code: def read(self, stream):
          
          def read_it(stream):
              bytes = stream.read()
              transportIn = TMemoryBuffer(bytes)
              protocolIn = TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocol(transportIn)
              topology = StormTopology()
              topology.read(protocolIn)
              return topology
              
          if isinstance(stream, six.string_types):
              with open(stream, 'rb') as f:
                  return read_it(f)
          else:
              return read_it(stream)
docs: Reads the topology from a stream or file.