diff --git a/PHPCI/Plugin/Util/LoadedPluginInformation.php b/PHPCI/Plugin/Util/LoadedPluginInformation.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace PHPCI\Plugin\Util;
+
+
+class LoadedPluginInformation
+{
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $composerPackages;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $pluginInfo = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $filePath The path of installed.json created by composer.
+     * @return LoadedPluginInformation
+     */
+    public static function buildFromYaml($filePath)
+    {
+        if (file_exists($filePath)) {
+            $installed = json_decode(file_get_contents($filePath));
+        }
+        else {
+            $installed = array();
+        }
+        return new self($installed);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param \stdClass[] $composerPackages This should be the contents of the
+     *                                   installed.json file created by composer
+     */
+    public function __construct(array $composerPackages)
+    {
+        $this->composerPackages = $composerPackages;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of objects. Each one represents an available plugin
+     * and will have the following properties:
+     *      name  - The friendly name of the plugin (may be an empty string)
+     *      class - The class of the plugin (will include namespace)
+     * @return \stdClass[]
+     */
+    public function getInstalledPlugins()
+    {
+        $this->loadPluginInfo();
+        return $this->pluginInfo;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of all the class names of plugins that have been
+     * loaded.
+     *
+     * @return string[]
+     */
+    public function getPluginClasses()
+    {
+       return array_map(
+           function($plugin) {
+               return $plugin->class;
+           },
+           $this->getInstalledPlugins()
+       );
+    }
+
+    protected function loadPluginInfo()
+    {
+        if ($this->pluginInfo !== null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $this->pluginInfo = array();
+        foreach($this->composerPackages as $package) {
+            $this->addPluginsFromPackage($package);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param \stdClass $package
+     */
+    protected function addPluginsFromPackage($package)
+    {
+        if (isset($package->extra->phpci)) {
+            $phpciData = $package->extra->phpci;
+
+            if (isset($phpciData->pluginNamespace)) {
+                $rootNamespace = $phpciData->pluginNamespace;
+            }
+            else {
+                $rootNamespace = "";
+            }
+
+            if (is_array($phpciData->suppliedPlugins)) {
+                $this->addPlugins(
+                    $phpciData->suppliedPlugins,
+                    $package->name,
+                    $rootNamespace
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param \stdClass[] $plugins
+     * @param string $sourcePackageName
+     * @param string $rootNamespace
+     */
+    protected function addPlugins(
+        array $plugins,
+        $sourcePackageName,
+        $rootNamespace = "")
+    {
+        foreach($plugins as $plugin) {
+            if (!isset($plugin->class)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $this->addPlugin($plugin, $sourcePackageName, $rootNamespace);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param \stdClass $plugin
+     * @param string $sourcePackageName
+     * @param string $rootNamespace
+     */
+    protected function addPlugin(
+        $plugin,
+        $sourcePackageName,
+        $rootNamespace = "")
+    {
+        $newPlugin = clone $plugin;
+
+        $newPlugin->class = $rootNamespace . $newPlugin->class;
+
+        if (!isset($newPlugin->name)) {
+            $newPlugin->name = "";
+        }
+
+        $newPlugin->source = $sourcePackageName;
+
+        $this->pluginInfo[] = $newPlugin;
+    }
+} 
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diff --git a/Tests/PHPCI/Plugin/Util/LoadedPluginInformationTest.php b/Tests/PHPCI/Plugin/Util/LoadedPluginInformationTest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace PHPCI\Plugin\Tests\Util;
+
+use PHPCI\Plugin\Util\LoadedPluginInformation;
+
+class LoadedPluginInformationTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var LoadedPluginInformation
+     */
+    protected $testedInformation;
+
+    protected function setUpFromFile($file)
+    {
+        $this->testedInformation = LoadedPluginInformation::buildFromYaml($file);
+    }
+
+    protected function phpciSetup()
+    {
+        $this->setUpFromFile(
+            __DIR__ . "/../../../../vendor/composer/installed.json"
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testBuildFromYaml_ReturnsInstance()
+    {
+        $this->phpciSetup();
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(
+            '\PHPCI\Plugin\Util\LoadedPluginInformation',
+            $this->testedInformation
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testGetInstalledPlugins_ReturnsStdClassArray()
+    {
+        $this->phpciSetup();
+        $plugins = $this->testedInformation->getInstalledPlugins();
+        $this->assertInternalType("array", $plugins);
+        $this->assertContainsOnly("stdClass", $plugins);
+    }
+
+    public function testGetPluginClasses_ReturnsStringArray()
+    {
+        $this->phpciSetup();
+        $classes = $this->testedInformation->getPluginClasses();
+        $this->assertInternalType("array", $classes);
+        $this->assertContainsOnly("string", $classes);
+    }
+}
+ 
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