diff --git a/modfile.go b/modfile.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/nektro/go-util/util"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+)
+
+// ModFile is
+type ModFile struct {
+	Name string `yaml:"name"`
+	Main string `yaml:"main"`
+	Deps []Dep  `yaml:"dependencies"`
+}
+
+// this is the string enum because Go doesnt have those
+var (
+	DepTypeGit    = "git"
+	AllDepTypes   = []string{
+		DepTypeGit,
+	}
+)
+
+// Dep is
+type Dep struct {
+	Type string `yaml:"type"`
+	Path string `yaml:"path"`
+}
+
+func (s *Dep) cleanPath() string {
+	p := s.Path
+	p = strings.TrimPrefix(p, "https://")
+	p = strings.TrimPrefix(p, "http://")
+	p = strings.TrimSuffix(p, ".git")
+	p = strings.Join(strings.Fields(strings.Join(strings.Split(p, "/"), " ")), "/")
+	return p
+}
+
+func readModFile(fpath string) *ModFile {
+	f, err := os.Open(fpath)
+	util.DieOnError(err)
+	bys, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
+	m := new(ModFile)
+	yaml.Unmarshal(bys, &m)
+	return m
+}