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+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"io/ioutil"
+
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+
+	confpb "code.hackerspace.pl/q3k/topo/proto/config"
+)
+
+var (
+	flagConfigPath string
+)
+
+func init() {
+	flag.Set("logtostderr", "true")
+}
+
+func main() {
+	flag.StringVar(&flagConfigPath, "config_path", "./topo.pb.text", "Text proto configuration of Topo (per config.proto)")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(flagConfigPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Exitf("Could not read config: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	config := confpb.Config{}
+	proto.UnmarshalText(string(data), &config)
+	glog.Infof("%+v", config)
+}