diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+target/
+.project
+.classpath
+.settings/
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
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+language: java
+jdk: oraclejdk8
+
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Changelog
+
+This file is used to record the changes with each release.
+
+## v0.1.0
+
+- Initial release
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
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+# commons-console
+
+[![Build Status: Linux](https://travis-ci.org/ciwise/commons-console.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/ciwise/commons-console)
+
+## Introduction
+
+The commons-console project here is a JAR package library that is used to help with console output with command-line Java applications. More documentation will follow.
+
+## Usage
+
+The POM is deployed with the JAR to the Maven Central Repository and can therefore be used by just adding the following
+snippet to your new project's pom.xml file..
+
+```xml
+
+ org.ciwise.commons
+ commons-console
+ ${version}
+
+```
+
+You can find the latest version in GitHub releases.
+
+## Project Versioning and Updates
+
+The first publicly announced release will be 0.1.0. Following versions will always
+use http://semver.org[semantic versioning]. Whenever one of the referenced
+dependencies upgrades a major version, this project will upgrade major version by one.
+The same process will be followed with minor as well as bugfix versions.
+
+We will also aim for a regular release schedule aiming initially for at least every 3
+months, ideally every month, as well as ad hoc releases whenever often used plugins
+or dependencies provide important updates.
+
+More details about changes between versions are available from the
+https://github.com/ciwise/commons-console/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md[changelog]
+
+## License
+
+Apache License, Version 2.0
+
+For full text see LICENSE.txt file or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+##Contributions
+
+Send a pull request or report issues on GitHub. Forking this project and sending
+pull requests is preferred.
+
+## Development
+
+You can check for new plugins and versions with:
+
+```
+$ mvn versions:display-plugin-updates
+$ mvn versions:display-property-updates
+```
+
+Deployment and releases are done using Maven on this project with the release to
+reside in the Central Repository.
+
+- further command-line details will come after the 1.0.0 release.
+
+## Current Team
+- David L. Whitehurst http://www.dlwhitehurst.com
+
+## Known projects using this library project
+
+This is appropriately licensed to be easily used by commercial and open source
+projects alike. Please let us know if you are using this project and would like
+to be listed here.
+
+
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
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+
+ 4.0.0
+ org.ciwise.commons
+ console-utility
+ 0.1.0
+ CI Wise Console Utility Library
+ This simple library provides methods and utilities for command-line applications
+
+
+ org.ciwise
+ ciwise
+ 1.1.0
+
+
+
+ commons-api-${project.version}
+
+
+
+
+
+ org.apache.maven.plugins
+ maven-source-plugin
+ 3.0.1
+
+ target
+ ${final.name}
+ true
+
+
+
+
+ org.apache.maven.plugins
+ maven-javadoc-plugin
+ 2.10.4
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ciwise/notification/ConsoleCharRunner.java b/src/main/java/org/ciwise/notification/ConsoleCharRunner.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f872f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ciwise/notification/ConsoleCharRunner.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) CI Wise Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.ciwise.com
+ * The software in this package is published under the terms of the Apache
+ * version 2.0 license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution
+ * in the LICENSE.md file.
+ *
+ */
+
+package org.ciwise.notification;
+
+/**
+ * This class simply prints the period (.) character across the console
+ * until someone sets running to true.
+ *
+ * @author David L. Whitehurst
+ *
+ */
+public class ConsoleCharRunner implements Runnable {
+
+ /**
+ * A boolean flag for run method.
+ */
+ boolean running = true;
+
+ /**
+ * Modifiable run length of characters before newline is
+ * introduced
+ */
+ int runlength = 45;
+
+ /**
+ * String value to run across console, defaults to period
+ */
+ String strChar = ".";
+
+ /**
+ * This method inherits from parent Thread.
+ */
+ public void run() {
+ int x = 0;
+ while (running) {
+ System.out.print(strChar);
+ x++;
+ if (x == 45) {
+ System.out.println();
+ x=0;
+ }
+ try {
+ Thread.sleep(100);
+ } catch(InterruptedException ex) {
+ Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ciwise/notification/ConsoleNotifier.java b/src/main/java/org/ciwise/notification/ConsoleNotifier.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4d0d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ciwise/notification/ConsoleNotifier.java
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) CI Wise Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.ciwise.com
+ * The software in this package is published under the terms of the Apache
+ * version 2.0 license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution
+ * in the LICENSE.md file.
+ *
+ */
+
+package org.ciwise.notification;
+
+import java.io.FileWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * This class provides console output utilities for use in command-line Java applications
+ * @author David L. Whitehurst
+ *
+ */
+public class ConsoleNotifier {
+
+ /**
+ * The singleton instance
+ */
+ private static ConsoleNotifier instance = null;
+
+ /**
+ * No default constructor
+ */
+ private ConsoleNotifier() {}
+
+ /**
+ * Static method to obtain singleton instance.
+ * @return a ConsoleNotifier instance
+ */
+ public static ConsoleNotifier getInstance() {
+ if (instance == null) {
+ instance = new ConsoleNotifier();
+
+ }
+ return instance;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * This method outputs a header begin message, including the text label given.
+ * @param label
+ */
+ public void header(final String label) {
+ System.out.println("================== " + "Begin - " + label + " ==================");
+ }
+
+ /**
+ *This method outputs a footer end message, including the text label given.
+ * @param label
+ */
+ public void footer(final String label) {
+ System.out.println();
+ System.out.println("================== " + "End - " + label + " ====================");
+ System.out.println();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * This method outputs a wait message.
+ */
+ public void beginProcess() {
+ System.out.println();
+ System.out.println(" ... PLEASE WAIT FOR PROCESS TO COMPLETE ...");
+
+ }
+
+ public static void main (String[] args) {
+
+ final String process1 = "Google Drive Upload (JIRA)";
+
+ // begin console java task example
+ ConsoleNotifier.getInstance().header(process1);
+ ConsoleNotifier.getInstance().beginProcess();
+
+ /**
+ * create a thread to output periods across the screen to let you know
+ * the process is running.
+ */
+ ConsoleCharRunner r = new ConsoleCharRunner();
+ // optional (default ...)
+ r.strChar = "+";
+ Thread t = new Thread(r);
+ t.start();
+ int j = 0; // no. of periods
+ for (int x =0 ; x < 30000 ; x++){
+
+ // run some process
+ FileWriter fw;
+
+ try {
+ fw = new FileWriter("c:/temp/x.out", true);
+ fw.write(j++);
+ fw.close();
+
+ } catch (IOException e) {
+ e.printStackTrace();
+ }
+ }
+
+ // tell thread to stop printing periods
+ r.running = false;
+
+ ConsoleNotifier.getInstance().footer(process1);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ciwise/notification/package-info.java b/src/main/java/org/ciwise/notification/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cc0e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ciwise/notification/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) CI Wise Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.ciwise.com
+ * The software in this package is published under the terms of the Apache
+ * version 2.0 license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution
+ * in the LICENSE.md file.
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @author David L. Whitehurst
+ *
+ */
+package org.ciwise.notification;
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