diff --git a/dist/smartstring.indent.js b/dist/smartstring.indent.js
index b360840..238d639 100644
--- a/dist/smartstring.indent.js
+++ b/dist/smartstring.indent.js
@@ -1,24 +1,57 @@
 "use strict";
 var splitString = function (stringArg) {
-    var stringArray = [];
-    return stringArray;
+    return stringArg.split("\n");
 };
 var joinString = function (stringArrayArg) {
-    var localString = "";
+    var resultString = "";
     for (var _i = 0, stringArrayArg_1 = stringArrayArg; _i < stringArrayArg_1.length; _i++) {
         var line = stringArrayArg_1[_i];
-        localString = localString + line + "\n";
+        resultString = resultString + line + "\n";
     }
     ;
-    return localString;
+    return resultString;
+};
+var cleanStringArray = function (stringArrayArg) {
+    var testRegex = /^[\s]*$/;
+    if (testRegex.test(stringArrayArg[0])) {
+        stringArrayArg.shift();
+    }
+    if (testRegex.test(stringArrayArg[stringArrayArg.length - 1])) {
+        stringArrayArg.pop();
+    }
+    ;
+    return stringArrayArg;
 };
 exports.indent = function (stringArg, spaceAmount) {
-    return;
+    var resultString;
+    return resultString;
 };
 exports.indentWithPrefix = function (stringArg, prefixArg) {
-    return;
+    var resultString;
+    return resultString;
 };
 exports.deIndent = function (stringArg) {
-    return;
+    var resultString;
+    var splitStringArray = splitString(stringArg);
+    splitStringArray = cleanStringArray(splitStringArray);
+    var minCommonLeftOffset;
+    var deIndentRegex = /^(\s*)/;
+    for (var _i = 0, splitStringArray_1 = splitStringArray; _i < splitStringArray_1.length; _i++) {
+        var stringItem = splitStringArray_1[_i];
+        var offsetString = deIndentRegex.exec(stringItem)[1];
+        if (typeof minCommonLeftOffset == "undefined" || offsetString.length < minCommonLeftOffset) {
+            minCommonLeftOffset = offsetString.length;
+        }
+        ;
+    }
+    ;
+    var resultSplitStringArray = [];
+    for (var _a = 0, splitStringArray_2 = splitStringArray; _a < splitStringArray_2.length; _a++) {
+        var stringItem = splitStringArray_2[_a];
+        resultSplitStringArray.push(stringItem.substr(minCommonLeftOffset));
+    }
+    ;
+    resultString = joinString(resultSplitStringArray);
+    return resultString;
 };
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diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 67f7120..de2d8f5 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ describe("smartstring", function () {
             });
         });
     });
+    describe(".indent", function () {
+        describe(".deIndent()", function () {
+            it("should deindent a string", function () {
+                var testString = "\n                    base\n                        should be indented\n                            some more\n                    base\n                        indented\n                ";
+                testString = smartstring.indent.deIndent(testString);
+                console.log(testString);
+            });
+        });
+    });
     describe(".typescript", function () {
         describe(".referenceRegex", function () {
             it("should match reference paths", function () {
@@ -81,4 +90,4 @@ describe("smartstring", function () {
         });
     });
 });
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diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index fe5bcd1..a408bc1 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,26 @@ describe("smartstring",function(){
                 envObject.DEFAULT_HOST.should.equal("some.domain.com");
             })
         })
-    })
+    });
+    describe(".indent",function(){
+        let testString = `
+                    base
+                        should be indented
+                            some more
+                    base
+                        indented
+                `;
+        describe(".deIndent()",function(){
+            it("should deindent a string",function(){
+                testString = smartstring.indent.deIndent(testString);
+                console.log(testString);
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe(".indentWithPrefix",function(){
+            it("should indent")
+        })
+    });
     describe(".typescript",function(){
         describe(".referenceRegex",function(){
             it("should match reference paths",function(){
diff --git a/ts/smartstring.indent.ts b/ts/smartstring.indent.ts
index 99778b8..4e022d3 100644
--- a/ts/smartstring.indent.ts
+++ b/ts/smartstring.indent.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ let joinString = (stringArrayArg:string[]):string => {
         resultString = resultString + line + "\n";
     };
     return resultString;
+};
+
+let cleanStringArray = (stringArrayArg:string[]):string[] => {
+    let testRegex = /^[\s]*$/;
+    if(testRegex.test(stringArrayArg[0])){
+        stringArrayArg.shift();
+    }
+    if(testRegex.test(stringArrayArg[stringArrayArg.length - 1])){
+        stringArrayArg.pop();
+    };
+    return stringArrayArg;
 }
 
 export let indent = (stringArg:string,spaceAmount:number):string => {
@@ -25,6 +36,7 @@ export let indentWithPrefix = (stringArg:string,prefixArg:string):string => {
 export let deIndent = (stringArg:string):string => {
     let resultString:string;
     let splitStringArray:string[] = splitString(stringArg);
+    splitStringArray = cleanStringArray(splitStringArray);
     let minCommonLeftOffset:number;
     let deIndentRegex = /^(\s*)/;
     for(let stringItem of splitStringArray){