diff --git a/cfg_checker/common/config_file.py b/cfg_checker/common/config_file.py
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+import configparser
+import os
+
+from cfg_checker.common import logger_cli
+
+
+class ConfigFile(object):
+    _truth = ['true', '1', 't', 'y', 'yes', 'yeah', 'yup',
+              'certainly', 'uh-huh']
+    _config = None
+    _section_name = None
+    _config_filepath = None
+
+    def __init__(self, section_name, filepath=None):
+        self._section_name = section_name
+        self._config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+        if filepath is not None:
+            self._config_filepath = self._ensure_abs_path(filepath)
+            self._config.read(self._config_filepath)
+        else:
+            logger_cli.debug("... previous iteration conf not found")
+
+    def force_reload_config(self, path):
+        _path = self._ensure_abs_path(path)
+        self._config.read(_path)
+
+    def save_config(self, filepath=None):
+        if filepath:
+            self._config_filepath = filepath
+        with open(self._config_filepath, "w") as configfile:
+            self._config.write(configfile)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _ensure_abs_path(path):
+        if path.startswith('~'):
+            path = os.path.expanduser(path)
+        else:
+            # keep it safe, create var :)
+            path = path
+
+        # make sure it is absolute
+        if not os.path.isabs(path):
+            return os.path.abspath(path)
+        else:
+            return path
+
+    def _ensure_boolean(self, _value):
+        if _value.lower() in self._truth:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+    def get_value(self, key, value_type=None):
+        if not value_type:
+            # return str by default
+            return self._config.get(self._section_name, key)
+        elif value_type == int:
+            return self._config.getint(self._section_name, key)
+        elif value_type == bool:
+            return self._config.getboolean(self._section_name, key)
+
+    def set_value(self, key, value):
+        _v = None
+        if not isinstance(value, str):
+            _v = str(value)
+        else:
+            _v = value
+
+        if self._section_name not in self._config.sections():
+            self._config.add_section(self._section_name)
+
+        self._config[self._section_name][key] = _v