diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+target/
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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+++ b/pom.xml
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+<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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>1.5.9.RELEASE</version>
+  </parent>
+
+  <groupId>uk.org.iay.incommon.validator</groupId>
+  <artifactId>inc-validator</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0.0</version>
+
+  <packaging>jar</packaging>
+
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <spec.url>https://api.swaggerhub.com/apis/iay/inc-validator/1.0.0</spec.url>
+
+    <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+    <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
+
+    <springfox-version>2.7.0</springfox-version>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <!--SpringFox dependencies -->
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
+        <artifactId>springfox-swagger2</artifactId>
+        <version>${springfox-version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
+        <artifactId>springfox-swagger-ui</artifactId>
+        <version>${springfox-version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-datatype-joda</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <!-- Bean Validation API support -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
+      <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+
+    <plugins>
+
+      <!--
+        Copy .swagger-codegen-ignore file into place.
+      -->
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.0.2</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>copy-resources</id>
+            <phase>validate</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.basedir}/target/generated-sources/swagger</outputDirectory>
+              <resources>
+                <resource>
+                  <directory>${project.basedir}/swagger</directory>
+                  <includes>
+                    <include>.swagger-codegen-ignore</include>
+                  </includes>
+                </resource>
+              </resources>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+
+      <!--
+        Generate code for the API using swagger-codegen.
+      -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
+        <artifactId>swagger-codegen-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.3.1</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>generate</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <inputSpec>${spec.url}</inputSpec>
+              <language>spring</language>
+
+              <invokerPackage>uk.org.iay.incommon.validator</invokerPackage>
+              <modelPackage>uk.org.iay.incommon.validator.models</modelPackage>
+              <apiPackage>uk.org.iay.incommon.validator.api</apiPackage>
+              <interfaceOnly>false</interfaceOnly>
+              <useOptional>true</useOptional>
+              <delegatePattern>true</delegatePattern>
+
+              <!-- Set the following true if (when) you forget the options. -->
+              <configHelp>false</configHelp>
+
+              <configOptions>
+                <!-- date/time compatibility with MDA 0.9.x -->
+                <dateLibrary>joda</dateLibrary>
+              </configOptions>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>repackage</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>lint</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+              <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
+              <debug>true</debug>
+              <compilerArgument>-Xlint:unchecked</compilerArgument>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/swagger/.swagger-codegen-ignore b/swagger/.swagger-codegen-ignore
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+++ b/swagger/.swagger-codegen-ignore
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+#
+# .swagger-codegen-ignore
+#
+# Specific files to *not* generate using swagger-codegen.
+#
+
+#
+# Don't generate some of the random support files.
+#
+pom.xml
+README.md