2 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/xbackup/config.py b/src/xbackup/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e115a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xbackup/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# vim: shiftwidth=4 tabstop=4 expandtab
+
+
+"""Module for Configuration Parsing Functionality of xbackup"""
+
+
+import json
+
+
+def get(path):
+    """read and parse the xbackup configuration file"""
+
+    with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as _file:
+        content = _file.read()
+
+    return json.loads(content)
+
+def dump(config, pretty=True):
+    """returns the given configuration as JSON string"""
+
+    if pretty:
+        return json.dumps(config, indent=4)
+
+    return json.dumps(config)
diff --git a/src/xbackup/script.py b/src/xbackup/script.py
index 9424b83..b69da00 100644
--- a/src/xbackup/script.py
+++ b/src/xbackup/script.py
@@ -9,14 +9,18 @@ import argparse
 import time
 import sys
 
+from xbackup import config
+
 
 def run():
     """runs xbackup script functionality"""
 
     args = parse_arguments()
+    cfg = config.get(args.config)
 
     if args.command == "backup":
         print("Performing dummy backup based on '{}'".format(args.config))
+        print("Config is:\n{}".format(config.dump(cfg)))
         time.sleep(1)
         print("Done!")
     else: