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+// Do not edit this file (go to /home/dsyer/dev/cloud/scripts/netflix/src/main/ruby/../../../src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc instead)This project provides Netflix OSS integrations for Spring Boot apps through autoconfiguration
+and binding to the Spring Environment and other Spring programming model idioms.
+
+
+== TODO List
+
+- [x] Example front end app (currently in sandbox)
+- [x] Example back end service (currently in sandbox)
+- [x] Use platform config
+- [x] Hystrix integration (hystrix-javanica)
+- [x] Feign use spring message converters
+- [x] Ribbon (static server list)
+- [x] Eureka boot app (Service registration)
+- [x] Eureka (apache -> tomcat) see https://github.com/cfregly/fluxcapacitor/wiki/NetflixOSS-FAQ#eureka-service-discovery-load-balancer and https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/eureka_netflix/g3p2r7gHnN0
+- [x] Archaius bridge to spring environment
+- [x] Ribbon (Client side load balancing) (Eureka integration)
+  - [x] Remove need for *-eureka.properties
+  - [ ] Use spring boot values as defaults where appropriate
+  - [x] Synchronous removal of service from eureka on shutdown
+- [x] Refresh log levels dynamically
+- [x] Router (Zuul) integrated using hystrix/ribbon/eureka
+- [ ] Better observable example
+- [ ] Distributed refresh environment via platform bus
+- [x] Metrics aggregation (turbine)
+  - [x] Use Eureka for instance discovery rather than static list see https://github.com/Netflix/Turbine/blob/master/turbine-contrib/src/main/java/com/netflix/turbine/discovery/EurekaInstanceDiscovery.java
+  - [ ] Configure InstanceDiscovery.impl using auto config/config props
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -215,6 +215,39 @@
         <zuul.version>1.0.24</zuul.version>
     </properties>
 
+	<build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+            <dependencies>
+              <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.jruby</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jruby-complete</artifactId>
+                <version>1.7.12</version>
+              </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>readme</id>
+                <phase>process-resources</phase>
+				<goals>
+				  <goal>run</goal>
+				</goals>
+                <inherited>false</inherited>
+                <configuration>
+                  <tasks>
+                    <java classname="org.jruby.Main" failonerror="yes">
+                      <arg value="${basedir}/src/main/ruby/generate_readme.sh" />
+                      <arg value="${basedir}/README.adoc" />
+                    </java>
+                  </tasks>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+	</build>
+
     <profiles>
 		<profile>
 			<id>milestone</id>