diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..57872d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/vendor/
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/composer.json
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+{
+    "name": "ospinto/dbug",
+    "description": "PHP version of ColdFusion's cfdump. Outputs colored and structured tabular variable information.",
+    "license": "GPL-3.0",
+    "authors": [
+        {
+            "name": "Kwaku Otchere",
+            "email": "ospinto@hotmail.com"
+        }
+    ],
+    "autoload": {
+        "files": [ "dBug.php" ]
+    }
+}