code: function loadSync(updateSeconds) {
    if(!this.config.savefile) return null;
    try {
      var lastSync = fs.readFileSync(this.config.savefile, { encoding: 'utf8' });
      var json = JSON.parse(lastSync);
      if(typeof json !== 'object' || !json) return null;
      // We now update the remaining seconds for each task, if set.
      if(updateSeconds === true) {
        var now = new Date().getTime();
        for(var taskName in json) {
          var lastSave = json[taskName];
          json[taskName] = Math.floor((now - lastSave) / 1000);
        }
      }
      return json;
    } catch(e) {
      // no previous dumps;
      return null;
    }
  }
docs: /*
  Reads the sync dumpfile, to see any previous timers.