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+# vim: set et ts=4 sw=4:
+package ManaTools::SettingsReader;
+#============================================================= -*-perl-*-
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+ManaTools::SettingsReader - This module allows to load an XML configuration file
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+    use ManaTools::SettingsReader;
+
+    my $settings = new ManaTools::SettingsReader($fileName);
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+    This module allows to load a configuration file returning a Hash references with its content.
+
+=head1 SUPPORT
+
+You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command:
+
+perldoc ManaTools::SettingsReader
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+    XML::Simple
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+    Angelo Naselli <anaselli@linux.it>
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
+
+    Copyright (C) 2012-2015, Angelo Naselli.
+
+   This file is part of ManaTools
+
+   ManaTools is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   ManaTools is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with ManaTools.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+=head1 FUNCTIONS
+
+=cut
+
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use diagnostics;
+use XML::Simple;
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+#=============================================================
+
+=head2 new
+
+=head3 INPUT
+
+    $fileName: File to be loaded
+
+=head3 OUTPUT
+
+    $settings: Hash reference containing read settings
+
+=head3 DESCRIPTION
+
+    The constructor just loads the given files and return its representation
+    into a hash reference.
+
+=cut
+
+#=============================================================
+
+sub new {
+    my ($class, $fileName) = @_;
+
+    my $self = {
+        settings => 0,
+    };
+    bless $self, 'ManaTools::SettingsReader';
+
+    die "File " . $fileName . " not found" if (! -e $fileName);
+
+    my $xml = new XML::Simple (KeyAttr=>[]);
+    $self->{settings} = $xml->XMLin($fileName);
+
+    return $self->{settings};
+}
+
+
+1;