diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 33b21c2..944a0ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,5 +25,8 @@ jspm_packages/
 # Eclipse
 .project
 
+# Webstorm
+.idea
+
 # MacOS folder atttribute tracking
-**/.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+**/.DS_Store
diff --git a/compiled/registryPreset.json b/compiled/registryPreset.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef52396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiled/registryPreset.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$ref": "#/definitions/registryPresets",
+  "definitions": {
+    "registryPresets": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/compiled/registryVariants.json b/compiled/registryVariants.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6610e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiled/registryVariants.json
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$ref": "#/definitions/MetadataRegistry",
+  "definitions": {
+    "MetadataRegistry": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "types": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+              "id": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "name": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "directoryName": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "suffix": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "strictDirectoryName": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "ignoreParsedFullName": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "folderContentType": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "folderType": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "xmlElementName": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "uniqueIdElement": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "isAddressable": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "unaddressableWithoutParent": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "supportsWildcardAndName": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "supportsPartialDelete": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "aliasFor": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "children": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                  "types": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/alias-1220290513-257-1164-1220290513-0-1228"
+                  },
+                  "suffixes": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "additionalProperties": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "directories": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "additionalProperties": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": ["types", "suffixes"],
+                "additionalProperties": false
+              },
+              "strategies": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                  "adapter": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": [
+                      "mixedContent",
+                      "matchingContentFile",
+                      "decomposed",
+                      "bundle",
+                      "default"
+                    ]
+                  },
+                  "transformer": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": ["decomposed", "staticResource", "standard"]
+                  },
+                  "decomposition": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": ["topLevel", "folderPerType"]
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": ["adapter"],
+                "additionalProperties": false
+              }
+            },
+            "required": ["id", "name", "directoryName"],
+            "additionalProperties": false
+          }
+        },
+        "suffixes": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "strictDirectoryNames": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "childTypes": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["types", "suffixes", "strictDirectoryNames", "childTypes"],
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    },
+    "alias-1220290513-257-1164-1220290513-0-1228": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "name": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "directoryName": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "suffix": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "strictDirectoryName": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "ignoreParsedFullName": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "folderContentType": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "folderType": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "xmlElementName": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "uniqueIdElement": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "isAddressable": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "unaddressableWithoutParent": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "supportsWildcardAndName": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "supportsPartialDelete": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "aliasFor": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "children": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+              "types": {
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/alias-1220290513-257-1164-1220290513-0-1228"
+              },
+              "suffixes": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "additionalProperties": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              },
+              "directories": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "additionalProperties": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "required": ["types", "suffixes"],
+            "additionalProperties": false
+          },
+          "strategies": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+              "adapter": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "enum": [
+                  "mixedContent",
+                  "matchingContentFile",
+                  "decomposed",
+                  "bundle",
+                  "default"
+                ]
+              },
+              "transformer": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "enum": ["decomposed", "staticResource", "standard"]
+              },
+              "decomposition": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "enum": ["topLevel", "folderPerType"]
+              }
+            },
+            "required": ["adapter"],
+            "additionalProperties": false
+          }
+        },
+        "required": ["id", "name", "directoryName"],
+        "additionalProperties": false
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/sfdx-project/registry-custom-invalid.json b/examples/sfdx-project/registry-custom-invalid.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d064505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sfdx-project/registry-custom-invalid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+{
+  "name": "project-name",
+  "packageDirectories": [
+    {
+      "path": "force-app",
+      "default": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "namespace": "",
+  "sfdcLoginUrl": "https://login.salesforce.com",
+  "sourceApiVersion": "48.0",
+  "registryCustomizations": {
+    "childTypes": {
+      "applicationvisibility": "permissionset",
+      "classaccess": "permissionset",
+      "custommetadatatypeaccess": "permissionset",
+      "custompermissions": "permissionset",
+      "customsettingaccess": "permissionset",
+      "externalcredentialprincipalaccess": "permissionset",
+      "externaldatasourceaccess": "permissionset",
+      "fieldpermission": "permissionset",
+      "flowaccess": "permissionset",
+      "objectpermission": "permissionset",
+      "pageaccess": "permissionset",
+      "recordtypevisibility": "permissionset",
+      "tabsetting": "permissionset",
+      "userpermission": "permissionset"
+    },
+    "strictDirectoryNames": {
+      "permissionsets": "permissionset"
+    },
+    "suffixes": {
+      "permissionset": "permissionset"
+    },
+    "types": {
+      "permissionset": {
+        "children": {
+          "directories": {
+            "applicationVisibilities": "applicationvisibility",
+            "classAccesses": "classaccess",
+            "customMetadataTypeAccesses": "custommetadatatypeaccess",
+            "customPermissions": "custompermissions",
+            "customSettingAccesses": "customsettingaccess",
+            "externalCredentialPrincipalAccesses": "externalcredentialprincipalaccess",
+            "externalDataSourceAccesses": "externaldatasourceaccess",
+            "fieldPermissions": "fieldpermission",
+            "flowAccesses": "flowaccess",
+            "objectPermissions": "objectpermission",
+            "pageAccesses": "pageaccess",
+            "recordTypeVisibilities": "recordtypevisibility",
+            "tabSettings": "tabsetting",
+            "userPermissions": "userpermission"
+          },
+          "suffixes": {
+            "applicationVisibility": "applicationvisibility",
+            "classAccess": "classaccess",
+            "customMetadataTypeAccess": "custommetadatatypeaccess",
+            "customPermission": "custompermissions",
+            "customSettingAccess": "customsettingaccess",
+            "externalCredentialPrincipalAccess": "externalcredentialprincipalaccess",
+            "externalDataSourceAccess": "externaldatasourceaccess",
+            "fieldPermission": "fieldpermission",
+            "flowAccess": "flowaccess",
+            "objectPermission": "objectpermission",
+            "pageAccess": "pageaccess",
+            "recordTypeVisibility": "recordtypevisibility",
+            "tabSetting": "tabsetting",
+            "userPermission": "userpermission"
+          },
+          "types": {
+            "applicationvisibility": {
+              "directoryName": "applicationVisibilities",
+              "id": "applicationvisibility",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "ApplicationVisibility",
+              "suffix": "applicationVisibility",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "application"
+            },
+            "classaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "classAccesses",
+              "id": "classaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "ClassAccess",
+              "suffix": "classAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "apexClass"
+            },
+            "custommetadatatypeaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "customMetadataTypeAccesses",
+              "id": "custommetadatatypeaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "CustomMetadataTypeAccess",
+              "suffix": "customMetadataTypeAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "name"
+            },
+            "custompermissions": {
+              "directoryName": "customPermissions",
+              "id": "custompermissions",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "CustomPermission",
+              "suffix": "customPermission",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "name"
+            },
+            "customsettingaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "customSettingAccesses",
+              "id": "customsettingaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "CustomSettingAccess",
+              "suffix": "customSettingAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "name"
+            },
+            "externalcredentialprincipalaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "externalCredentialPrincipalAccesses",
+              "id": "externalcredentialprincipalaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "ExternalCredentialPrincipalAccess",
+              "suffix": "externalCredentialPrincipalAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "externalCredentialPrincipal"
+            },
+            "externaldatasourceaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "externalDataSourceAccesses",
+              "id": "externaldatasourceaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "ExternalDataSourceAccess",
+              "suffix": "externalDataSourceAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "externalDataSource"
+            },
+            "fieldpermission": {
+              "directoryName": "fieldPermissions",
+              "id": "fieldpermission",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "FieldPermission",
+              "suffix": "fieldPermission",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "field"
+            },
+            "flowaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "flowAccesses",
+              "id": "flowaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "FlowAccess",
+              "suffix": "flowAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "flow"
+            },
+            "objectpermission": {
+              "directoryName": "objectPermissions",
+              "id": "objectpermission",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "ObjectPermission",
+              "suffix": "objectPermission",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "object"
+            },
+            "pageaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "pageAccesses",
+              "id": "pageaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "PageAccess",
+              "suffix": "pageAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "apexPage"
+            },
+            "recordtypevisibility": {
+              "directoryName": "recordTypeVisibilities",
+              "id": "recordtypevisibility",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "RecordTypeVisibility",
+              "suffix": "recordTypeVisibility",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "recordType"
+            },
+            "tabsetting": {
+              "directoryName": "tabSettings",
+              "id": "tabsetting",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "TabSetting",
+              "suffix": "tabSetting",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "tab"
+            },
+            "userpermission": {
+              "directoryName": "userPermissions",
+              "id": "userpermission",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "UserPermission",
+              "suffix": "userPermission"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "directoryName": "permissionsets",
+        "strictDirectoryName": true,
+        "suffix": "permissionset"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/sfdx-project/registry-custom.json b/examples/sfdx-project/registry-custom.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..445c9bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sfdx-project/registry-custom.json
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+{
+  "name": "project-name",
+  "packageDirectories": [
+    {
+      "path": "force-app",
+      "default": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "namespace": "",
+  "sfdcLoginUrl": "https://login.salesforce.com",
+  "sourceApiVersion": "48.0",
+  "registryCustomizations": {
+    "childTypes": {
+      "applicationvisibility": "permissionset",
+      "classaccess": "permissionset",
+      "custommetadatatypeaccess": "permissionset",
+      "custompermissions": "permissionset",
+      "customsettingaccess": "permissionset",
+      "externalcredentialprincipalaccess": "permissionset",
+      "externaldatasourceaccess": "permissionset",
+      "fieldpermission": "permissionset",
+      "flowaccess": "permissionset",
+      "objectpermission": "permissionset",
+      "pageaccess": "permissionset",
+      "recordtypevisibility": "permissionset",
+      "tabsetting": "permissionset",
+      "userpermission": "permissionset"
+    },
+    "strictDirectoryNames": {
+      "permissionsets": "permissionset"
+    },
+    "suffixes": {
+      "permissionset": "permissionset"
+    },
+    "types": {
+      "permissionset": {
+        "children": {
+          "directories": {
+            "applicationVisibilities": "applicationvisibility",
+            "classAccesses": "classaccess",
+            "customMetadataTypeAccesses": "custommetadatatypeaccess",
+            "customPermissions": "custompermissions",
+            "customSettingAccesses": "customsettingaccess",
+            "externalCredentialPrincipalAccesses": "externalcredentialprincipalaccess",
+            "externalDataSourceAccesses": "externaldatasourceaccess",
+            "fieldPermissions": "fieldpermission",
+            "flowAccesses": "flowaccess",
+            "objectPermissions": "objectpermission",
+            "pageAccesses": "pageaccess",
+            "recordTypeVisibilities": "recordtypevisibility",
+            "tabSettings": "tabsetting",
+            "userPermissions": "userpermission"
+          },
+          "suffixes": {
+            "applicationVisibility": "applicationvisibility",
+            "classAccess": "classaccess",
+            "customMetadataTypeAccess": "custommetadatatypeaccess",
+            "customPermission": "custompermissions",
+            "customSettingAccess": "customsettingaccess",
+            "externalCredentialPrincipalAccess": "externalcredentialprincipalaccess",
+            "externalDataSourceAccess": "externaldatasourceaccess",
+            "fieldPermission": "fieldpermission",
+            "flowAccess": "flowaccess",
+            "objectPermission": "objectpermission",
+            "pageAccess": "pageaccess",
+            "recordTypeVisibility": "recordtypevisibility",
+            "tabSetting": "tabsetting",
+            "userPermission": "userpermission"
+          },
+          "types": {
+            "applicationvisibility": {
+              "directoryName": "applicationVisibilities",
+              "id": "applicationvisibility",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "ApplicationVisibility",
+              "suffix": "applicationVisibility",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "application"
+            },
+            "classaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "classAccesses",
+              "id": "classaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "ClassAccess",
+              "suffix": "classAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "apexClass"
+            },
+            "custommetadatatypeaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "customMetadataTypeAccesses",
+              "id": "custommetadatatypeaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "CustomMetadataTypeAccess",
+              "suffix": "customMetadataTypeAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "name"
+            },
+            "custompermissions": {
+              "directoryName": "customPermissions",
+              "id": "custompermissions",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "CustomPermission",
+              "suffix": "customPermission",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "name"
+            },
+            "customsettingaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "customSettingAccesses",
+              "id": "customsettingaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "CustomSettingAccess",
+              "suffix": "customSettingAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "name"
+            },
+            "externalcredentialprincipalaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "externalCredentialPrincipalAccesses",
+              "id": "externalcredentialprincipalaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "ExternalCredentialPrincipalAccess",
+              "suffix": "externalCredentialPrincipalAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "externalCredentialPrincipal"
+            },
+            "externaldatasourceaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "externalDataSourceAccesses",
+              "id": "externaldatasourceaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "ExternalDataSourceAccess",
+              "suffix": "externalDataSourceAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "externalDataSource"
+            },
+            "fieldpermission": {
+              "directoryName": "fieldPermissions",
+              "id": "fieldpermission",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "FieldPermission",
+              "suffix": "fieldPermission",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "field"
+            },
+            "flowaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "flowAccesses",
+              "id": "flowaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "FlowAccess",
+              "suffix": "flowAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "flow"
+            },
+            "objectpermission": {
+              "directoryName": "objectPermissions",
+              "id": "objectpermission",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "ObjectPermission",
+              "suffix": "objectPermission",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "object"
+            },
+            "pageaccess": {
+              "directoryName": "pageAccesses",
+              "id": "pageaccess",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "PageAccess",
+              "suffix": "pageAccess",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "apexPage"
+            },
+            "recordtypevisibility": {
+              "directoryName": "recordTypeVisibilities",
+              "id": "recordtypevisibility",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "RecordTypeVisibility",
+              "suffix": "recordTypeVisibility",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "recordType"
+            },
+            "tabsetting": {
+              "directoryName": "tabSettings",
+              "id": "tabsetting",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "TabSetting",
+              "suffix": "tabSetting",
+              "uniqueIdElement": "tab"
+            },
+            "userpermission": {
+              "directoryName": "userPermissions",
+              "id": "userpermission",
+              "isAddressable": false,
+              "name": "UserPermission",
+              "suffix": "userPermission"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "directoryName": "permissionsets",
+        "name": "PermissionSet",
+        "strategies": {
+          "adapter": "decomposed",
+          "decomposition": "folderPerType",
+          "transformer": "decomposed"
+        },
+        "id": "permissionset",
+        "strictDirectoryName": true,
+        "suffix": "permissionset"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/sfdx-project/registry-present-invalid.json b/examples/sfdx-project/registry-present-invalid.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40309bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sfdx-project/registry-present-invalid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "project-name",
+  "packageDirectories": [
+    {
+      "path": "force-app",
+      "default": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "namespace": "",
+  "sfdcLoginUrl": "https://login.salesforce.com",
+  "sourceApiVersion": "48.0",
+  "registryPresets": "decomposeCustomLabelsBeta"
+}
diff --git a/examples/sfdx-project/registry-preset.json b/examples/sfdx-project/registry-preset.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..507428b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sfdx-project/registry-preset.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "name": "project-name",
+  "packageDirectories": [
+    {
+      "path": "force-app",
+      "default": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "namespace": "",
+  "sfdcLoginUrl": "https://login.salesforce.com",
+  "sourceApiVersion": "48.0",
+  "registryPresets": [
+    "decomposeCustomLabelsBeta",
+    "decomposePermissionSetBeta"
+  ]}
diff --git a/sfdx-project.schema.json b/sfdx-project.schema.json
index 0fe467a..8863d22 100644
--- a/sfdx-project.schema.json
+++ b/sfdx-project.schema.json
@@ -206,6 +206,227 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "registryCustomizations":  {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "types": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+              "id": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "name": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "directoryName": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "suffix": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "strictDirectoryName": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "ignoreParsedFullName": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "folderContentType": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "folderType": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "xmlElementName": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "uniqueIdElement": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "isAddressable": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "unaddressableWithoutParent": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "supportsWildcardAndName": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "supportsPartialDelete": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "aliasFor": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "children": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "additionalProperties": {
+                  "type": "object",
+                  "properties": {
+                    "id": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "name": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "directoryName": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "suffix": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "strictDirectoryName": {
+                      "type": "boolean"
+                    },
+                    "ignoreParsedFullName": {
+                      "type": "boolean"
+                    },
+                    "folderContentType": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "folderType": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "xmlElementName": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "uniqueIdElement": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "isAddressable": {
+                      "type": "boolean"
+                    },
+                    "unaddressableWithoutParent": {
+                      "type": "boolean"
+                    },
+                    "supportsWildcardAndName": {
+                      "type": "boolean"
+                    },
+                    "supportsPartialDelete": {
+                      "type": "boolean"
+                    },
+                    "aliasFor": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "strategies": {
+                      "type": "object",
+                      "properties": {
+                        "adapter": {
+                          "type": "string",
+                          "enum": [
+                            "mixedContent",
+                            "matchingContentFile",
+                            "decomposed",
+                            "bundle",
+                            "default"
+                          ]
+                        },
+                        "transformer": {
+                          "type": "string",
+                          "enum": [
+                            "decomposed",
+                            "staticResource",
+                            "standard"
+                          ]
+                        },
+                        "decomposition": {
+                          "type": "string",
+                          "enum": [
+                            "topLevel",
+                            "folderPerType"
+                          ]
+                        }
+                      },
+                      "required": [
+                        "adapter"
+                      ],
+                      "additionalProperties": false
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "additionalProperties": true
+                }
+              },
+              "strategies": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                  "adapter": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": [
+                      "mixedContent",
+                      "matchingContentFile",
+                      "decomposed",
+                      "bundle",
+                      "default"
+                    ]
+                  },
+                  "transformer": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": [
+                      "decomposed",
+                      "staticResource",
+                      "standard"
+                    ]
+                  },
+                  "decomposition": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": [
+                      "topLevel",
+                      "folderPerType"
+                    ]
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                  "adapter"
+                ],
+                "additionalProperties": false
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "id",
+              "name",
+              "directoryName"
+            ],
+            "additionalProperties": false
+          }
+        },
+        "suffixes": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "strictDirectoryNames": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "childTypes": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "types",
+        "suffixes",
+        "strictDirectoryNames",
+        "childTypes"
+      ],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "title": "Fully customizable controls over how metadata types are decomposed",
+      "description": "Gives full control to the user to specify everything they can for controlling metadata type's decomposition"
+    },
+    "registryPresets": {
+      "title": "Custom predefined presets for decomposing metadata types",
+      "description": "filenames from https://github.com/forcedotcom/source-deploy-retrieve/tree/main/src/registry/presets ",
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
     "replacements": {
       "title": "Replacements for metadata that are executed during deployments",
       "type": "array",
diff --git a/src/registryPresets.ts b/src/registryPresets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c33cb0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/registryPresets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// ideally it will be strict to the files in https://github.com/forcedotcom/source-deploy-retrieve/tree/main/src/registry/presets
+export type registryPresets = string[];
diff --git a/src/registryVariants.ts b/src/registryVariants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08cb1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/registryVariants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+export type MetadataRegistry = {
+  types: TypeIndex;
+  suffixes: SuffixIndex;
+  strictDirectoryNames: {
+    [directoryName: string]: string;
+  };
+  childTypes: {
+    [childTypeId: string]: string;
+  };
+};
+
+type SuffixIndex = {
+  [suffix: string]: string;
+};
+
+type TypeIndex = {
+  [typeId: string]: {
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    directoryName: string;
+    suffix?: string;
+    strictDirectoryName?: boolean;
+    ignoreParsedFullName?: boolean;
+    folderContentType?: string;
+    folderType?: string;
+    xmlElementName?: string;
+    uniqueIdElement?: string;
+    isAddressable?: boolean;
+    unaddressableWithoutParent?: boolean;
+    supportsWildcardAndName?: boolean;
+    supportsPartialDelete?: boolean;
+    aliasFor?: string;
+    children?: {
+      types: TypeIndex;
+      suffixes: SuffixIndex;
+      directories?: DirectoryIndex;
+    };
+    strategies?: {
+      adapter:
+        | "mixedContent"
+        | "matchingContentFile"
+        | "decomposed"
+        | "bundle"
+        | "default";
+      transformer?: "decomposed" | "staticResource" | "standard";
+      decomposition?: "topLevel" | "folderPerType";
+    };
+  };
+};
+
+type DirectoryIndex = {
+  [directoryName: string]: string;
+};