>
+   +     <bundle>mvn:org.sonatype.nexus.plugins/nexus-repository-composer/1.0.0</bundle>
+   + </feature>
+    </features>
+   ```
+This will cause the plugin to be loaded and started with each startup of Nexus Repository.
+
+## The Fine Print
+
+It is worth noting that this is **NOT SUPPORTED** by Sonatype, and is a contribution of ours
+to the open source community (read: you!)
+
+Remember:
+
+* Use this contribution at the risk tolerance that you have
+* Do NOT file Sonatype support tickets related to Composer support in regard to this plugin
+* DO file issues here on GitHub, so that the community can pitch in
+
+Phew, that was easier than I thought. Last but not least of all:
+
+Have fun creating and using this plugin and the Nexus platform, we are glad to have you here!
+
+## Getting help
+
+Looking to contribute to our code but need some help? There's a few ways to get information:
+
+* Chat with us on [Gitter](https://gitter.im/sonatype/nexus-developers)
+* Check out the [Nexus3](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nexus3) tag on Stack Overflow
+* Check out the [Nexus Repository User List](https://groups.google.com/a/glists.sonatype.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/nexus-users)
diff --git a/docs/COMPOSER_USER_DOCUMENTATION.md b/docs/COMPOSER_USER_DOCUMENTATION.md
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+<!--
+
+    Sonatype Nexus (TM) Open Source Version
+    Copyright (c) 2018-present Sonatype, Inc.
+    All rights reserved. Includes the third-party code listed at http://links.sonatype.com/products/nexus/oss/attributions.
+
+    This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License Version 1.0,
+    which accompanies this distribution and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
+
+    Sonatype Nexus (TM) Professional Version is available from Sonatype, Inc. "Sonatype" and "Sonatype Nexus" are trademarks
+    of Sonatype, Inc. Apache Maven is a trademark of the Apache Software Foundation. M2eclipse is a trademark of the
+    Eclipse Foundation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
+
+-->
+## Composer Repositories
+
+### Introduction
+
+TBD
+
+### Proxying Composer Repositories
+
+TBD
+
+### Configuring Composer 
+
+TBD
+
+### Browsing Composer Repository Packages
+
+You can browse Composer repositories in the user interface inspecting the components and assets and their details, as
+described in [Browsing Repositories and Repository Groups](https://help.sonatype.com/display/NXRM3/Browsing+Repositories+and+Repository+Groups).
diff --git a/header.txt b/header.txt
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+++ b/header.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Sonatype Nexus (TM) Open Source Version
+Copyright (c) ${project.inceptionYear}-present Sonatype, Inc.
+All rights reserved. Includes the third-party code listed at http://links.sonatype.com/products/nexus/oss/attributions.
+
+This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License Version 1.0,
+which accompanies this distribution and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
+
+Sonatype Nexus (TM) Professional Version is available from Sonatype, Inc. "Sonatype" and "Sonatype Nexus" are trademarks
+of Sonatype, Inc. Apache Maven is a trademark of the Apache Software Foundation. M2eclipse is a trademark of the
+Eclipse Foundation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
diff --git a/headers.sh b/headers.sh
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+++ b/headers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+dirname=`dirname $0`
+dirname=`cd "$dirname" && pwd`
+cd "$dirname"
+
+op=$1; shift
+case "$op" in
+    'check' | 'format')
+        ;;
+     *)
+        echo "usage: `basename $0` { check | format } [mvn-options]"
+        exit 1
+esac
+
+# still depends on profiles defined in https://github.com/sonatype/buildsupport/blob/master/pom.xml
+mvn -f ./pom.xml -N -P license-${op} "$@"
+
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea9ec142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+
+    Sonatype Nexus (TM) Open Source Version
+    Copyright (c) 2018-present Sonatype, Inc.
+    All rights reserved. Includes the third-party code listed at http://links.sonatype.com/products/nexus/oss/attributions.
+
+    This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License Version 1.0,
+    which accompanies this distribution and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
+
+    Sonatype Nexus (TM) Professional Version is available from Sonatype, Inc. "Sonatype" and "Sonatype Nexus" are trademarks
+    of Sonatype, Inc. Apache Maven is a trademark of the Apache Software Foundation. M2eclipse is a trademark of the
+    Eclipse Foundation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
+
+-->
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.nexus.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>nexus-plugins</artifactId>
+        <version>3.8.0-02</version>
+    </parent>
+    <groupId>org.sonatype.nexus.plugins</groupId>
+    <artifactId>nexus-repository-composer</artifactId>
+    <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
+    <inceptionYear>2018</inceptionYear>
+    <packaging>bundle</packaging>
+
+    <dependencies>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.nexus</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-plugin-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.nexus</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-repository</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.goodies</groupId>
+            <artifactId>goodies-testsupport</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.nexus</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-rapture</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.nexus.buildsupport</groupId>
+                <artifactId>extjs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <namespace>NX.composer</namespace>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>yuicompressor-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.karaf.tooling</groupId>
+                <artifactId>karaf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.20</version>
+            </plugin>
+
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>