diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
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+++ b/.editorconfig
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+# @TheLarkInn
+# http://editorconfig.org
+
+root = true
+
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+[*.md]
+insert_final_newline = false
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Compiled source #
+###################
+*.com
+*.class
+*.dll
+*.exe
+*.o
+*.so
+
+# Packages #
+############
+# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
+# git has its own built in compression methods
+*.7z
+*.dmg
+*.gz
+*.iso
+*.jar
+*.rar
+*.tar
+*.zip
+
+# Logs and databases #
+######################
+*.log
+*.sql
+*.sqlite
+
+# OS generated files #
+######################
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+/node_modules/
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
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+++ b/.npmignore
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+lib-cov
+*.seed
+*.log
+*.csv
+*.dat
+*.out
+*.pid
+*.gz
+
+pids
+logs
+results
+
+npm-debug.log
+node_modules
+coverage
+examples
+test
+assets
+.idea
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+++ b/index.js
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+module.exports = function(source) {
+  // using: regex, capture groups, and capture group variables.
+  var templateUrlRegex = new RegExp(/templateUrl:\s*['"](.*?)['"]/gm)
+  var stylesRegex = new RegExp(/styleUrls:(.*)/)
+
+  // replace: templateUrl: './path/to/template.html'
+  // with: template: require('./path/to/template.html')
+  function replaceHTMLTemplatePathWithRequire(source) {
+    if (templateUrlRegex.test(source)) {
+      var newSource = source.replace(templateUrlRegex, "template: require('$1')");
+      return newSource;
+    }
+
+    return source;
+  }
+
+  // replace: stylesUrl: ['./foo.css', "./baz.css", "./index.component.css"]
+  // with: styles: [require('./foo.css'), require("./baz.css"), require("./index.component.css")]
+  function replaceStylesheetPathWithRequire(source) {
+    var stylesMatch = source.match(stylesRegex);
+    var styles;
+
+    if ( stylesRegex.test(source) ) {
+      styles = stylesMatch[0]
+                .replace(/['"](.*?)['"]/g, "require('$1')")
+                .replace(/styleUrls/g, 'styles');
+
+      var newSource = source.replace(stylesRegex, styles);
+      return newSource;
+    }
+
+    return source;
+  }
+
+  return replaceStylesheetPathWithRequire(replaceHTMLTemplatePathWithRequire(source));
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "angular2-template-loader",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "Angular2 webpack loader that inlines your angular2 templates and stylesheets into angular components.  ",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "mocha --reporter spec"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/TheLarkInn/angular2-template-loader.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "angular2",
+    "webpack",
+    "angularjs",
+    "loader",
+    "angular2-loader"
+  ],
+  "author": "Sean Larkin",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/TheLarkInn/angular2-template-loader/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/TheLarkInn/angular2-template-loader#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "mocha": "^2.5.3",
+    "should": "^9.0.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "loader-utils": "^0.2.15"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/index.js b/test/fixtures/index.js
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+++ b/test/fixtures/index.js
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+var sampleAngular2ComponentSimpleFixture = require('./sample_angular2_component_file_string_simple.js');
+
+exports.simpleAngular2TestComponentFileStringSimple = sampleAngular2ComponentSimpleFixture;
+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/sample_angular2_component_file_string_simple.js b/test/fixtures/sample_angular2_component_file_string_simple.js
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+++ b/test/fixtures/sample_angular2_component_file_string_simple.js
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+var simpleAngular2TestComponentFileStringSimple = `
+  import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+  @Component({
+    selector: 'test-component',
+    templateUrl: './some/path/to/file.html',
+    styleUrls: ['./app/css/styles.css']
+  })
+  export class TestComponent {}
+`;
+
+module.exports = simpleAngular2TestComponentFileStringSimple;
diff --git a/test/loader.spec.js b/test/loader.spec.js
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+++ b/test/loader.spec.js
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+var should = require("should");
+var loader = require("../index.js");
+
+var fixtures = require("./fixtures");
+
+describe("loader", function() {
+  it("Should convert html and style file strings to require()s", function(){
+
+    loader.call({}, fixtures.simpleAngular2TestComponentFileStringSimple)
+      .should
+      .be
+      .eql(`
+  import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+  @Component({
+    selector: 'test-component',
+    template: require('./some/path/to/file.html'),
+    styles: [require('./app/css/styles.css')]
+  })
+  export class TestComponent {}
+`
+      )
+
+  });
+
+  it("Should return original source if there are no matches", function() {
+    loader.call({}, 'foo')
+      .should
+      .be
+      .eql('foo');
+  });
+
+  it("Should convert partial string match requires", function() {
+    loader.call({}, `templateUrl: './index/app.html'`)
+      .should
+      .be
+      .eql(`template: require('./index/app.html')`);
+  });
+
+
+});