diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/config/Config.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/config/Config.java
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+/*
+ * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
+ * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+package config;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class Config {
+  private Map<String, String> options;
+
+  public Config() {
+    this.options = new HashMap<String, String>();
+  }
+
+  public Config(Map<String, String> properties) {
+    this.options = properties;
+  }
+
+  public Map<String, String> getOptions() {
+    return ImmutableMap.copyOf(options);
+  }
+  
+  public boolean hasOption(String opt){
+    return options.containsKey(opt);
+  }
+  
+  public String getOption(String opt){
+    return options.get(opt);
+  }
+  
+  public void setOption(String opt, String value){
+    options.put(opt, value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/config/ConfigParser.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/config/ConfigParser.java
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+/*
+ * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
+ * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+package config;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class ConfigParser {
+
+  public static Config read(String location) {
+
+    System.out.println("reading cofig from " + location);
+
+    ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+    
+    Config config = new Config();
+    
+    try {
+      JsonNode rootNode = mapper.readTree(new File(location));
+      Iterator<Map.Entry<String, JsonNode>> optionNodes = rootNode.fields();
+      
+      while (optionNodes.hasNext()) {
+        Map.Entry<String, JsonNode> optionNode = (Map.Entry<String, JsonNode>) optionNodes.next();
+        
+        if(optionNode.getValue().isValueNode()){
+          config.setOption(optionNode.getKey(), optionNode.getValue().asText());
+        }
+        else{
+          System.out.println("omitting non-value node " + optionNode.getKey());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    catch (Exception e) {
+      System.out.println(e.getMessage());
+      return null;
+    }
+    
+    return config;
+  }
+}