text: 'use strict'
  
  const fs = require('fs');
  
  let content = fs.readFileSync(_appRoot + '/config-default.json');
  
  // try to read customized configuration file
  try {
      content = fs.readFileSync(_appRoot + '/config.json');
  } catch (e) {}
  
  module.exports = JSON.parse(content);
  