diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/ValidateCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/ValidateCommand.php
index 4aaa2e24e..2f2e9b9c4 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/ValidateCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/ValidateCommand.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace Composer\Command;
 
+use Composer\Util\ConfigValidator;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
@@ -69,72 +70,8 @@ EOT
             return 1;
         }
 
-        $errors = array();
-        $publishErrors = array();
-        $warnings = array();
-
-        // validate json schema
-        $laxValid = false;
-        $valid = false;
-        try {
-            $json = new JsonFile($file, new RemoteFilesystem($this->getIO()));
-            $manifest = $json->read();
-
-            $json->validateSchema(JsonFile::LAX_SCHEMA);
-            $laxValid = true;
-            $json->validateSchema();
-            $valid = true;
-        } catch (JsonValidationException $e) {
-            foreach ($e->getErrors() as $message) {
-                if ($laxValid) {
-                    $publishErrors[] = '<error>Publish Error: ' . $message . '</error>';
-                } else {
-                    $errors[] = '<error>' . $message . '</error>';
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            $output->writeln('<error>' . $e->getMessage() . '</error>');
-
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        // validate actual data
-        if (!empty($manifest['license'])) {
-            $licenseValidator = new SpdxLicenseIdentifier();
-            if (!$licenseValidator->validate($manifest['license'])) {
-                $warnings[] = sprintf(
-                    'License %s is not a valid SPDX license identifier, see http://www.spdx.org/licenses/ if you use an open license',
-                    json_encode($manifest['license'])
-                );
-            }
-        } else {
-            $warnings[] = 'No license specified, it is recommended to do so';
-        }
-
-        if (!empty($manifest['name']) && preg_match('{[A-Z]}', $manifest['name'])) {
-            $suggestName = preg_replace('{(?:([a-z])([A-Z])|([A-Z])([A-Z][a-z]))}', '\\1\\3-\\2\\4', $manifest['name']);
-            $suggestName = strtolower($suggestName);
-
-            $warnings[] = sprintf(
-                'Name "%s" does not match the best practice (e.g. lower-cased/with-dashes). We suggest using "%s" instead. As such you will not be able to submit it to Packagist.',
-                $manifest['name'],
-                $suggestName
-            );
-        }
-
-        // TODO validate package repositories' packages using the same technique as below
-        try {
-            $loader = new ValidatingArrayLoader(new ArrayLoader(), false);
-            if (!isset($manifest['version'])) {
-                $manifest['version'] = '1.0.0';
-            }
-            if (!isset($manifest['name'])) {
-                $manifest['name'] = 'dummy/dummy';
-            }
-            $loader->load($manifest);
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            $errors = array_merge($errors, explode("\n", $e->getMessage()));
-        }
+        $validator = new ConfigValidator($this->getIO());
+        list($errors, $publishErrors, $warnings) = $validator->validate($file);
 
         // output errors/warnings
         if (!$errors && !$publishErrors && !$warnings) {
diff --git a/src/Composer/Util/ConfigValidator.php b/src/Composer/Util/ConfigValidator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fd363138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Composer/Util/ConfigValidator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Composer.
+ *
+ * (c) Nils Adermann <naderman@naderman.de>
+ *     Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Composer\Util;
+
+use Composer\Package\Loader\ArrayLoader;
+use Composer\Package\Loader\ValidatingArrayLoader;
+use Composer\Json\JsonValidationException;
+use Composer\IO\IOInterface;
+use Composer\Json\JsonFile;
+
+/**
+ * Validates a composer configuration.
+ *
+ * @author Robert Schönthal <seroscho@googlemail.com>
+ * @author Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
+ */
+class ConfigValidator
+{
+    private $io;
+
+    public function __construct(IOInterface $io)
+    {
+        $this->io = $io;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validates the config, and returns the result.
+     *
+     * @param string $file The path to the file
+     *
+     * @return array a triple containing the errors, publishable errors, and warnings
+     */
+    public function validate($file)
+    {
+        $errors = array();
+        $publishErrors = array();
+        $warnings = array();
+
+        // validate json schema
+        $laxValid = false;
+        $valid = false;
+        try {
+            $json = new JsonFile($file, new RemoteFilesystem($this->io));
+            $manifest = $json->read();
+
+            $json->validateSchema(JsonFile::LAX_SCHEMA);
+            $laxValid = true;
+            $json->validateSchema();
+            $valid = true;
+        } catch (JsonValidationException $e) {
+            foreach ($e->getErrors() as $message) {
+                if ($laxValid) {
+                    $publishErrors[] = '<error>Publish Error: ' . $message . '</error>';
+                } else {
+                    $errors[] = '<error>' . $message . '</error>';
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $output->writeln('<error>' . $e->getMessage() . '</error>');
+
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        // validate actual data
+        if (!empty($manifest['license'])) {
+            $licenseValidator = new SpdxLicenseIdentifier();
+            if (!$licenseValidator->validate($manifest['license'])) {
+                $warnings[] = sprintf(
+                    'License %s is not a valid SPDX license identifier, see http://www.spdx.org/licenses/ if you use an open license',
+                    json_encode($manifest['license'])
+                );
+            }
+        } else {
+            $warnings[] = 'No license specified, it is recommended to do so';
+        }
+
+        if (!empty($manifest['name']) && preg_match('{[A-Z]}', $manifest['name'])) {
+            $suggestName = preg_replace('{(?:([a-z])([A-Z])|([A-Z])([A-Z][a-z]))}', '\\1\\3-\\2\\4', $manifest['name']);
+            $suggestName = strtolower($suggestName);
+
+            $warnings[] = sprintf(
+                'Name "%s" does not match the best practice (e.g. lower-cased/with-dashes). We suggest using "%s" instead. As such you will not be able to submit it to Packagist.',
+                $manifest['name'],
+                $suggestName
+            );
+        }
+
+        // TODO validate package repositories' packages using the same technique as below
+        try {
+            $loader = new ValidatingArrayLoader(new ArrayLoader(), false);
+            if (!isset($manifest['version'])) {
+                $manifest['version'] = '1.0.0';
+            }
+            if (!isset($manifest['name'])) {
+                $manifest['name'] = 'dummy/dummy';
+            }
+            $loader->load($manifest);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $errors = array_merge($errors, explode("\n", $e->getMessage()));
+        }
+
+        return array($errors, $publishErrors, $warnings);
+    }
+}
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