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+This directory contains an example that provides customisations to the GPII by means of the "driver" pattern.
+
+This example demonstrates how to inject a component named `gpii.app` as a subcomponent of the GPII flow manager. To start the customized GPII, simply type:
+
+    node driver.js
+
+from this directory. The logging information output by `gpii.app` will appear on the GPII console.
diff --git a/examples/gpii-driver/app.js b/examples/gpii-driver/app.js
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 OCAD University
+ *
+ * Licensed under the New BSD license. You may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with this License.
+ *
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * https://github.com/GPII/universal/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+"use strict";
+
+var fluid = require("infusion");
+
+fluid.defaults("gpii.app", {
+    gradeNames: ["fluid.component"],
+    components: {
+        appImpl: {
+            type: "fluid.component",
+            options: {
+                listeners: {
+                    "onCreate.log": {
+                        listener: "console.log",
+                        args: ["!!! The app component has been created!"]
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+});
diff --git a/examples/gpii-driver/app.json b/examples/gpii-driver/app.json
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+{
+    "type": "gpii.appDemo",
+    "options": {
+        "gradeNames": ["fluid.component"],
+        "distributeOptions": {
+            "distributeApp": {
+                "record": "gpii.app",
+                "target": "{that flowManager}.options.gradeNames"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "mergeConfigs": [
+        "../../gpii/configs/gpii.config.cloudBased.development.all.local.json"
+     ]
+}
diff --git a/examples/gpii-driver/driver.js b/examples/gpii-driver/driver.js
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+/*!
+ * Driver file to demonstrate GPII customisations
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 OCAD University
+ * Copyright 2017 OCAD University
+ *
+ * Licensed under the New BSD license. You may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with this License.
+ *
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * https://github.com/GPII/universal/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+"use strict";
+
+var fluid = require("infusion"),
+    kettle = fluid.registerNamespace("kettle");
+
+require("kettle");
+require("../../index.js");
+require("./app.js");
+
+kettle.config.loadConfig({
+    configName: kettle.config.getConfigName("app"),
+    configPath: __dirname
+});