updated README with boilerplate
Merge pull request #25 from edx/jtauber/update-readme

updated README with boilerplate
Be strict about ModelType expected types. Also change Object type to Dict.
Merge pull request #28 from edx/feature/christina/from_json

Be strict about ModelType expected types.
Added .travis.yml
Fix .travis.yml format
Merge pull request #30 from edx/lapentab/travis-yml

Add .travis.yml for TravisCI
Fix .travis.yml config since build failed
Add port to travis.yml
Fix order of travis.yml
Correct port number
Merge pull request #32 from edx/lapentab/travis

Fix config for travis failed test
Explain what each scope means
Merge pull request #31 from edx/sarina/scope_documentation

Explain what each scope means
Improve the docs for store_initial_state
Merge pull request #33 from edx/ned/improve

Improve the docs for store_initial_state
Add diff-cover
Merge pull request #35 from edx/sarina/add-diffcoverage

Add diff-cover
Make pylintrc the same as edx-platform
Merge pull request #38 from edx/ned/pylint-tweaks

Make pylintrc the same as edx-platform