diff --git a/readers/binary.js b/readers/binary.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+exports.load = function(name) {
+    return fs.readFileSync(name);
+};
+
+exports.empty = function () {
+    return null;
+};
diff --git a/readers/flat.js b/readers/flat.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+exports.load = function(name, type, options, regex) {
+    var result = [];
+
+    var data = fs.readFileSync(name, "UTF-8");
+    if (type === 'data') {
+        while (data.length > 0) {
+            var match = data.match(/^([^\r\n]*)\r?\n?/);
+            result.push(match[1]);
+            data = data.slice(match[0].length);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    data.split(/\r\n|\r|\n/).forEach( function(line) {
+        var line_data;
+        if (regex.comment.test(line)) { return; }
+        if (regex.blank.test(line))   { return; }
+
+        line_data = regex.line.exec(line);
+        if (!line_data) { return; }
+
+        result.push(line_data[1].trim());
+    });
+
+    if (result && type !== 'list' && type !== 'data') {
+        result = result[0];
+        if (options && 
+            require('../utils').in_array(result, options.booleans)) {
+            result = regex.is_truth.test(result);
+        }
+        else if (regex.is_integer.test(result)) {
+            result = parseInt(result, 10);
+        }
+        else if (regex.is_float.test(result)) {
+            result = parseFloat(result);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Return hostname for 'me' if no result
+    if (/\/me$/.test(name) && !(result && result.length)) {
+        return [ require('os').hostname() ];
+    }
+
+    // For value types with no result
+    if (!(type && (type === 'list' || type === 'data'))) {
+        if (!(result && result.length)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+};
+
+exports.empty = function (options, type) {
+    if (type) {
+        if (type === 'flat') { return null; }
+        if (type === 'value') { return null; }
+    }
+    return [];
+};
diff --git a/readers/ini.js b/readers/ini.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+exports.load = function(name, options, regex) {
+    var result       = { main: {} };
+    var current_sect = result.main;
+    var current_sect_name = 'main';
+    this.bool_matches = [];
+    if (options && options.booleans) {
+         this.bool_matches = options.booleans.slice();
+    }
+
+    // Initialize any booleans
+    result = this.init_booleans(options, result);
+
+    var match;
+    var pre = '';
+    
+    fs.readFileSync(name, 'UTF-8')
+      .split(/\r\n|\r|\n/)
+      .forEach(function(line) {
+        if (regex.comment.test(line)) { return; }
+        if (regex.blank.test(line)  ) { return; }
+
+        match = regex.section.exec(line);
+        if (match) {
+            if (!result[match[1]]) result[match[1]] = {};
+            current_sect = result[match[1]];
+            current_sect_name = match[1];
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (regex.continuation.test(line)) {
+            pre += line.replace(regex.continuation, '');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        line = pre + line;
+        pre = '';
+
+        match = regex.param.exec(line);
+        if (!match) {
+            exports.logger(
+                    'Invalid line in config file \'' + name + '\': ' + line);
+        }
+
+        if (options && Array.isArray(options.booleans) &&
+            exports.bool_matches.indexOf(
+                current_sect_name + '.' + match[1]) !== -1) {
+            current_sect[match[1]] = regex.is_truth.test(match[2]);
+            var msg = 'Using boolean ' + current_sect[match[1]] +
+                            ' for ' + current_sect_name + '.' +
+                            match[1] + '=' + match[2];
+            exports.logger(msg, 'logdebug');
+        }
+        else if (regex.is_integer.test(match[2])) {
+            current_sect[match[1]] = parseInt(match[2], 10);
+        }
+        else if (regex.is_float.test(match[2])) {
+            current_sect[match[1]] = parseFloat(match[2]);
+        }
+        else {
+            current_sect[match[1]] = match[2];
+        }
+    });
+    
+    return result;
+};
+
+exports.empty = function (options) {
+    return this.init_booleans(options, { main: {} });
+};
+
+exports.init_booleans = function (options, result) {
+    if (!options) return result;
+    if (!Array.isArray(options.booleans)) return result;
+
+    // console.log(options.booleans);
+    for (var i=0; i<options.booleans.length; i++) {
+        var m = /^(?:([^\. ]+)\.)?(.+)/.exec(options.booleans[i]);
+        if (!m) continue;
+
+        var section = m[1] || 'main';
+        var key     = m[2];
+
+        var bool_default = section[0] === '+' ? true
+                         :     key[0] === '+' ? true
+                         : false;
+
+        if (section.match(/^(\-|\+)/)) section = section.substr(1);
+        if (    key.match(/^(\-|\+)/)) key     =     key.substr(1);
+
+        // so boolean detection in the next section will match
+        if (options.booleans.indexOf(section + '.' + key) === -1) {
+            this.bool_matches.push(section + '.' + key);
+        }
+
+        if (!result[section]) result[section] = {};
+        result[section][key] = bool_default;
+    }
+    
+    return result;
+};
+
+exports.logger = function (msg, level) {
+    if (!level) level = 'logwarn';
+    if (!this.haLogger) {
+        try {
+            // even inside try, loading logger makes bad things happen.
+            // this.haLogger = require('../logger');
+        }
+        catch (ignore) {}
+    }
+
+    if (!this.haLogger) { return console.log(msg); }
+
+    try { this.haLogger[level](msg); }
+    catch (e) { console.log(e); console.log(msg); }
+};
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diff --git a/readers/json.js b/readers/json.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+exports.load = function(name) {
+    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(name));
+};
+
+exports.empty = function () {
+    return {};
+};
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diff --git a/readers/yaml.js b/readers/yaml.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var fs   = require('fs');
+var yaml = require('js-yaml');
+var utils = require('../utils');
+
+exports.load = function(name) {
+    return yaml.safeLoad(fs.readFileSync(name, 'utf8'));
+};
+
+exports.empty = function () {
+    return {};
+};