diff --git a/esds/helpers/platform.py b/esds/helpers/platform.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eee2139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esds/helpers/platform.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+import yaml
+
+class YAMLPlatformFile:
+
+    def __init__(self, file_path):
+        self.file_path=file_path
+        with open(file_path) as f:
+            self.platform = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+        print(self.platform)
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diff --git a/example/platform.yaml b/example/platform.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8aa794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/platform.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+general:
+    breakpoints: []
+    breakpoints_every: 0
+    debug: off
+    interferences: on
+
+nodes:
+    count: 5
+    implementations:
+        - file.py
+
+interfaces:
+    wlan0:
+        wireless: yes
+        links:
+            - 0: 5-8 => 10MBps
+    eth0:
+        wireless: no
+        links: 5Mbps
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diff --git a/example/platform_test.py b/example/platform_test.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ccc9a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/platform_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from esds.helpers.platform import YAMLPlatformFile
+
+
+
+simulator=YAMLPlatformFile("platform.yaml")
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e540da4..d8682e5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "esds"
 dynamic = ["version"]
+dependencies = ["numpy","pyyaml"]
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["setuptools"]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e9582df..b8545b8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ keywords = simulator, distributed systems, cyber-physical systems, network, wire
 license = GNU LGPLv3
 
 [options]
-install_requires = numpy
+install_requires = 
+    numpy
+    pyyaml
 packages=find:
 
 [options.packages.find]