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+.idea/
+target/
+.settings/
+*.iml
+.project
+.classpath
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <!-- Inherited Icy Parent POM -->
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.bioimageanalysis.icy</groupId>
+        <artifactId>parent-pom-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0.3</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <!-- Project Information -->
+    <artifactId>apache-commons-codec</artifactId>
+    <version>1.1.15</version>
+
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+
+    <name>Apache Commons Codec</name>
+    <description>
+        The Apache Commons Codec Library.
+        Apache Commons Codec (TM) software provides implementations of common encoders and decoders such as Base64, Hex, Phonetic and URLs. </description>
+    <url>http://icy.bioimageanalysis.org/plugin/apache-commons-codec/</url>
+    <inceptionYear>2020</inceptionYear>
+
+    <organization>
+        <name>Institut Pasteur</name>
+        <url>https://pasteur.fr</url>
+    </organization>
+
+    <licenses>
+        <license>
+            <name>GNU GPLv3</name>
+            <url>https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html</url>
+            <distribution>repo</distribution>
+        </license>
+    </licenses>
+
+    <developers>
+        <developer>
+            <id>sdallongeville</id>
+            <name>Stéphane Dallongeville</name>
+            <url>https://research.pasteur.fr/fr/member/stephane-dallongeville/</url>
+            <roles>
+                <role>founder</role>
+                <role>lead</role>
+                <role>architect</role>
+                <role>developer</role>
+                <role>debugger</role>
+                <role>tester</role>
+                <role>maintainer</role>
+                <role>support</role>
+            </roles>
+        </developer>
+    </developers>
+
+    <!-- Project properties -->
+    <properties>
+
+    </properties>
+
+    <!-- Project build configuration -->
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.1</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>${project.artifactId}-fetch</id>
+                        <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>unpack-dependencies</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <includeArtifactIds>commons-codec</includeArtifactIds>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.outputDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+                            <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
+                            <excludeTransitive>true</excludeTransitive>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+    <!-- List of project's dependencies -->
+    <dependencies>
+        <!-- The core of Icy -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.bioimageanalysis.icy</groupId>
+            <artifactId>icy-kernel</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+            <version>1.15</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <!-- Icy Maven repository (to find parent POM) -->
+    <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>icy</id>
+            <name>Icy's Nexus</name>
+            <url>https://icy-nexus.pasteur.fr/repository/Icy/</url>
+        </repository>
+    </repositories>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/plugins/stef/library/apache/ApacheCommonsCodecPlugin.java b/src/main/java/plugins/stef/library/apache/ApacheCommonsCodecPlugin.java
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8150c758a936b13e9c0e2fc5dd6c81ce7ed8b9b2
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+++ b/src/main/java/plugins/stef/library/apache/ApacheCommonsCodecPlugin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package plugins.stef.library.apache;
+
+import icy.plugin.abstract_.Plugin;
+import icy.plugin.interface_.PluginLibrary;
+
+/**
+ * Icy wrapper for the Apache Commons Codec library.
+ * 
+ * @author Stephane Dallongeville
+ */
+public class ApacheCommonsCodecPlugin extends Plugin implements PluginLibrary
+{
+    //
+}