diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9eebab6e..f4139eb6 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ We accept contributions via Pull Requests on [Github](https://github.com/thephpl
 ## Running Tests
 
 ``` bash
-$ phpunit
+$ make test
 ```
-**Happy coding**!
\ No newline at end of file
+**Happy coding**!
diff --git a/src/Engine.php b/src/Engine.php
index 832fd091..52115364 100644
--- a/src/Engine.php
+++ b/src/Engine.php
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ public function __construct($config = []) {
             'php_extensions' => ['php', 'phtml'],
             'image_extensions' => ['png', 'jpg'],
         ]);
-        $this->container->add('compose', function($c) {
-            return Util\id();
-        });
+        $this->container->addComposed('compose', function() { return []; });
         $this->container->add('fileExists', function($c) {
             return 'file_exists';
         });
diff --git a/src/Extension/Data/DataExtension.php b/src/Extension/Data/DataExtension.php
index 05fe9cf1..3c10ad12 100644
--- a/src/Extension/Data/DataExtension.php
+++ b/src/Extension/Data/DataExtension.php
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ public function register(Plates\Engine $plates) {
         $c->add('data.globals', []);
         $c->add('data.template_data', []);
         $c->merge('config', ['merge_parent_data' => true]);
-        $c->wrap('compose', function($compose, $c) {
-            return Plates\Util\compose(...array_filter([
-                $c->get('config')['merge_parent_data'] ? mergeParentDataCompose() : null,
-                $c->get('data.globals') ? globalResolveData($c->get('data.globals')) : null,
-                $c->get('data.template_data') ? perTemplateResolveData($c->get('data.template_data')) : null,
-                $compose
-            ]));
+        $c->wrapComposed('compose', function($composers, $c) {
+            return array_merge(array_filter([
+                'data.perTemplateData' => $c->get('data.template_data') ? perTemplateDataCompose($c->get('data.template_data')) : null,
+                'data.mergeParentData' => $c->get('config')['merge_parent_data'] ? mergeParentDataCompose() : null,
+                'data.addGlobals' => $c->get('data.globals') ? addGlobalsCompose($c->get('data.globals')) : null,
+            ]), $composers);
         });
 
         $plates->addMethods([
diff --git a/src/Extension/Data/data.php b/src/Extension/Data/data.php
index 97668077..61008211 100644
--- a/src/Extension/Data/data.php
+++ b/src/Extension/Data/data.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 function addGlobalsCompose(array $globals) {
     return function(Template $template) use ($globals) {
-        return $template->withAddedData($globals);
+        return $template->withData(array_merge($globals, $template->data));
     };
 }
 
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ function mergeParentDataCompose() {
 
 function perTemplateDataCompose(array $template_data_map) {
     return function(Template $template) use ($template_data_map) {
-        $name = $template->name;
+        $name = $template->get('normalized_name', $template->name);
 
         return isset($template_data_map[$name])
-            ? $template->withAddedData($template_data_map[$name])
+            ? $template->withData(array_merge($template_data_map[$name], $template->data))
             : $template;
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/Extension/Folders/FoldersExtension.php b/src/Extension/Folders/FoldersExtension.php
index fd69af74..89b8d4e3 100644
--- a/src/Extension/Folders/FoldersExtension.php
+++ b/src/Extension/Folders/FoldersExtension.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public function register(Plates\Engine $plates) {
             'folder_separator' => '::',
         ]);
         $c->add('folders.folders', []);
-        $c->wrap('path.resolvePath.stack', function($stack, $c) {
+        $c->wrapStack('path.resolvePath', function($stack, $c) {
             $config = $c;
             return array_merge([
                 'folders' => foldersResolvePath(
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ public function register(Plates\Engine $plates) {
                 )
             ], $stack);
         });
+        $c->wrapComposed('path.normalizeName', function($composed, $c) {
+            return array_merge($composed, [
+                'folders.stripFolders' => stripFoldersNormalizeName($c->get('folders.folders'))
+            ]);
+        });
         $plates->addMethods([
             'addFolder' => function($plates, $folder, $prefixes, $fallback = false) {
                 $prefixes = is_string($prefixes) ? [$prefixes] : $prefixes;
diff --git a/src/Extension/Folders/folders.php b/src/Extension/Folders/folders.php
index 53ce30f6..60068d64 100644
--- a/src/Extension/Folders/folders.php
+++ b/src/Extension/Folders/folders.php
@@ -32,3 +32,17 @@ function foldersResolvePath(array $folders, $sep = '::', $file_exists = 'file_ex
         return $path;
     };
 }
+
+function stripFoldersNormalizeName(array $folders, $sep = '::') {
+    return function($name) use ($folders, $sep) {
+        foreach ($folders as $folder) {
+            foreach (array_filter($folder['prefixes']) as $prefix) {
+                if (strpos($name, $prefix) === 0) {
+                    return $folder['folder'] . $sep . substr($name, strlen($prefix) + 1);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $name;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/Extension/LayoutSections/LayoutSectionsExtension.php b/src/Extension/LayoutSections/LayoutSectionsExtension.php
index d82ebfed..e764649e 100644
--- a/src/Extension/LayoutSections/LayoutSectionsExtension.php
+++ b/src/Extension/LayoutSections/LayoutSectionsExtension.php
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ public function register(Plates\Engine $plates) {
         $c = $plates->getContainer();
 
         $c->merge('config', ['default_layout_path' => null]);
-        $c->wrap('compose', function($compose, $c) {
-            return Plates\Util\compose($compose, sectionsCompose());
+        $c->wrapComposed('compose', function($composed, $c) {
+            return array_merge($composed, ['layoutSections.sections' => sectionsCompose()]);
         });
         $c->wrap('renderTemplate.factories', function($factories, $c) {
             $default_layout_path = $c->get('config')['default_layout_path'];
diff --git a/src/Extension/NormalizeName/NormalizeNameExtension.php b/src/Extension/NormalizeName/NormalizeNameExtension.php
deleted file mode 100644
index b3a67201..00000000
--- a/src/Extension/NormalizeName/NormalizeNameExtension.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace League\Plates\Extension\NormalizeName;
-
-use League\Plates;
-
-/** simply converts a path to a name in case it's not normalized. This is needed because template names can be paths, relative paths, or anything in between, this extension
-    ensures that there is a normalized name always which allows for matching off of the name. */
-final class NormalizeNameExtension implements Plates\Extension
-{
-    public function register(Plates\Engine $plates) {
-
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Extension/NormalizeName/normalize-name.php b/src/Extension/NormalizeName/normalize-name.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b4c0d48..00000000
--- a/src/Extension/NormalizeName/normalize-name.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace League\Plates\Extension\NormalizeName;
diff --git a/src/Extension/Path/PathExtension.php b/src/Extension/Path/PathExtension.php
index f9982410..fc9fcfd9 100644
--- a/src/Extension/Path/PathExtension.php
+++ b/src/Extension/Path/PathExtension.php
@@ -8,28 +8,35 @@ final class PathExtension implements Plates\Extension
 {
     public function register(Plates\Engine $plates) {
         $c = $plates->getContainer();
-        $c->add('path.resolvePath.stack', function($c) {
+        $c->add('path.resolvePath.prefixes', function($c) {
             $config = $c->get('config');
 
             // wrap base dir in an array if not already
             $base_dir = isset($config['base_dir']) ? $config['base_dir'] : null;
             $base_dir = $base_dir ? (is_string($base_dir) ? [$base_dir] : $base_dir) : $base_dir;
-
+            return $base_dir;
+        });
+        $c->addComposed('path.normalizeName', function($c) {
+            return [
+                'path.stripExt' => stripExtNormalizeName(),
+                'path.stripPrefix' => stripPrefixNormalizeName($c->get('path.resolvePath.prefixes'))
+            ];
+        });
+        $c->addStack('path.resolvePath', function($c) {
+            $config = $c->get('config');
+            $prefixes = $c->get('path.resolvePath.prefixes');
             return array_filter([
-                'relative' =>relativeResolvePath(),
-                'ext' => isset($config['ext']) ? extResolvePath($config['ext']) : null,
-                'prefix' => $base_dir ? prefixResolvePath($base_dir, $c->get('fileExists')) : null,
-                'id' => idResolvePath(),
+                'path.relative' =>relativeResolvePath(),
+                'path.ext' => isset($config['ext']) ? extResolvePath($config['ext']) : null,
+                'path.prefix' => $prefixes ? prefixResolvePath($prefixes, $c->get('fileExists')) : null,
+                'path.id' => idResolvePath(),
             ]);
         });
-        $c->add('path.resolvePath', function($c) {
-            return Plates\Util\stack($c->get('path.resolvePath.stack'));
-        });
-        $c->wrap('compose', function($compose, $c) {
-            return Plates\Util\compose(
-                $compose,
-                resolvePathCompose($c->get('path.resolvePath'))
-            );
+        $c->wrapComposed('compose', function($composed, $c) {
+            return array_merge([
+                'path.resolvePath' => resolvePathCompose($c->get('path.resolvePath')),
+                'path.normalizeName' => normalizeNameCompose($c->get('path.normalizeName'))
+            ], $composed);
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Extension/Path/path.php b/src/Extension/Path/path.php
index 61e3aff8..73277c45 100644
--- a/src/Extension/Path/path.php
+++ b/src/Extension/Path/path.php
@@ -10,6 +10,39 @@ function resolvePathCompose(callable $resolve_path) {
     };
 }
 
+function normalizeNameCompose(callable $normalize_name) {
+    return function(Plates\Template $template) use ($normalize_name) {
+        return $template->with(
+            'normalized_name',
+             Plates\Util\isPath($template->name) ? $normalize_name($template->get('path')) : $template->name
+        );
+    };
+}
+
+function stripExtNormalizeName() {
+    return function($name) {
+        $ext = pathinfo($name, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
+        if (!$ext) {
+            return $name;
+        }
+
+        return substr($name, 0, (strlen($ext) + 1) * -1); // +1 for the leading `.`
+    };
+}
+
+function stripPrefixNormalizeName(array $prefixes) {
+    $prefixes = array_filter($prefixes);
+    return function($name) use ($prefixes) {
+        foreach ($prefixes as $prefix) {
+            if (strpos($name, $prefix . '/') === 0) {
+                return substr($name, strlen($prefix) + 1); // +1 for the trailing `/`
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $name;
+    };
+}
+
 /** appends an extension to the name */
 
 function extResolvePath($ext = 'phtml') {
@@ -32,7 +65,7 @@ function prefixResolvePath(array $prefixes, $file_exists = 'file_exists') {
         }
 
         foreach ($prefixes as $cur_prefix) {
-            $path = strpos($args->path, '/') === 0
+            $path = Plates\Util\isAbsolutePath($args->path)
                 ? $next($args)
                 : $next($args->withPath(
                     Plates\Util\joinPath([$cur_prefix, $args->path])
@@ -69,10 +102,7 @@ function prefixResolvePath(array $prefixes, $file_exists = 'file_exists') {
 /** Figures out the path based off of the parent templates current path */
 function relativeResolvePath() {
     return function(ResolvePathArgs $args, $next) {
-        $is_relative = (
-            strpos($args->path, './') === 0
-            || strpos($args->path, '../') === 0
-        ) && $args->template->parent;
+        $is_relative = Plates\Util\isRelativePath($args->path) && $args->template->parent;
 
         if (!$is_relative) {
             return $next($args); // nothing to do
diff --git a/src/Extension/RenderContext/RenderContextExtension.php b/src/Extension/RenderContext/RenderContextExtension.php
index 89033d60..ffe12330 100644
--- a/src/Extension/RenderContext/RenderContextExtension.php
+++ b/src/Extension/RenderContext/RenderContextExtension.php
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ final class RenderContextExtension implements Plates\Extension
 {
     public function register(Plates\Engine $plates) {
         $c = $plates->getContainer();
-        $c->add('renderContext.func', function($c) {
-            return Plates\Util\stack($c->get('renderContext.func.stack'));
-        });
-        $c->add('renderContext.func.stack', function($c) {
+        $c->addStack('renderContext.func', function($c) {
             return [
                 'plates' => Plates\Util\stackGroup([
                     aliasNameFunc($c->get('renderContext.func.aliases')),
@@ -48,11 +45,13 @@ public function register(Plates\Engine $plates) {
             ];
         });
 
-        $c->wrap('compose', function($compose, $c) {
-            return Plates\Util\compose($compose, renderContextCompose(
-                $c->get('renderContext.factory'),
-                $c->get('config')['render_context_var_name']
-            ));
+        $c->wrapComposed('compose', function($composed, $c) {
+            return array_merge($composed, [
+                'renderContext.renderContext' => renderContextCompose(
+                    $c->get('renderContext.factory'),
+                    $c->get('config')['render_context_var_name']
+                )
+            ]);
         });
         $c->add('include.bind', function($c) {
             return renderContextBind($c->get('config')['render_context_var_name']);
diff --git a/src/Util/Container.php b/src/Util/Container.php
index 2ef09c96..af2cc67a 100644
--- a/src/Util/Container.php
+++ b/src/Util/Container.php
@@ -13,13 +13,31 @@ public function add($id, $value) {
         }
         $this->boxes[$id] = [$value, $value instanceof \Closure ? true : false];
     }
+    public function addComposed($id, callable $define_composers) {
+        $this->add($id, function($c) use ($id) {
+            return compose(...array_values($c->get($id . '.composers')));
+        });
+        $this->add($id . '.composers', $define_composers);
+    }
+    public function wrapComposed($id, callable $wrapped) {
+        $this->wrap($id . '.composers', $wrapped);
+    }
+    public function addStack($id, callable $define_stack) {
+        $this->add($id, function($c) use ($id) {
+            return stack($c->get($id . '.stack'));
+        });
+        $this->add($id . '.stack', $define_stack);
+    }
+    public function wrapStack($id, callable $wrapped) {
+        $this->wrap($id . '.stack', $wrapped);
+    }
     public function merge($id, array $values) {
         $old = $this->get($id);
         $this->add($id, array_merge($old, $values));
     }
     public function wrap($id, $wrapper) {
         if (!$this->has($id)) {
-            throw new \LogicException('Cannot wrap a service that does not exist.');
+            throw new \LogicException('Cannot wrap service ' . $id . ' that does not exist.');
         }
         $box = $this->boxes[$id];
         $this->boxes[$id] = [function($c) use ($box, $wrapper) {
@@ -31,7 +49,7 @@ public function get($id) {
             return $this->cached[$id];
         }
         if (!$this->has($id)) {
-            throw new \LogicException('Cannot retrieve service that does exist.');
+            throw new \LogicException('Cannot retrieve service ' . $id . ' that does exist.');
         }
         $result = $this->unbox($this->boxes[$id], $this);
         if ($this->boxes[$id][1]) { // only cache services
diff --git a/src/Util/util.php b/src/Util/util.php
index 03f6ce87..024970b4 100644
--- a/src/Util/util.php
+++ b/src/Util/util.php
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ function joinPath(array $parts, $sep = DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) {
     }, null);
 }
 
+function isAbsolutePath($path) {
+    return strpos($path, '/') === 0;
+}
+function isRelativePath($path) {
+    return strpos($path, './') === 0 || strpos($path, '../') === 0;
+}
+function isResourcePath($path) {
+    return strpos($path, '://') !== false;
+}
+function isPath($path) {
+    return isAbsolutePath($path) || isRelativePath($path) || isResourcePath($path);
+}
+
 /** returns the debug type of an object as string for exception printing */
 function debugType($v) {
     if (is_object($v)) {
diff --git a/test/integration/fixtures/normalize-name/main.phtml b/test/integration/fixtures/normalize-name/main.phtml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb59508a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/fixtures/normalize-name/main.phtml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+name: <?=$name?>
diff --git a/test/integration/path.spec.php b/test/integration/path.spec.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea3acbdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/path.spec.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+use League\Plates;
+
+describe('Path Extension', function() {
+    it('will normalize any path type names', function() {
+        $plates = new Plates\Engine([
+            'base_dir' => __DIR__ . '/fixtures/normalize-name'
+        ]);
+        $plates->addGlobals(['name' => 'Bar']);
+        $plates->assignTemplateData('main', ['name' => 'Foo']);
+
+        $expected = "name: Foo";
+        expect($plates->render(__DIR__ . '/fixtures/normalize-name/main'))->equal($expected);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/extension-path.spec.php b/test/unit/extension-path.spec.php
index 3a36ad7d..f0c5127b 100644
--- a/test/unit/extension-path.spec.php
+++ b/test/unit/extension-path.spec.php
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     Extension\Path\relativeResolvePath,
     Extension\Path\prefixResolvePath,
     Extension\Path\extResolvePath,
+    Extension\Path\stripPrefixNormalizeName,
+    Extension\Path\stripExtNormalizeName,
+    Extension\Path\normalizeNameCompose,
     Util\joinPath,
     Util\stack
 };
@@ -78,4 +81,45 @@
             expect($path)->equal('foo.bar');
         });
     });
+    describe('normalizeNameCompose', function() {
+        it('normalizes the name field into the normalized_name template attribute if it is a path', function() {
+            $compose = normalizeNameCompose(function($name) {
+                return $name . 'bar';
+            });
+            expect($compose((new Template('/foo', [], ['path' => '/foo'])))->get('normalized_name'))->equal('/foobar');
+        });
+        it('sets the name into the normalized_name attribute if it is not a path', function() {
+            $compose = normalizeNameCompose(function($name) {
+                return $name . 'bar';
+            });
+            expect($compose((new Template('foo', [], ['path' => 'foo'])))->get('normalized_name'))->equal('foo');
+        });
+    });
+    describe('stripExtNormalizeName', function() {
+        it('strips the extension if it exists', function() {
+            $nn = stripExtNormalizeName();
+            expect($nn('abc.ext'))->equal('abc');
+        });
+        it('does nothing if no extension found', function() {
+            $nn = stripExtNormalizeName();
+            expect($nn('abc'))->equal('abc');
+        });
+    });
+    describe('stripPrefixNormalizeName', function() {
+        it('strips a prefix if there is a match', function() {
+            $nn = stripPrefixNormalizeName([
+                '/a/b/c',
+                '/b',
+            ]);
+            expect($nn('/a/b/c/d'))->equal('d');
+            expect($nn('/b/d/c'))->equal('d/c');
+        });
+        it('filters any empty prefixes before matching', function() {
+            $nn = stripPrefixNormalizeName([
+                '',
+                '/b',
+            ]);
+            expect($nn('/a'))->equal('/a');
+        });
+    });
 });