code: public void loadConfig(final String path)
  	{
  		try {
  
  			ConfigurationReader reader = new ConfigurationReader(path);
  			ConfigSettings settings = reader.read();
  
  			clear();
  
  			this.type = settings.type;
  			this.parameterMap = settings.parameterMap;
  			this.archives = settings.archives;
  
  		}
  		catch (Exception e) {
  			e.printStackTrace();
  		}
  	}
docs: Loads the configuration settings from a file.
  
  @param path
  path to the configuration file