diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/maven,java
+# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=maven,java
+
+# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/visualstudiocode
+# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=visualstudiocode
+
+### VisualStudioCode ###
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+!.vscode/*.code-snippets
+
+# Local History for Visual Studio Code
+.history/
+
+# Built Visual Studio Code Extensions
+*.vsix
+
+### VisualStudioCode Patch ###
+# Ignore all local history of files
+.history
+.ionide
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/visualstudiocode
+
+### Java ###
+# Compiled class file
+*.class
+
+# Log file
+*.log
+
+# BlueJ files
+*.ctxt
+
+# Mobile Tools for Java (J2ME)
+.mtj.tmp/
+
+# Package Files #
+*.jar
+*.war
+*.nar
+*.ear
+*.zip
+*.tar.gz
+*.rar
+
+# virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
+hs_err_pid*
+replay_pid*
+
+### Maven ###
+target/
+pom.xml.tag
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+pom.xml.next
+release.properties
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+buildNumber.properties
+.mvn/timing.properties
+# https://github.com/takari/maven-wrapper#usage-without-binary-jar
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+
+# Eclipse m2e generated files
+# Eclipse Core
+.project
+# JDT-specific (Eclipse Java Development Tools)
+.classpath
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/maven,java
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diff --git a/api-spec-bundler/.vscode/settings.json b/api-spec-bundler/.vscode/settings.json
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+{
+    "java.compile.nullAnalysis.mode": "automatic",
+    "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "interactive",
+    "java.debug.settings.onBuildFailureProceed": true
+}
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diff --git a/api-spec-bundler/project/pom.xml b/api-spec-bundler/project/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>
+
+  <groupId>com.example.asc_api_spec_bundler</groupId>
+  <artifactId>asc_api_spec_bundler</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+  <name>asc_api_spec_bundler</name>
+  <!-- FIXME change it to the project's website -->
+  <url>http://www.example.com</url>
+
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>4.11</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.swagger.parser.v3</groupId>
+      <artifactId>swagger-parser</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.15</version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <pluginManagement><!-- lock down plugins versions to avoid using Maven defaults (may be moved to parent pom) -->
+      <plugins>
+        <!-- clean lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#clean_Lifecycle -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.1.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <!-- default lifecycle, jar packaging: see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/default-bindings.html#Plugin_bindings_for_jar_packaging -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.8.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.22.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.5.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.8.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <!-- site lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#site_Lifecycle -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.7.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/api-spec-bundler/project/src/main/java/com/example/asc_swagger_validate/App.java b/api-spec-bundler/project/src/main/java/com/example/asc_swagger_validate/App.java
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+package com.example.asc_swagger_validate;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+
+import io.swagger.parser.OpenAPIParser;
+import io.swagger.v3.core.util.Yaml;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.OpenAPI;
+import io.swagger.v3.parser.core.models.ParseOptions;
+import io.swagger.v3.parser.core.models.SwaggerParseResult;
+
+public class App {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        String swaggerFilePath = "path_to_swagger.yaml";
+        ParseOptions parseOptions = new ParseOptions();
+        // parseOptions.setResolve(true); // implicit
+        parseOptions.setResolveFully(true);
+        parseOptions.setFlatten(true);
+        parseOptions.setValidateExternalRefs(true);
+        parseOptions.setValidateInternalRefs(true);
+        parseOptions.setSafelyResolveURL(true);
+        SwaggerParseResult result = new OpenAPIParser().readLocation(swaggerFilePath, null, parseOptions);
+        result.getMessages().forEach(System.out::println);
+        OpenAPI openAPI = result.getOpenAPI();
+        try {
+            PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter("path_to_bundle.yaml");
+            Yaml.pretty().writeValue(out, openAPI);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/api-spec-bundler/project/src/test/java/com/example/asc_swagger_validate/AppTest.java b/api-spec-bundler/project/src/test/java/com/example/asc_swagger_validate/AppTest.java
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+package com.example.asc_swagger_validate;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Unit test for simple App.
+ */
+public class AppTest 
+{
+    /**
+     * Rigorous Test :-)
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void shouldAnswerWithTrue()
+    {
+        assertTrue( true );
+    }
+}