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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7629f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "alma"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
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diff --git a/src/application/mod.rs b/src/application/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84cd8f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/application/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use crate::command::Command;
+use crate::commands;
+
+pub fn run(args: Vec<String>) {
+    if args.len() < 2 {
+        println!("No command provided");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let command: Option<Box<dyn Command>> = match args[1].as_str() {
+        "link" => Some(Box::new(commands::link::LinkCommand {})),
+        _ => None,
+    };
+
+    match command {
+        Some(command) => command.run(&args[2..]),
+        None => println!("Invalid command: {}", args[1]),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/command/mod.rs b/src/command/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a592168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/command/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub trait Command {
+    fn run(&self, args: &[std::string::String]);
+}
diff --git a/src/commands/link/mod.rs b/src/commands/link/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be844ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/link/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+use crate::command::Command;
+use crate::configuration::module::resolver::*;
+use crate::contants::*;
+use crate::utils::path::path::*;
+
+pub struct LinkCommand {}
+
+impl LinkCommand {
+    pub fn run(args: &[std::string::String]) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let (repository_name, module_name) = get_repository_and_module_name(args, false);
+
+        if module_name.is_none() {
+            println!("No module specified!");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let (repo_source, repo_target) =
+            match get_repo_source_and_target_dir_with_default(repository_name) {
+                Ok((source, target)) => (source, target),
+                Err(e) => return Err(e.to_string()),
+            };
+
+        let repo_source_path = std::path::Path::new(&repo_source);
+        if !repo_source_path.exists() {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "Repository source directory does not exist: {}",
+                repo_source
+            ));
+        }
+
+        let module_name_as_path = module_name
+            .unwrap()
+            .replace("/", &std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR.to_string());
+        let module_dir = repo_source_path
+            .join(module_name_as_path)
+            .display()
+            .to_string();
+
+        let module_config_dir = std::path::Path::new(&module_dir);
+        if !module_config_dir.exists() {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "Module source directory does not exist: {}",
+                module_dir
+            ));
+        }
+        let module_config_file_stub = module_config_dir
+            .join(MODULE_CONFIG_FILE_STUB)
+            .display()
+            .to_string();
+
+        let module_configuration = resolve_module_configuration(module_config_file_stub);
+
+        if module_configuration.is_err() {
+            return Err(module_configuration.err().unwrap().to_string());
+        }
+
+        let module_configuration = module_configuration.unwrap();
+        for l in module_configuration.links.unwrap().iter() {
+            print!("Linking {} to {}...", l.0, l.1);
+        }
+
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+}
+
+impl Command for LinkCommand {
+    fn run(&self, args: &[std::string::String]) {
+        match Self::run(args) {
+            Ok(_) => {}
+            Err(e) => println!("Error while linking: {}", e),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3b1092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod link;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/configuration/module/mod.rs b/src/configuration/module/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e317f2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/configuration/module/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+pub mod resolver;
+
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::{Display, Formatter}};
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ModuleConfiguration {
+    pub target: Option<String>,
+    pub install: Option<String>,
+    pub configure: Option<String>,
+    pub links: Option<HashMap<String, String>>,
+}
+
+impl ModuleConfiguration {
+    pub fn empty() -> ModuleConfiguration {
+        return ModuleConfiguration {
+            target: None,
+            install: None,
+            configure: None,
+            links: None,
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn clone_option<T: Clone>(s: &Option<T>) -> Option<T> {
+        match s {
+            Some(s) => Some(s.clone()),
+            None => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn merge(self, to_merge: &ModuleConfiguration) -> ModuleConfiguration {
+        let mut merged_links = self.links.unwrap_or(HashMap::new()).clone();
+        let links_to_merge = Self::clone_option::<HashMap<String, String>>(&to_merge.links)
+            .unwrap_or(HashMap::new())
+            .clone();
+        for (key, value) in links_to_merge {
+            merged_links.insert(key, value);
+        }
+
+        let to_merge_target = Self::clone_option::<String>(&to_merge.target);
+        let to_merge_install = Self::clone_option::<String>(&to_merge.install);
+        let to_merge_configure = Self::clone_option::<String>(&to_merge.configure);
+
+        return ModuleConfiguration {
+            target: to_merge_target.or(self.target),
+            install: to_merge_install.or(self.install),
+            configure: to_merge_configure.or(self.configure),
+            links: Some(merged_links),
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for ModuleConfiguration {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "target: {:?}, install: {:?}, configure: {:?}, links: {:?}",
+            self.target, self.install, self.configure, self.links
+        )
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/configuration/module/resolver.rs b/src/configuration/module/resolver.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79929a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/configuration/module/resolver.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use crate::configuration::module::ModuleConfiguration;
+use crate::configuration::reader;
+use crate::utils::os_information::*;
+
+pub fn resolve_module_configuration(
+    config_file_stub: String,
+) -> std::io::Result<ModuleConfiguration> {
+    let configurations =
+        reader::read_config::<HashMap<String, ModuleConfiguration>>(config_file_stub)?;
+    let os_identifier = get_os_identifier();
+
+    let configurations: Vec<&ModuleConfiguration> = configurations
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|(k, _)| is_on_platform(&os_identifier, k))
+        .map(|c| c.1)
+        .collect();
+
+    let configuration = configurations.iter()
+        .fold(ModuleConfiguration::empty(), |acc, c| acc.merge(c));
+
+    return Ok(configuration);
+}
diff --git a/src/configuration/reader.rs b/src/configuration/reader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad4a975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/configuration/reader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+pub fn read_config<T>(config_file_stub: String) -> std::io::Result<T> where T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned {
+    let config_file_path = format!("{}.json", config_file_stub);
+    let config_file = std::fs::File::open(config_file_path)?;
+    let config: T = serde_json::from_reader(config_file)?;
+    
+    return Ok(config);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/configuration/repository/mod.rs b/src/configuration/repository/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a918837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/configuration/repository/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+
+use crate::utils::folder::get_config_home_path;
+
+use super::reader;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct RepositoryConfigurationEntry {
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub repository_path: Option<String>,
+    pub link_path: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RepositoryConfigurationRoot {
+    pub repositories: Vec<RepositoryConfigurationEntry>
+}
+
+pub fn read_repository_configuration() -> std::io::Result<RepositoryConfigurationRoot> {
+    let config_file_path = get_config_home_path();
+    let repo_config_file_path_stub = Path::new(&config_file_path).join("repository").display().to_string();
+
+    let config = reader::read_config::<RepositoryConfigurationRoot>(repo_config_file_path_stub)?;
+
+    return Ok(config);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/contants.rs b/src/contants.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75b4897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/contants.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub const MODULE_CONFIG_FILE_STUB: &str = ".alma-config";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4cb3d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use std::env;
+
+mod application;
+mod command;
+mod commands;
+mod contants;
+mod utils {
+    pub mod path;
+    pub mod folder;
+    pub mod os_information;
+}
+
+pub mod configuration {
+    pub mod module;
+    pub mod reader;
+    pub mod repository;
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    application::run(args);
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/folder.rs b/src/utils/folder.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5d60f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/folder.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+const APPLICATION_SUBFOLDER_NAME: &str = "alma";
+
+pub fn get_config_home_path() -> String {
+    let config_home_path = std::env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+        .map_or_else(
+            |_| {
+                let home_path = std::env::var("HOME").unwrap();
+                Path::new(&home_path).join(".config")
+            },
+            |c| Path::new(&c).to_path_buf(),
+        )
+        .join(APPLICATION_SUBFOLDER_NAME)
+        .display()
+        .to_string();
+    return config_home_path;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/os_information.rs b/src/utils/os_information.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27b1897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/os_information.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+use std::{
+    fs::File,
+    io::{BufRead, BufReader},
+    path::Path,
+};
+
+pub const OS_IDENTIFIER_DEFAULT: &str = "default";
+pub const OS_IDENTIFIER_WINDOWS: &str = "windows";
+pub const OS_IDENTIFIER_MAC: &str = "macos";
+pub const OS_IDENTIFIER_LINUX: &str = "linux";
+pub const OS_IDENTIFIER_FREEBSD: &str = "freebsd";
+
+pub fn is_on_platform(current_os_identifier: &String, taget_os_identifier: &String) -> bool {
+    return taget_os_identifier == OS_IDENTIFIER_DEFAULT
+        || current_os_identifier == taget_os_identifier;
+}
+
+pub fn get_os_identifier() -> String {
+    let base_os_identifier = match std::env::consts::OS {
+        "windows" => OS_IDENTIFIER_WINDOWS.to_string(),
+        "macos" => OS_IDENTIFIER_MAC.to_string(),
+        "linux" => get_linux_identifier(),
+        "freebsd" => OS_IDENTIFIER_FREEBSD.to_string(),
+        _ => String::from("unknown"),
+    };
+
+    let processor_architecture = std::env::consts::ARCH;
+
+    return base_os_identifier + "-" + processor_architecture;
+}
+
+fn get_linux_identifier() -> String {
+    let os_release_path = Path::new("/etc/os-release");
+    let distroname = if os_release_path.exists() {
+        get_os_release(os_release_path)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    distroname.map_or(OS_IDENTIFIER_LINUX.to_string(), |s| {
+        OS_IDENTIFIER_LINUX.to_string() + "-" + &s
+    })
+}
+
+fn get_os_release(os_release_path: &Path) -> Option<String> {
+    let os_release_file = File::open(os_release_path).unwrap();
+    let reader = BufReader::new(os_release_file);
+    for line in reader.lines() {
+        if line.is_err() {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let line = line.unwrap();
+        if line.starts_with("ID=") {
+            let os_identifier = line.replace("ID=", "");
+            return Some(os_identifier);
+        }
+    }
+    return None;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/path.rs b/src/utils/path.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8af4885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/path.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+pub mod path {
+    use std::env::current_dir;
+
+    use crate::configuration::repository::read_repository_configuration;
+
+    pub fn get_repository_and_module_name(
+        args: &[std::string::String],
+        single_param_is_repo: bool,
+    ) -> (Option<String>, Option<String>) {
+        //TODO: handle parameters
+
+        match args.len() {
+            0 => (None, None),
+            1 => {
+                return if single_param_is_repo {
+                    (Some(args[0].clone()), None)
+                } else {
+                    (None, Some(args[0].clone()))
+                };
+            }
+            _ => (Some(args[0].clone()), Some(args[1].clone())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_repo_source_and_target_dir_with_default(
+        repo_name: Option<String>,
+    ) -> std::io::Result<(String, String)> {
+        if current_dir().is_err() {
+            return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                "Could not get current directory!",
+            ));
+        }
+        let source_dir_fallback = current_dir()?.display().to_string();
+
+        let mut target_dir_fallback = current_dir()?;
+        target_dir_fallback.push("..");
+        let target_dir_fallback = target_dir_fallback.display().to_string();
+
+        let (repo_source_dir, repo_target_dir) =
+            get_repo_source_and_target_dir(repo_name, source_dir_fallback, target_dir_fallback)?;
+
+        return Ok((repo_source_dir, repo_target_dir));
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_repo_source_and_target_dir(
+        repo_name: Option<String>,
+        fallback_source: String,
+        fallback_target: String,
+    ) -> std::io::Result<(String, String)> {
+        if repo_name.is_none() {
+            return Ok((fallback_source, fallback_target));
+        }
+
+        let repo_name = repo_name.unwrap();
+
+        let repo_configurtaion = read_repository_configuration()?;
+        let repo_config = repo_configurtaion
+            .repositories
+            .iter()
+            .find(|x| x.name.clone().map_or(false, |s| s == repo_name));
+
+        if repo_config.is_none() {
+            println!(
+                "No repository configuration found for repository: {}",
+                repo_name
+            );
+            return Ok((fallback_source, fallback_target));
+        }
+
+        let repo_config = repo_config.unwrap();
+
+        let source_path = repo_config
+            .repository_path
+            .clone()
+            .unwrap_or(fallback_source);
+        let target_path = repo_config.link_path.clone().unwrap_or(fallback_target);
+
+        return Ok((source_path, target_path));
+    }
+}