--- a/artifacts-common/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/artifacts/common/utils/XMLUtils.java	Mon Dec 28 17:55:00 2015 +0100
+++ b/artifacts-common/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/artifacts/common/utils/XMLUtils.java	Mon Feb 22 17:25:21 2016 +0100
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     /**
      * Resolver for entities in artifacts configuration.
      */
-    private static final EntityResolver CONF_RESOLVER = new EntityResolver() {
+    public static final EntityResolver CONF_RESOLVER = new EntityResolver() {
         @Override
         public InputSource resolveEntity(
             String publicId,
@@ -256,6 +256,28 @@
     }
 
     public static final Document parseDocument(
+        File           file,
+        Boolean        namespaceAware,
+        EntityResolver entityResolver
+    ) {
+        InputStream inputStream = null;
+        try {
+            inputStream = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(file));
+            return parseDocument(inputStream, namespaceAware, entityResolver);
+        }
+        catch (IOException ioe) {
+            logger.error(ioe.getLocalizedMessage(), ioe);
+        }
+        finally {
+            if (inputStream != null) {
+                try { inputStream.close(); }
+                catch (IOException ioe) {}
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public static final Document parseDocument(
         InputStream    inputStream,
         Boolean        namespaceAware,
         EntityResolver entityResolver