From ff7d3da490e6090c9ec3527a07d7501f093dce9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Melia <luke@lukemelia.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 10:00:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 01/16] Release 0.2.4

---
 CHANGELOG.md | 7 +++++++
 package.json | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7e93cfe..bbb3072 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [0.2.4](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.4) (2016-04-01)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.3...0.2.4)
+
+Add support for upcoming log color configuration feature in ember-cli-deploy.
+
+- add logInfo color option [\#8](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/8) ([ghedamat](https://github.com/ghedamat))
+
 ## [0.2.3](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.3) (2016-03-29)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.2...0.2.3)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e40cc98..c89e0e9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
-  "version": "0.2.3",
+  "version": "0.2.4",
   "description": "For building plugins for ember-cli-deploy",
   "repository": "https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
   "engines": {

From 534e9e967fe5cd4ba49fb877bd11670b59fce3e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mattia Gheda <ghedamat@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 13:04:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 02/16] release 0.2.5

---
 package.json | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c89e0e9..d1bce8a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
-  "version": "0.2.4",
+  "version": "0.2.5",
   "description": "For building plugins for ember-cli-deploy",
   "repository": "https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
   "engines": {

From bf1caf6789f9ccc58babeef20e67204eaa88afa6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mattia Gheda <ghedamat@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:11:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 03/16] remove lodash, fix #11

lodash was accidentally added,
this commit also adds test to ensure basic functionality
---
 .travis.yml                  | 22 +++++++++++
 index.js                     |  1 -
 package.json                 | 17 ++++++--
 tests/.jshintrc              | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/runner.js              | 27 +++++++++++++
 tests/test-helper.js         |  6 +++
 tests/unit/.gitkeep          |  0
 tests/unit/index-nodetest.js | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 8 files changed, 196 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .travis.yml
 create mode 100644 tests/.jshintrc
 create mode 100644 tests/runner.js
 create mode 100644 tests/test-helper.js
 create mode 100644 tests/unit/.gitkeep
 create mode 100644 tests/unit/index-nodetest.js

diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c082ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+language: node_js
+node_js:
+  - "0.12"
+  - "4"
+
+sudo: false
+
+cache:
+  directories:
+    - node_modules
+
+before_install:
+  - export PATH=/usr/local/phantomjs-2.0.0/bin:$PATH
+  - "npm config set spin false"
+  - "npm install -g npm@^2"
+
+install:
+  - npm install
+
+script:
+  - npm test
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e50f211..aba51c4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 var CoreObject     = require('core-object');
 var chalk = require('chalk');
-var _ = require('lodash');
 
 var DeployPluginBase = CoreObject.extend({
   context: null,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1bce8a..5b4fa92 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,10 +8,21 @@
   },
   "author": "Luke Melia and ember-cli-deploy team",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "devDependencies": {},
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "tests"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "ember server",
+    "build": "ember build",
+    "test": "node tests/runner.js"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^3.5.0",
+    "glob": "^7.0.3",
+    "mocha": "^2.2.4"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^1.0.0",
-    "core-object": "0.0.2",
-    "lodash": "^4.6.1"
+    "core-object": "0.0.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/.jshintrc b/tests/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea8b88f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{
+  "predef": [
+    "document",
+    "window",
+    "location",
+    "setTimeout",
+    "$",
+    "-Promise",
+    "define",
+    "console",
+    "visit",
+    "exists",
+    "fillIn",
+    "click",
+    "keyEvent",
+    "triggerEvent",
+    "find",
+    "findWithAssert",
+    "wait",
+    "DS",
+    "andThen",
+    "currentURL",
+    "currentPath",
+    "currentRouteName"
+  ],
+  "node": false,
+  "browser": false,
+  "boss": true,
+  "curly": false,
+  "debug": false,
+  "devel": false,
+  "eqeqeq": true,
+  "evil": true,
+  "forin": false,
+  "immed": false,
+  "laxbreak": false,
+  "newcap": true,
+  "noarg": true,
+  "noempty": false,
+  "nonew": false,
+  "nomen": false,
+  "onevar": false,
+  "plusplus": false,
+  "regexp": false,
+  "undef": true,
+  "sub": true,
+  "strict": false,
+  "white": false,
+  "eqnull": true,
+  "esnext": true
+}
diff --git a/tests/runner.js b/tests/runner.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ffb333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/runner.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var glob = require('glob');
+var Mocha = require('mocha');
+
+var mocha = new Mocha({
+  reporter: 'spec'
+});
+
+var arg = process.argv[2];
+var root = 'tests/';
+
+function addFiles(mocha, files) {
+  glob.sync(root + files).forEach(mocha.addFile.bind(mocha));
+}
+
+addFiles(mocha, '/**/*-nodetest.js');
+
+if (arg === 'all') {
+  addFiles(mocha, '/**/*-nodetest-slow.js');
+}
+
+mocha.run(function(failures) {
+  process.on('exit', function() {
+    process.exit(failures);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/test-helper.js b/tests/test-helper.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6cfb70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-helper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import resolver from './helpers/resolver';
+import {
+  setResolver
+} from 'ember-qunit';
+
+setResolver(resolver);
diff --git a/tests/unit/.gitkeep b/tests/unit/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..234ae10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/* jshint node: true */
+/* jshint jasmine: true */
+'use strict';
+var assert = require('chai').assert;
+
+var stubProject = {
+  name: function(){
+    return 'my-project';
+  }
+};
+
+describe('base plugin', function() {
+  var Subject, mockUi;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    Subject = require('../../index');
+    mockUi = {
+      verbose: false,
+      messages: [],
+      write: function() {
+      },
+      writeLine: function(message) {
+        this.messages.push(message);
+      }
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('has a name', function() {
+    var plugin = new Subject({
+      name: 'test-plugin',
+    });
+
+    assert.equal(plugin.name, 'test-plugin');
+  });
+
+  describe('log', function() {
+
+    it('logs raw', function() {
+      var plugin = new Subject({
+        name: 'test-plugin',
+        ui: mockUi
+      });
+      plugin.logRaw('foo');
+      assert.deepEqual(mockUi.messages, ['foo']);
+    });
+
+    it('logs with default blue color', function() {
+      var plugin = new Subject({
+        name: 'test-plugin',
+        ui: mockUi
+      });
+      plugin.log('foo');
+      assert.deepEqual(mockUi.messages, ['\u001b[34m- foo\u001b[39m']);
+    });
+
+    it('logs verbose', function() {
+      var verboseUi = {
+        verbose: true,
+        messages: [],
+        write: function(message) {
+          this.messages.push(message);
+        },
+        writeLine: function() {
+        }
+      };
+      var plugin = new Subject({
+        name: 'test-plugin',
+        ui: verboseUi
+      });
+      plugin.log('foo', {verbose: true});
+      assert.deepEqual(verboseUi.messages, ['\u001b[34m|    \u001b[39m']);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});

From 4d3c11a0da4085293795cc1088b9078fb1f5805f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Melia <luke@lukemelia.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 00:05:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 04/16] Release v0.2.6

---
 CHANGELOG.md | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 package.json |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bbb3072..31d4fae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,35 +1,64 @@
 # Change Log
 
-## [0.2.4](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.4) (2016-04-01)
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.3...0.2.4)
+## [0.2.6](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.6) (2016-04-19)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.5...0.2.6)
 
-Add support for upcoming log color configuration feature in ember-cli-deploy.
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- remove lodash, fix \#11 [\#12](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/12) ([ghedamat](https://github.com/ghedamat))
+
+## [v0.2.5](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.2.5) (2016-04-01)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.4...v0.2.5)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- require proper lodash [\#10](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/10) ([ghedamat](https://github.com/ghedamat))
+
+## [v0.2.4](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.2.4) (2016-04-01)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.3...v0.2.4)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
 
 - add logInfo color option [\#8](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/8) ([ghedamat](https://github.com/ghedamat))
 
-## [0.2.3](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.3) (2016-03-29)
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.2...0.2.3)
+## [v0.2.3](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.2.3) (2016-03-29)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.2...v0.2.3)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
 
-- add logRaw method [\#9](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/9) ([ghedamat](https://github.com/ghedamat))
+- add plain option [\#9](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/9) ([ghedamat](https://github.com/ghedamat))
 
-## [0.2.2](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.2) (2016-02-06)
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.1...0.2.2)
+## [v0.2.2](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.2.2) (2016-02-06)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.1...v0.2.2)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
 
 - ember cli uses the wrong spelling from originalOutputStream [\#7](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/7) ([ghedamat](https://github.com/ghedamat))
 
-## [0.2.1](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.1) (2016-01-23)
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.0...0.2.1)
+## [v0.2.1](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.2.1) (2016-01-24)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.0...v0.2.1)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Can't list or activate revisions [\#5](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/issues/5)
+- No repository field [\#4](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/issues/4)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
 
 - ensure that we start logging from the beginning of the line [\#6](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/6) ([ghedamat](https://github.com/ghedamat))
 
 ## [v0.2.0](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.2.0) (2015-10-24)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.1.3...v0.2.0)
 
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
 - Add verbose option support to log method, and update docs [\#2](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/2) ([lukemelia](https://github.com/lukemelia))
 
 ## [v0.1.3](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.1.3) (2015-08-04)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.1.2...v0.1.3)
 
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
 - Call default getters in plugin context [\#1](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/1) ([dschmidt](https://github.com/dschmidt))
 
 ## [v0.1.2](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.1.2) (2015-07-17)
@@ -37,4 +66,5 @@ Add support for upcoming log color configuration feature in ember-cli-deploy.
 
 ## [v0.1.1](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.1.1) (2015-07-12)
 
-- Initial release
+
+\* *This Change Log was automatically generated by [github_changelog_generator](https://github.com/skywinder/Github-Changelog-Generator)*
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5b4fa92..e6de0ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
-  "version": "0.2.5",
+  "version": "0.2.6",
   "description": "For building plugins for ember-cli-deploy",
   "repository": "https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
   "engines": {

From 6b3040ff0e304a7af1934541f6e32bcf69636217 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Chambers <achambers@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 12:55:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/16] Bind pluginConfig as 'this' to function property

---
 index.js | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index aba51c4..0c8ac3e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var DeployPluginBase = CoreObject.extend({
   readConfig: function(property){
     var configuredValue = this.pluginConfig[property];
     if (typeof configuredValue === 'function') {
-      return configuredValue.call(this, this.context);
+      return configuredValue.call(this.pluginConfig, this.context);
     }
     return configuredValue;
   },

From 3dbc299cc8bebe48a94449b5d7785ceaa104f4b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Chambers <achambers@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 20:16:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/16] Pass pluginHelper into config functions

---
 index.js                     | 20 +++++++++++-
 package.json                 |  3 +-
 tests/unit/index-nodetest.js | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0c8ac3e..9d66e95 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 var CoreObject     = require('core-object');
 var chalk = require('chalk');
+var merge = require('lodash.merge');
+
+function _pluginHelperDefaults() {
+  return {
+    readConfigDefault: function(property) {
+      var configuredValue = this.defaultConfig[property];
+      if (typeof configuredValue === 'function') {
+        return configuredValue.call(this, this.context);
+      }
+      return configuredValue;
+    }.bind(this)
+  };
+}
 
 var DeployPluginBase = CoreObject.extend({
   context: null,
@@ -43,7 +56,8 @@ var DeployPluginBase = CoreObject.extend({
   readConfig: function(property){
     var configuredValue = this.pluginConfig[property];
     if (typeof configuredValue === 'function') {
-      return configuredValue.call(this.pluginConfig, this.context);
+      var helper = merge(this.pluginHelper(this.context), _pluginHelperDefaults.call(this));
+      return configuredValue.call(this.pluginConfig, this.context, helper);
     }
     return configuredValue;
   },
@@ -74,6 +88,10 @@ var DeployPluginBase = CoreObject.extend({
 
       this.logRaw(chalkColor('- ' + message));
     }
+  },
+
+  pluginHelper: function(/*context*/) {
+    return {};
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6de0ea..5fc6ab4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^1.0.0",
-    "core-object": "0.0.2"
+    "core-object": "0.0.2",
+    "lodash.merge": "^4.6.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
index 234ae10..08e2b61 100644
--- a/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
@@ -70,7 +70,68 @@ describe('base plugin', function() {
       plugin.log('foo', {verbose: true});
       assert.deepEqual(verboseUi.messages, ['\u001b[34m|    \u001b[39m']);
     });
-
   });
 
+  describe('plugin helper', function() {
+    it('provides access to the oringal default values', function() {
+      var Plugin = Subject.extend({
+        requiredConfig: ['bar'],
+        defaultConfig: {
+          foo: function(context) {
+            return context.foo;
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+      var plugin = new Plugin({
+        name: 'blah'
+      });
+
+      var context = {
+        foo: 'foo',
+        config: {
+          blah: {
+            foo: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+              return pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('foo') + 'foo';
+            },
+            bar: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+              return pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('bar') + 'bar';
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      plugin.beforeHook(context);
+      assert.equal(plugin.readConfig('foo'), 'foofoo');
+      assert.equal(plugin.readConfig('bar'), 'undefinedbar');
+    });
+
+    it('allows the implementer to add things to the pluginHelper', function() {
+      var Plugin = Subject.extend({
+        defaultConfig: { foo: 'foo' }
+      });
+
+      var plugin = new Plugin({
+        name: 'blah',
+
+        pluginHelper: function(context) {
+          return { bar: context.foo };
+        }
+      });
+
+      var context = {
+        foo: 'bar',
+        config: {
+          blah: {
+            foo: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+              return pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('foo') + pluginHelper.bar;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      plugin.beforeHook(context);
+      assert.equal(plugin.readConfig('foo'), 'foobar');
+    });
+  });
 });

From d81a88da2d1b4df00436123a64bafb7d471eb35a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Chambers <achambers@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 20:29:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/16] [DOC] Update doc with pluginHelper example

---
 README.md | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ba301d..6c63f24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ module.exports = {
       },
       requiredConfig: ['awesomeApiKey'], // throw an error if this is not configured
 
+      // return an object from here to add functionality to the `pluginHelper`
+      // that is passed in to user defined config property functions
+      pluginHelper: function(context) {
+        return {
+          sayHello: function() {
+            return 'Hello' + context.project.name();
+          }
+        };
+      },
+
       // implement any hooks appropriate for your plugin
       willUpload: function(context) {
         // Use the `readConfig` method for uniform access to this plugin's config,

From d4e378561937e63331e3948990d1c76103e24a69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Chambers <achambers@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 10:01:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/16] Remove ability for plugin author to add functions to
 pluginHelper

---
 README.md                    | 10 -------
 index.js                     | 15 ++++-------
 package.json                 |  2 +-
 tests/unit/index-nodetest.js | 51 +++++++-----------------------------
 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c63f24..2ba301d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,16 +34,6 @@ module.exports = {
       },
       requiredConfig: ['awesomeApiKey'], // throw an error if this is not configured
 
-      // return an object from here to add functionality to the `pluginHelper`
-      // that is passed in to user defined config property functions
-      pluginHelper: function(context) {
-        return {
-          sayHello: function() {
-            return 'Hello' + context.project.name();
-          }
-        };
-      },
-
       // implement any hooks appropriate for your plugin
       willUpload: function(context) {
         // Use the `readConfig` method for uniform access to this plugin's config,
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9d66e95..16a5359 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 var CoreObject     = require('core-object');
 var chalk = require('chalk');
-var merge = require('lodash.merge');
+var cloneDeep = require('lodash.clonedeep');
 
-function _pluginHelperDefaults() {
+function _pluginHelper() {
   return {
     readConfigDefault: function(property) {
       var configuredValue = this.defaultConfig[property];
       if (typeof configuredValue === 'function') {
-        return configuredValue.call(this, this.context);
+        return cloneDeep(configuredValue.call(this, this.context));
       }
-      return configuredValue;
+      return cloneDeep(configuredValue);
     }.bind(this)
   };
 }
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ var DeployPluginBase = CoreObject.extend({
   readConfig: function(property){
     var configuredValue = this.pluginConfig[property];
     if (typeof configuredValue === 'function') {
-      var helper = merge(this.pluginHelper(this.context), _pluginHelperDefaults.call(this));
-      return configuredValue.call(this.pluginConfig, this.context, helper);
+      return configuredValue.call(this.pluginConfig, this.context, _pluginHelper.call(this));
     }
     return configuredValue;
   },
@@ -88,10 +87,6 @@ var DeployPluginBase = CoreObject.extend({
 
       this.logRaw(chalkColor('- ' + message));
     }
-  },
-
-  pluginHelper: function(/*context*/) {
-    return {};
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5fc6ab4..fe84c0e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^1.0.0",
     "core-object": "0.0.2",
-    "lodash.merge": "^4.6.0"
+    "lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
index 08e2b61..8efd1a4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
@@ -75,63 +75,30 @@ describe('base plugin', function() {
   describe('plugin helper', function() {
     it('provides access to the oringal default values', function() {
       var Plugin = Subject.extend({
-        requiredConfig: ['bar'],
         defaultConfig: {
-          foo: function(context) {
-            return context.foo;
-          }
+          distFiles: ['index.html', 'assets/logo.png']
         }
       });
 
       var plugin = new Plugin({
-        name: 'blah'
-      });
-
-      var context = {
-        foo: 'foo',
-        config: {
-          blah: {
-            foo: function(context, pluginHelper) {
-              return pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('foo') + 'foo';
-            },
-            bar: function(context, pluginHelper) {
-              return pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('bar') + 'bar';
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      };
-
-      plugin.beforeHook(context);
-      assert.equal(plugin.readConfig('foo'), 'foofoo');
-      assert.equal(plugin.readConfig('bar'), 'undefinedbar');
-    });
-
-    it('allows the implementer to add things to the pluginHelper', function() {
-      var Plugin = Subject.extend({
-        defaultConfig: { foo: 'foo' }
-      });
-
-      var plugin = new Plugin({
-        name: 'blah',
-
-        pluginHelper: function(context) {
-          return { bar: context.foo };
-        }
+        name: 'build'
       });
 
       var context = {
-        foo: 'bar',
         config: {
-          blah: {
-            foo: function(context, pluginHelper) {
-              return pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('foo') + pluginHelper.bar;
+          build: {
+            distFiles: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+              var arr = pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('distFiles');
+              arr.push('index.json');
+              return arr;
             }
           }
         }
       };
 
       plugin.beforeHook(context);
-      assert.equal(plugin.readConfig('foo'), 'foobar');
+      assert.deepEqual(plugin.defaultConfig.distFiles, ['index.html', 'assets/logo.png']);
+      assert.deepEqual(plugin.readConfig('distFiles'), ['index.html', 'assets/logo.png', 'index.json']);
     });
   });
 });

From d47e12ac60471bed23f82874af8de7f07302f9fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Chambers <achambers@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:04:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/16] Improve tests around mutability of default values

---
 tests/unit/index-nodetest.js | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
index 8efd1a4..c51e94e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
@@ -76,7 +76,21 @@ describe('base plugin', function() {
     it('provides access to the oringal default values', function() {
       var Plugin = Subject.extend({
         defaultConfig: {
-          distFiles: ['index.html', 'assets/logo.png']
+          distFiles: ['index.html', 'assets/logo.png'],
+          jsonBlueprint: {
+            link: {
+              selector: 'link',
+              attributes: ['rel', 'href']
+            },
+          },
+          git: {
+            sha: function() {
+              return '1';
+            }
+          },
+          revisionKey: function(context) {
+            return context.revisionData.revisionKey;
+          }
         }
       });
 
@@ -85,20 +99,80 @@ describe('base plugin', function() {
       });
 
       var context = {
+        revisionData: { revisionKey: '111' },
         config: {
           build: {
             distFiles: function(context, pluginHelper) {
               var arr = pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('distFiles');
               arr.push('index.json');
               return arr;
+            },
+            jsonBlueprint: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+              var blueprint = pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('jsonBlueprint');
+              blueprint.link.attributes.push('integrity');
+
+              return blueprint;
+            },
+            sha: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+              var git = pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('git');
+
+              return git.sha() + '2';
+            },
+            revisionKey: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+              return pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('revisionKey') + '222';
             }
           }
         }
       };
 
       plugin.beforeHook(context);
-      assert.deepEqual(plugin.defaultConfig.distFiles, ['index.html', 'assets/logo.png']);
       assert.deepEqual(plugin.readConfig('distFiles'), ['index.html', 'assets/logo.png', 'index.json']);
+      assert.deepEqual(plugin.readConfig('jsonBlueprint').link.attributes, ['rel', 'href', 'integrity']);
+      assert.equal(plugin.readConfig('sha'), '12');
+      assert.equal(plugin.readConfig('revisionKey'), '111222');
     });
+
+    it('ensures default values do not get mutated', function() {
+      var Plugin = Subject.extend({
+        defaultConfig: {
+          distFiles: ['index.html', 'assets/logo.png'],
+          jsonBlueprint: {
+            link: {
+              selector: 'link',
+              attributes: ['rel', 'href']
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+      var plugin = new Plugin({
+        name: 'build'
+      });
+
+      var context = {
+        config: {
+          build: {
+            distFiles: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+              var arr = pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('distFiles');
+              arr.push('index.json');
+              return arr;
+            },
+            jsonBlueprint: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+              var blueprint = pluginHelper.readConfigDefault('jsonBlueprint');
+              blueprint.link.attributes.push('integrity');
+
+              return blueprint;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      plugin.beforeHook(context);
+      plugin.readConfig('distFiles')
+      plugin.readConfig('jsonBlueprint')
+
+      assert.deepEqual(plugin.defaultConfig.distFiles, ['index.html', 'assets/logo.png']);
+      assert.deepEqual(plugin.defaultConfig.jsonBlueprint.link.attributes, ['rel', 'href']);
+    })
   });
 });

From 61299e661b684aa5d44e4a201c529e685008e623 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Melia <luke@lukemelia.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:30:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 10/16] Release 0.2.7

---
 CHANGELOG.md | 18 ++++++++++--------
 package.json |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 31d4fae..8947347 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Change Log
 
-## [0.2.6](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.6) (2016-04-19)
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.5...0.2.6)
+## [0.2.7](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.7) (2016-11-21)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.6...0.2.7)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Add plugin helper [\#15](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/15) ([achambers](https://github.com/achambers))
+
+## [v0.2.6](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.2.6) (2016-04-19)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.5...v0.2.6)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -38,11 +45,6 @@
 ## [v0.2.1](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.2.1) (2016-01-24)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.0...v0.2.1)
 
-**Closed issues:**
-
-- Can't list or activate revisions [\#5](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/issues/5)
-- No repository field [\#4](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/issues/4)
-
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - ensure that we start logging from the beginning of the line [\#6](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/6) ([ghedamat](https://github.com/ghedamat))
@@ -67,4 +69,4 @@
 ## [v0.1.1](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.1.1) (2015-07-12)
 
 
-\* *This Change Log was automatically generated by [github_changelog_generator](https://github.com/skywinder/Github-Changelog-Generator)*
+\* *This Change Log was automatically generated by [github_changelog_generator](https://github.com/skywinder/Github-Changelog-Generator)*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe84c0e..7d907bf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
-  "version": "0.2.6",
+  "version": "0.2.7",
   "description": "For building plugins for ember-cli-deploy",
   "repository": "https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
   "engines": {

From bc6cf074c3813396411fee89322daabcdad89980 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Melia <luke@lukemelia.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:33:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 11/16] Update core-object & mocha.

Fixes #13
---
 package.json | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d907bf..9784c26 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^3.5.0",
     "glob": "^7.0.3",
-    "mocha": "^2.2.4"
+    "mocha": "^3.1.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^1.0.0",
-    "core-object": "0.0.2",
+    "core-object": "2.0.6",
     "lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.0"
   }
 }

From 201fa69331cde69c928cd59da6d696442c7f1c2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Melia <luke@lukemelia.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:40:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 12/16] Release 0.2.8

---
 CHANGELOG.md | 13 +++++++++++--
 package.json |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8947347..7599a5f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 # Change Log
 
-## [0.2.7](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.7) (2016-11-21)
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.6...0.2.7)
+## [0.2.8](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.8) (2016-11-21)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.7...0.2.8)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Update core-object & mocha. [\#16](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/16) ([lukemelia](https://github.com/lukemelia))
+
+## [v0.2.7](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.2.7) (2016-11-21)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.6...v0.2.7)
+
+[BREAKING] This release changes the context of `this` within a user-defined config property function from the base plugin itself to the surrounding config object. This behavior was previously inconsistent.
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9784c26..c4e9a6f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
-  "version": "0.2.7",
+  "version": "0.2.8",
   "description": "For building plugins for ember-cli-deploy",
   "repository": "https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
   "engines": {

From 4a1e622bc244a9d872261535b9547fb81ef3158f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Chambers <achambers@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 22:59:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 13/16] Add  function to pluginHelper

---
 index.js                     |  4 +++
 tests/unit/index-nodetest.js | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 16a5359..ed3fd1c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ function _pluginHelper() {
         return cloneDeep(configuredValue.call(this, this.context));
       }
       return cloneDeep(configuredValue);
+    }.bind(this),
+
+    readConfig: function(property) {
+      return cloneDeep(this.readConfig(property));
     }.bind(this)
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
index c51e94e..173d02b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ describe('base plugin', function() {
       },
       writeLine: function(message) {
         this.messages.push(message);
-      }
+      },
+      logInfoColor: 'blue'
     };
   });
 
@@ -174,5 +175,70 @@ describe('base plugin', function() {
       assert.deepEqual(plugin.defaultConfig.distFiles, ['index.html', 'assets/logo.png']);
       assert.deepEqual(plugin.defaultConfig.jsonBlueprint.link.attributes, ['rel', 'href']);
     })
+
+    it('provides the ability to read the plugin config', function() {
+      var Plugin = Subject.extend({
+        defaultConfig: {
+          port: function() {
+            return 1234;
+          },
+          host: 'foo.com'
+        }
+      });
+
+      var plugin = new Plugin({
+        name: 'build'
+      });
+
+      var context = {
+        ui: mockUi,
+        config: {
+          build: {
+            username: 'bar',
+            options: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+              return {
+                port: pluginHelper.readConfig('port'),
+                host: pluginHelper.readConfig('host'),
+                username: pluginHelper.readConfig('username')
+              };
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      plugin.beforeHook(context);
+      plugin.configure(context);
+
+      assert.deepEqual(plugin.readConfig('options'), { port: 1234, host: 'foo.com', username: 'bar' });
+    });
+
+    it('doesn\'t mutate the original plugin config', function() {
+      var Plugin = Subject.extend({
+        defaultConfig: { }
+      });
+
+      var plugin = new Plugin({
+        name: 'build'
+      });
+
+      var context = {
+        ui: mockUi,
+        config: {
+          build: {
+            tags: ['foo'],
+            options: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+              var tags = pluginHelper.readConfig('tags');
+              tags.push('bar');
+              return { tags: tags };
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      plugin.beforeHook(context);
+      plugin.configure(context);
+
+      assert.deepEqual(plugin.readConfig('options'), { tags: ['foo', 'bar']});
+    });
   });
 });

From 211e6f7072f5413e97de707f651e70eb8635941b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Melia <luke@lukemelia.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:24:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 14/16] Release 0.2.9

---
 CHANGELOG.md | 11 +++++++++--
 package.json |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7599a5f..24b5bb4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Change Log
 
-## [0.2.8](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.8) (2016-11-21)
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.7...0.2.8)
+## [0.2.9](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/0.2.9) (2016-11-21)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.8...0.2.9)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Add  function to pluginHelper [\#17](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/pull/17) ([achambers](https://github.com/achambers))
+
+## [v0.2.8](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/tree/v0.2.8) (2016-11-21)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin/compare/v0.2.7...v0.2.8)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c4e9a6f..32b61fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
-  "version": "0.2.8",
+  "version": "0.2.9",
   "description": "For building plugins for ember-cli-deploy",
   "repository": "https://github.com/ember-cli-deploy/ember-cli-deploy-plugin",
   "engines": {

From 4d573415b32a4ba47702661b824b2aa1aa670760 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Melia <luke@lukemelia.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2017 23:04:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 15/16] Minor README updates

---
 README.md | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ba301d..30aa43d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ module.exports = {
         someKey: 'defaultValue',
         anotherKey: function(context) {
           return context.anotherKey; // to use data added to the context by another plugin
+        },
+        capsKey: function(context, pluginHelper) {
+          return pluginHelper.readConfig('someKey').toUppercase(); // pluginHelper.readConfig returns a clone of the specified config value
         }
       },
       requiredConfig: ['awesomeApiKey'], // throw an error if this is not configured
@@ -56,7 +59,3 @@ module.exports = {
     return new DeployPlugin();
   }
 };
-
-## TODO
-
-Tests

From a72d9fc6f35d5926e96e7debb248701dd39249ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raymond Cohen <raycohen@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:21:13 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 16/16] error when creating a plugin without a name

---
 index.js                     | 6 ++++++
 tests/unit/index-nodetest.js | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ed3fd1c..c17d781 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ var DeployPluginBase = CoreObject.extend({
   project: null,
   pluginConfig: null,
   defaultConfig: {},
+  init: function() {
+    this._super.init.apply(this, arguments);
+    if (!this.name) {
+      throw new Error('Plugin is missing name property');
+    }
+  },
   beforeHook: function(context) {
     this.context = context;
     this.ui = context.ui;
diff --git a/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
index 173d02b..eadcfb8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/index-nodetest.js
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ describe('base plugin', function() {
     assert.equal(plugin.name, 'test-plugin');
   });
 
+  it('errors when no name is set', function() {
+    var makePluginWithNoName = function() {
+      new Subject();
+    };
+
+    assert.throws(makePluginWithNoName, /missing name/);
+  });
+
   describe('log', function() {
 
     it('logs raw', function() {