diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
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+# http://editorconfig.org
+root = true
+
+[*]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+end_of_line = lf
+charset = utf-8
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.DS_Store
+.idea/
+.build/
+node_modules/
+*.iml
diff --git a/.jshintignore b/.jshintignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d8b3f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.build
+node_modules
+public/js
diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+{
+    // Whether the scan should stop on first error.
+    "passfail": false,
+    // Maximum errors before stopping.
+    "maxerr": 100,
+
+
+    // Predefined globals
+
+    // Whether the standard browser globals should be predefined.
+    "browser": false,
+    // Whether the Node.js environment globals should be predefined.
+    "node": true,
+    // Whether the Rhino environment globals should be predefined.
+    "rhino": false,
+    // Whether CouchDB globals should be predefined.
+    "couch": false,
+    // Whether the Windows Scripting Host environment globals should be predefined.
+    "wsh": false,
+
+    // Whether jQuery globals should be predefined.
+    "jquery": false,
+    // Whether Prototype and Scriptaculous globals should be predefined.
+    "prototypejs": false,
+    // Whether MooTools globals should be predefined.
+    "mootools": false,
+    // Whether Dojo Toolkit globals should be predefined.
+    "dojo": false,
+
+    // Custom predefined globals.
+    "predef": [],
+
+    // Development
+
+    // Whether debugger statements should be allowed.
+    "debug": false,
+    // Whether logging globals should be predefined (console, alert, etc.).
+    "devel": false,
+
+
+    // ECMAScript 5
+
+    // Whether the "use strict"; pragma should be required.
+    "strict": true,
+    // Whether global "use strict"; should be allowed (also enables strict).
+    "globalstrict": true,
+
+
+    // The Good Parts
+
+    // Whether automatic semicolon insertion should be allowed.
+    "asi": false,
+    // Whether line breaks should not be checked, e.g. `return [\n] x`.
+    "laxbreak": false,
+    // Whether bitwise operators (&, |, ^, etc.) should be forbidden.
+    "bitwise": false,
+    // Whether assignments inside `if`, `for` and `while` should be allowed. Usually
+    // conditions and loops are for comparison, not assignments.
+    "boss": true,
+    // Whether curly braces around all blocks should be required.
+    "curly": true,
+    // Whether `===` and `!==` should be required (instead of `==` and `!=`).
+    "eqeqeq": true,
+    // Whether `== null` comparisons should be allowed, even if `eqeqeq` is `true`.
+    "eqnull": false,
+    // Whether `eval` should be allowed.
+    "evil": false,
+    // Whether ExpressionStatement should be allowed as Programs.
+    "expr": true,
+    // Whether `for in` loops must filter with `hasOwnPrototype`.
+    "forin": false,
+    // Whether immediate invocations must be wrapped in parens, e.g.
+    // `( function(){}() );`.
+    "immed": true,
+    // Whether use before define should be forbidden.
+    "latedef": false,
+    // Whether functions should be allowed to be defined within loops.
+    "loopfunc": false,
+    // Whether arguments.caller and arguments.callee should be forbidden.
+    "noarg": false,
+    // Whether `.` should be forbidden in regexp literals.
+    "regexp": false,
+    // Whether unescaped first/last dash (-) inside brackets in regexps should be allowed.
+    "regexdash": false,
+    // Whether script-targeted URLs should be allowed.
+    "scripturl": false,
+    // Whether variable shadowing should be allowed.
+    "shadow": false,
+    // Whether `new function () { ... };` and `new Object;` should be allowed.
+    "supernew": false,
+    // Whether variables must be declared before used.
+    "undef": true,
+    // Whether `this` inside a non-constructor function should be allowed.
+    "validthis": false,
+    // Whether smarttabs should be allowed
+    // (http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/SmartTabs).
+    "smarttabs": true,
+    // Whether the `__proto__` property should be allowed.
+    "proto": false,
+    // Whether one-case switch statements should be allowed.
+    "onecase": false,
+    // Whether non-standard (but widely adopted) globals should be predefined.
+    "nonstandard": false,
+    // Allow multiline strings.
+    "multistr": false,
+    // Whether line breaks should not be checked around commas.
+    "laxcomma": false,
+    // Whether semicolons may be ommitted for the trailing statements inside of a
+    // one-line blocks.
+    "lastsemic": false,
+    // Whether the `__iterator__` property should be allowed.
+    "iterator": false,
+    // Whether only function scope should be used for scope tests.
+    "funcscope": false,
+    // Whether es.next specific syntax should be allowed.
+    "esnext": false,
+
+
+    // Style preferences
+
+    // Whether constructor names must be capitalized.
+    "newcap": false,
+    // Whether empty blocks should be forbidden.
+    "noempty": false,
+    // Whether using `new` for side-effects should be forbidden.
+    "nonew": false,
+    // Whether names should be checked for leading or trailing underscores
+    // (object._attribute would be forbidden).
+    "nomen": false,
+    // Whether only one var statement per function should be allowed.
+    "onevar": false,
+    // Whether increment and decrement (`++` and `--`) should be forbidden.
+    "plusplus": false,
+    // Whether all forms of subscript notation are allowed.
+    "sub": false,
+    // Whether trailing whitespace rules apply.
+    "trailing": false,
+    // Specify indentation.
+    "indent": 4,
+    // Whether strict whitespace rules apply.
+    "white": false,
+    // Quote formatting
+    "quotmark": true,
+
+    // Complexity
+
+    // Maximum number of function parameters.
+    "maxparams": 5,
+    // Maximum block nesting depth.
+    "maxdepth": 3,
+    // Maximum number of statements per function.
+    "maxstatements": 25,
+    // Maximum cyclomatic complexity.
+    "maxcomplexity": 6
+}
diff --git a/.nodemonignore b/.nodemonignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a67173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nodemonignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/.build/*   # Build folder
+/public/*	# ignore all public resources
+/.*			# any hidden (dot) files
+*.md	    # Markdown files
+*.css	    # CSS files
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
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+'use strict';
+
+
+module.exports = function (grunt) {
+
+    grunt.initConfig({
+        jshint: {
+            files: ['controllers/**/*.js', 'lib/**/*.js', 'models/**/*.js'],
+            options: {
+                jshintrc: '.jshintrc'
+            }
+        },
+        requirejs: {
+            compile: {
+                options: {
+                    baseUrl: 'public/js',
+                    mainConfigFile: 'public/js/config.js',
+                    dir: '.build/js',
+                    optimize: 'uglify',
+                    modules: [{name: 'app'}]
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        less: {
+            compile: {
+                options: {
+                    yuicompress: true,
+                    paths: ['public/css']
+                },
+                files: {
+                    '.build/css/app.css': 'public/css/app.less'
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        makara: {
+            files: ['public/templates/**/*.dust'],
+            options: {
+                contentPath: ['locales/**/*.properties']
+            }
+        },
+        dustjs: {
+            compile: {
+                files: [
+                    {
+                        expand: true,
+                        cwd: 'tmp/',
+                        src: '**/*.dust',
+                        dest: '.build/templates',
+                        ext: '.js'
+                    }
+                ],
+                options: {
+                    fullname: function (filepath) {
+                        var path = require('path'),
+                            name = path.basename(filepath, '.dust'),
+                            parts = filepath.split(path.sep),
+                            fullname = parts.slice(3, -1).concat(name);
+
+                        return fullname.join(path.sep);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        clean: {
+            'tmp': 'tmp',
+            'build': '.build/templates'
+        },
+        mochatest: {
+            src: ['test/*.js'],
+            options: {
+                globals: ['chai'],
+                timeout: 6000,
+                ignoreLeaks: false,
+                ui: 'bdd',
+                reporter: 'spec'
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    //grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-ci-suite');
+    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-less');
+    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-requirejs');
+    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-clean');
+    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-dustjs');
+    grunt.loadTasks('./node_modules/makara/tasks/');
+
+    grunt.registerTask('i18n', ['clean', 'makara', 'dustjs', 'clean:tmp']);
+    grunt.registerTask('build', ['jshint', 'less', 'requirejs', 'i18n']);
+    grunt.registerTask('test', ['jshint', 'mochatest']);
+
+};
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
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+# Kraken_Example_Custom_Middleware
+
+An application to show the use of custom middleware for kraken.
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "name": "kraken-example-custom-middleware",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "dependencies": {}
+}
diff --git a/config/app.json b/config/app.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+// Uncomment and change as needed (Be careful not to leave trailing commas!)
+
+// "port": 8000,
+//
+// "host": "localhost",
+//
+// "i18n": {
+//     "fallback": "en-US",
+//     "contentPath": "path:./locales"
+// },
+//
+// "routes": {
+//     "routePath": "path:./controllers"
+// },
+//
+//  "view engines": {
+//      "js": {
+//         "module": "adaro",
+//         "settings": {
+//             "helpers": null,
+//             "stream": false
+//         }
+//      },
+//
+//     "dust": {
+//         "module": "adaro",
+//         "settings": {
+//             "helpers": null,
+//             "stream": false
+//         }
+//     }
+// },
+// "express": {
+//     "x-powered-by": false,
+//     "trust proxy": false,
+//     "jsonp callback name": null,
+//     "json replacer": null,
+//     "json spaces": 0,
+//     "case sensitive routing": false,
+//     "strict routing": false,
+//     "view cache": true,
+//     "view engine": "js",
+//     "views": "path:./.build/templates"
+// }
+
+}
diff --git a/config/middleware.json b/config/middleware.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07662a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/middleware.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "middleware": {
+        "session": {
+            "module": "memory",
+            "secret": "ca713a42e9a443ac93836cfbc9ea441a9d947667"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/controllers/index.js b/controllers/index.js
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index 0000000..c40005c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controllers/index.js
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+'use strict';
+
+
+module.exports = function (server) {
+
+    server.get('/', function (req, res) {
+        var model = { name: 'kraken-example-custom-middleware' };
+        
+        res.render('index', model);
+        
+    });
+
+};
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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index 0000000..3a1928c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+'use strict';
+
+
+var kraken = require('kraken-js'),
+    app = {};
+
+
+app.configure = function configure(nconf, next) {
+    // Fired when an app configures itself
+    next(null);
+};
+
+
+app.requestStart = function requestStart(server) {
+    // Fired at the beginning of an incoming request
+};
+
+
+app.requestBeforeRoute = function requestBeforeRoute(server) {
+    // Fired before routing occurs
+};
+
+
+app.requestAfterRoute = function requestAfterRoute(server) {
+    // Fired after routing occurs
+};
+
+
+kraken.create(app).listen(function (err) {
+    if (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+    }
+});
diff --git a/locales/US/en/index.properties b/locales/US/en/index.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c47aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locales/US/en/index.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+index.greeting=Hello, {name}!
diff --git a/models/index.js b/models/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b093a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+    "name": "kraken-example-custom-middleware",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "description": "An application to show the use of custom middleware for kraken.",
+    "author": "@LennyMarkus",
+    "main": "index.js",
+    "scripts": {
+        "start": "node index.js"
+    },
+    "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+    },
+    "dependencies": {
+        "kraken-js": "~0.6.1",
+        "express": "~3.4.4",
+        "adaro": "~0.1.x",
+        "nconf": "~0.6.8",
+        "less": "~1.3.3",
+        "dustjs-linkedin": "~2.0.3",
+        "dustjs-helpers": "~1.1.1",
+        "makara": "~0.3.0"
+    },
+    "devDependencies": {
+        "mocha": "~1.10.0",
+        "grunt": "~0.4.1",
+
+        "grunt-contrib-less": "~0.7.0",
+        "grunt-contrib-requirejs": "~0.4.1",
+        "grunt-dustjs": "~1.1.1",
+        "grunt-contrib-clean": "~0.5.0"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/public/css/app.less b/public/css/app.less
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/public/js/.jshintignore b/public/js/.jshintignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a65b417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/js/.jshintignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+lib
diff --git a/public/js/.jshintrc b/public/js/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13e2bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/js/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+{
+    "passfail": false,
+    "maxerr": 100,
+
+    "browser": true,
+    "node": false,
+    "rhino": false,
+    "couch": false,
+    "wsh": false,
+
+    "jquery": false,
+    "prototypejs": false,
+    "mootools": false,
+    "dojo": false,
+
+    "debug": false,
+    "devel": false,
+
+    "es5": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "globalstrict": true,
+
+    "asi": false,
+    "laxbreak": false,
+    "bitwise": false,
+    "boss": true,
+    "curly": true,
+    "eqeqeq": true,
+    "eqnull": false,
+    "evil": false,
+    "expr": true,
+    "forin": false,
+    "immed": true,
+    "latedef": false,
+    "loopfunc": false,
+    "noarg": false,
+    "regexp": false,
+    "regexdash": false,
+    "scripturl": false,
+    "shadow": false,
+    "supernew": false,
+    "undef": true,
+    "validthis": false,
+    "smarttabs": true,
+    "proto": false,
+    "onecase": false,
+    "nonstandard": false,
+    "multistr": false,
+    "laxcomma": false,
+    "lastsemic": false,
+    "iterator": false,
+    "funcscope": false,
+    "esnext": false,
+
+    "newcap": false,
+    "noempty": false,
+    "nonew": false,
+    "nomen": false,
+    "onevar": false,
+    "plusplus": false,
+    "sub": false,
+    "trailing": false,
+    "indent": 4,
+    "white": true,
+
+    "maxparams": 5,
+    "maxdepth": 3,
+    "maxstatements": 25,
+    "maxcomplexity": 6,
+
+    "predef": ["define", "requirejs"]
+}
diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..702d618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+'use strict';
+
+
+require(['config' /*, Dependencies */], function (config) {
+
+    var app = {
+        initialize: function () {
+            // Your code here
+        }
+    };
+
+    app.initialize();
+
+});
diff --git a/public/js/config.js b/public/js/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fb02aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/js/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+'use strict';
+
+
+requirejs.config({
+    paths: {}
+});
diff --git a/public/templates/index.dust b/public/templates/index.dust
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d99ff8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/templates/index.dust
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{>"layouts/master" /}
+
+{<body}
+    <h1>{@pre type="content" key="index.greeting"/}</h1>
+{/body}
diff --git a/public/templates/layouts/master.dust b/public/templates/layouts/master.dust
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c87d320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/templates/layouts/master.dust
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
+    <title>{+title /}</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/app.css" />
+</head>
+<body>
+<div id="wrapper">
+    {+body /}
+</div>
+<script data-main="js/app" src="js/lib/require.js"></script>
+</body>
+</html>