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+#!/bin/bash
+# This file is meant to be SOURCED
+#
+#   Copyright 2016 RIFT.IO Inc
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+#
+#  config functions
+# 24 June 2016 -- Jeremy Mordkoff -- Genesis
+
+
+OSM_load_config() { 
+	OSM_load_config_file ${OSM_JENKINS}/SETTINGS
+	if [ -z "$OSM_MDG" ]; then
+		WARNING "OSM_MDG not set" 
+	else 
+		OSM_load_config_file ${OSM_JENKINS}/${OSM_MDG}/SETTINGS
+	fi
+}
+
+OSM_load_config_file() { 
+	[ $# -eq 1 ] || FATAL "arg is filename"
+	if [ -f "$1" ]; then
+		. "$1"
+		INFO "config file $1 loaded"
+	else
+		WARNING "$1 not found"
+	fi
+}
+