--- a/getan/config.py	Thu Nov 15 13:00:13 2012 +0100
+++ b/getan/config.py	Thu Dec 06 12:25:58 2012 +0100
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 import logging
 import os
 
+from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser, NoSectionError, NoOptionError
+
 logger = None
 
 def initialize(level=logging.INFO, filename="getan.log"):
@@ -40,3 +42,124 @@
             if isinstance(lang, str):
                 os.environ["LANG"] = lang
 
+
+class Config(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.config = self.load([os.path.expanduser("~/.getan/getanrc"),
+                                 "/etc/getanrc"])
+        self.keybinding = Keybinding(self)
+
+    def load(self, filenames):
+        configparser = SafeConfigParser()
+        configparser.read(filenames)
+        return configparser
+
+    def get(self, section, key):
+        return self.config.get(section, key)
+
+    def items(self, section):
+        return self.config.items(section)
+
+    def get_keybinding(self):
+        return self.keybinding
+
+
+class Keybinding(object):
+
+    KEYBINDINGS = "keybindings"
+
+    KEY_SWITCH_TIME_MODE = "switch_time_mode"
+    KEY_SWITCH_PROJECT_ORDER = "switch_project_order"
+    KEY_SWITCH_LISTS = "switch_lists"
+    KEY_ENTER = "enter"
+    KEY_INSERT = "insert"
+    KEY_DELETE = "delete"
+    KEY_ESCAPE = "escape"
+    KEY_ENTRY_DELETE = "entry_delete"
+    KEY_ENTRY_UP = "entry_up"
+    KEY_ENTRY_DOWN = "entry_down"
+    KEY_ENTRY_MOVE = "entry_move"
+    KEY_ENTRY_EDIT = "entry_edit"
+    KEY_ADD_TIME = "add_time"
+    KEY_SUBTRACT_TIME = "subtract_time"
+    KEY_PAUSE_PROJECT = "pause_project"
+
+    DEFAULT_KEYBINDINGS = {
+            KEY_SWITCH_TIME_MODE : "f1",
+            KEY_SWITCH_PROJECT_ORDER : "f2",
+            KEY_SWITCH_LISTS : "tab",
+            KEY_ENTER : "enter",
+            KEY_INSERT : "insert",
+            KEY_DELETE : "delete",
+            KEY_ESCAPE : "esc",
+            KEY_ENTRY_UP : "up",
+            KEY_ENTRY_DOWN : "down",
+            KEY_ENTRY_DELETE : "d",
+            KEY_ENTRY_MOVE : "m",
+            KEY_ENTRY_EDIT : "e",
+            KEY_ADD_TIME : "+",
+            KEY_SUBTRACT_TIME : "-",
+            KEY_PAUSE_PROJECT : " ",
+            }
+
+
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        logger.debug("Keybindings are: %r" % config.items(self.KEYBINDINGS))
+        self.config = config
+
+    def get_binding(self, key):
+        value = None
+        try:
+            value = self.config.get(self.KEYBINDINGS, key)
+        except (NoSectionError, NoOptionError):
+            pass
+
+        if not value:
+            value = self.DEFAULT_KEYBINDINGS[key]
+        return value
+
+    def get_switch_time_mode(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_SWITCH_TIME_MODE)
+
+    def get_switch_project_order(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_SWITCH_PROJECT_ORDER)
+
+    def get_switch_lists(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_SWITCH_LISTS)
+
+    def get_enter(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_ENTER)
+
+    def get_insert(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_INSERT)
+
+    def get_delete(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_DELETE)
+
+    def get_escape(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_ESCAPE)
+
+    def get_entry_delete(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_ENTRY_DELETE)
+
+    def get_entry_move(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_ENTRY_MOVE)
+
+    def get_entry_edit(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_ENTRY_EDIT)
+
+    def get_entry_up(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_ENTRY_UP)
+
+    def get_entry_down(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_ENTRY_DOWN)
+
+    def get_add_time(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_ADD_TIME)
+
+    def get_subtract_time(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_SUBTRACT_TIME)
+
+    def get_pause_project(self):
+        return self.get_binding(self.KEY_PAUSE_PROJECT)