diff --git a/json.go b/json.go
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+++ b/json.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func loadJson(file string) (WeatherAPI, error) {
+	var config WeatherAPI
+	configFile, err := os.Open(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err.Error())
+	}
+	jsonParser := json.NewDecoder(configFile)
+	jsonParser.Decode(&config)
+	return config, err
+}