diff --git a/apps/smart_settings/__init__.py b/apps/smart_settings/__init__.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from .classes import SettingsNamespace, LocalScope
diff --git a/apps/smart_settings/classes.py b/apps/smart_settings/classes.py
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+++ b/apps/smart_settings/classes.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+
+
+# Namespace
+class SettingsNamespace(object):
+    _registry = {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_all(cls):
+        return cls._registry.values()
+
+    def __init__(self, name, label, module):
+        self.name = name
+        self.label = label
+        self.module = module
+
+        self.__class__._registry[self.name] = self
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return unicode(self.label)
+
+    def settings(self):
+        #return [setting for setting in settings_list if setting.namespace == self]
+        return (setting for setting in Setting.get_all() if setting.namespace == self)
+
+    def add_setting(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return Setting(namespace=self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+# Realms
+class SettingScope(object):
+    def get_value(self):
+        raise NotImplemented
+
+
+class LocalScope(SettingScope):
+    """
+    Return the value of a config value from the local settings.py file
+    """
+    def __init__(self, global_name=None):
+        self.global_name = global_name
+
+    def get_value(self):
+        if not self.global_name:
+            self.global_name = '%s_%s' % (self.setting.namespace.name.upper(), self.setting.name)
+            
+        return getattr(settings, self.global_name)
+
+
+# TODO: Cluster - Cluster wide setting
+# TODO: Organization - Organizaition wide preferences
+# TODO: User - user preferences
+
+# Settings
+class Setting(object):
+    _registry = {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_all(cls):
+        return cls._registry.values()
+
+    def register_scope(self, scope):
+        """
+        Store this setting's instance into the scope instance and append
+        the scope to this setting's scope list
+        """
+        scope.setting = self
+        self.scopes.append(scope)
+
+    def __init__(self, namespace, name, default, description=None, hidden=False, exists=False, scopes=None):
+        self.namespace = namespace
+        self.name = name
+        self.default = default
+        self.description = description or u''
+        self.hidden = hidden
+        self.exists = exists
+        self.scopes = []
+        
+        if scopes:
+            for scope in scopes:
+                self.register_scope(scope)
+        #else:
+        #    self.scopes = []  #Local('GLOBAL_%s' % self.app.name)]
+
+        # Get the global value
+        #value = getattr(django_settings, global_name, default)
+        # Create the local entity
+        #try:
+        #    #self.module = namespace.module
+        #    setattr('%s.settings' % self.app.name, self.name, value)
+        #except AttributeError:
+        #module = import_module(self.app.name)
+        #print module
+        #setattr(module, 'conf.settings.%s'  % self.name, value)
+        #setattr(module, 'conf.%s'  % self.name, value)
+        #setattr(module, self.name, value)
+
+        # Create the local entity
+        try:
+            self.module = namespace.module
+            setattr(self.module, name, self.get_value())
+        except AttributeError:
+            self.module = import_module(namespace.module)
+            setattr(self.module, name, self.get_value())
+
+        self.__class__._registry.setdefault(self.namespace.name, {})
+        self.__class__._registry[self.namespace.name][self.name] = self
+        #settings_list.append(self)
+        #settings.setdefault(self.namespace.name, [])
+        #settings[self.namespace.name].append(self)
+
+    def get_value(self):
+        value = self.default
+        for scopes in self.scopes:
+            try:
+                value = scopes.get_value()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        return value
diff --git a/apps/smart_settings/models.py b/apps/smart_settings/models.py
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+++ b/apps/smart_settings/models.py
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+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/apps/smart_settings/views.py b/apps/smart_settings/views.py
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+++ b/apps/smart_settings/views.py
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+# Create your views here.