diff --git a/examples/native/Gemfile b/examples/native/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c646e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/native/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+source :rubygems
+gem 'redis'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/native/cluster_word_count_topology.rb b/examples/native/cluster_word_count_topology.rb
index 16daff7..72b6f49 100644
--- a/examples/native/cluster_word_count_topology.rb
+++ b/examples/native/cluster_word_count_topology.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module RedStorm
         builder.setBolt('SplitSentenceBolt', JRubyBolt.new(base_class_path, "RedStorm::Examples::SplitSentenceBolt"), 4).shuffleGrouping('RandomSentenceSpout')
         builder.setBolt('WordCountBolt', JRubyBolt.new(base_class_path, "RedStorm::Examples::WordCountBolt"), 4).fieldsGrouping('SplitSentenceBolt', Fields.new("word"))
 
-        conf = Config.new
+        conf = Backtype::Config.new
         conf.setDebug(true)
         conf.setNumWorkers(20);
         conf.setMaxSpoutPending(1000);
diff --git a/examples/native/exclamation_bolt.rb b/examples/native/exclamation_bolt.rb
index bb81213..f3f1532 100644
--- a/examples/native/exclamation_bolt.rb
+++ b/examples/native/exclamation_bolt.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ module RedStorm
         @collector.ack(tuple)
       end
 
+      def get_component_configuration
+      end
+
       def declare_output_fields(declarer)
         declarer.declare(Fields.new("word"))
       end
diff --git a/examples/native/local_exclamation_topology.rb b/examples/native/local_exclamation_topology.rb
index 065237d..c03fb0d 100644
--- a/examples/native/local_exclamation_topology.rb
+++ b/examples/native/local_exclamation_topology.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module RedStorm
         builder.setBolt('ExclamationBolt1', JRubyBolt.new(base_class_path, 'RedStorm::Examples::ExclamationBolt'), 3).shuffleGrouping('TestWordSpout')
         builder.setBolt('ExclamationBolt2', JRubyBolt.new(base_class_path, 'RedStorm::Examples::ExclamationBolt'), 3).shuffleGrouping('ExclamationBolt1')
                 
-        conf = Config.new
+        conf = Backtype::Config.new
         conf.setDebug(true)
         
         cluster = LocalCluster.new
diff --git a/examples/native/local_exclamation_topology2.rb b/examples/native/local_exclamation_topology2.rb
index 9f14795..fcec4bd 100644
--- a/examples/native/local_exclamation_topology2.rb
+++ b/examples/native/local_exclamation_topology2.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ module RedStorm
         @collector.ack(tuple)
       end
 
+      def get_component_configuration
+      end
+
       def declare_output_fields(declarer)
         declarer.declare(Fields.new("word"))
       end
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ module RedStorm
         builder.setBolt('ExclamationBolt21', JRubyBolt.new(base_class_path, "RedStorm::Examples::ExclamationBolt2"), 3).shuffleGrouping('TestWordSpout')
         builder.setBolt('ExclamationBolt22', JRubyBolt.new(base_class_path, "RedStorm::Examples::ExclamationBolt2"), 2).shuffleGrouping('ExclamationBolt21')
                 
-        conf = Config.new
+        conf = Backtype::Config.new
         conf.setDebug(true)
         
         cluster = LocalCluster.new
diff --git a/examples/native/local_redis_word_count_topology.rb b/examples/native/local_redis_word_count_topology.rb
index cc89480..07ef452 100644
--- a/examples/native/local_redis_word_count_topology.rb
+++ b/examples/native/local_redis_word_count_topology.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'bundler/setup'
 require 'redis'
 require 'thread'
 require 'lib/red_storm'
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ module RedStorm
         end
       end
 
+      def get_component_configuration
+      end
+
       def declare_output_fields(declarer)
         declarer.declare(Fields.new("word"))
       end
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ module RedStorm
         builder.setSpout('RedisWordSpout', JRubySpout.new(base_class_path, "RedStorm::Examples::RedisWordSpout"), 1)
         builder.setBolt('WordCountBolt', JRubyBolt.new(base_class_path, "RedStorm::Examples::WordCountBolt"), 3).fieldsGrouping('RedisWordSpout', Fields.new("word"))
 
-        conf = Config.new
+        conf = Backtype::Config.new
         conf.setDebug(true)
         conf.setMaxTaskParallelism(3)
 
diff --git a/examples/native/local_word_count_topology.rb b/examples/native/local_word_count_topology.rb
index 9631df7..86da9c6 100644
--- a/examples/native/local_word_count_topology.rb
+++ b/examples/native/local_word_count_topology.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Examples
       builder.setBolt('SplitSentenceBolt', JRubyBolt.new(base_class_path, "RedStorm::Examples::SplitSentenceBolt"), 8).shuffleGrouping('RandomSentenceSpout')
       builder.setBolt('WordCountBolt', JRubyBolt.new(base_class_path, "RedStorm::Examples::WordCountBolt"), 12).fieldsGrouping('SplitSentenceBolt', Fields.new("word"))
 
-      conf = Config.new
+      conf = Backtype::Config.new
       conf.setDebug(true)
       conf.setMaxTaskParallelism(3)
 
diff --git a/examples/native/random_sentence_spout.rb b/examples/native/random_sentence_spout.rb
index bd8c69a..0e31c1b 100644
--- a/examples/native/random_sentence_spout.rb
+++ b/examples/native/random_sentence_spout.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 module RedStorm
   module Examples
     class RandomSentenceSpout
-      attr_reader :is_distributed
-
       def initialize
-        @is_distributed = true
         @sentences = [
           "the cow jumped over the moon",
           "an apple a day keeps the doctor away",
@@ -22,6 +19,9 @@ module RedStorm
         @collector.emit(Values.new(@sentences[rand(@sentences.length)]))
       end
 
+      def get_component_configuration
+      end
+
       def declare_output_fields(declarer)
         declarer.declare(Fields.new("word"))
       end
diff --git a/examples/native/split_sentence_bolt.rb b/examples/native/split_sentence_bolt.rb
index e4699ce..da24e3f 100644
--- a/examples/native/split_sentence_bolt.rb
+++ b/examples/native/split_sentence_bolt.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ module RedStorm
         tuple.getString(0).split(" ").each {|w| @collector.emit(Values.new(w)) }
       end
 
+      def get_component_configuration
+      end
+
       def declare_output_fields(declarer)
         declarer.declare(Fields.new("word"))
       end
diff --git a/examples/native/word_count_bolt.rb b/examples/native/word_count_bolt.rb
index d3436ba..f9b5ee8 100644
--- a/examples/native/word_count_bolt.rb
+++ b/examples/native/word_count_bolt.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ module RedStorm
         @collector.emit(Values.new(word, @counts[word]))
       end
 
+      def get_component_configuration
+      end
+
       def declare_output_fields(declarer)
         declarer.declare(Fields.new("word", "count"))
       end