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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# vim: shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=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)