diff --git a/scripttease/loaders/__init__.py b/scripttease/loaders/__init__.py
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+"""
+The job of a loader is to collect commands and their arguments from a text file.
+"""
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diff --git a/scripttease/loaders/base.py b/scripttease/loaders/base.py
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+# Imports
+
+from commonkit import parse_jinja_string, parse_jinja_template, pick, read_file, smart_cast, split_csv, File
+from jinja2.exceptions import TemplateError, TemplateNotFound
+import logging
+import os
+from ..library.snippets.mappings import MAPPINGS
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Exports
+
+__all__ = (
+    "BaseLoader",
+)
+
+# Classes
+
+
+class BaseLoader(File):
+
+    def __init__(self, path,  context=None, locations=None, mappings=None, profile="ubuntu", **kwargs):
+        self.context = context or dict()
+        self.is_loaded = False
+        self.locations = locations or list()
+        self.mappings = mappings or MAPPINGS
+        self.options = kwargs
+        self.profile = profile
+        self.snippets = list()
+
+        # Always include the path to the current file in locations.
+        self.locations.insert(0, self.directory)
+
+        super().__init__(path)
+
+    def get_snippets(self):
+        a = list()
+
+        for canonical_name, args, kwargs in self.snippets:
+            snippet = self.find_snippet(canonical_name, *args, **kwargs)
+            a.append(snippet)
+
+        return a
+
+    def find_snippet(self, name, *args, **kwargs):
+        # Templates require special handling.
+        if name == "template":
+            source = args[0]
+            target = args[1]
+            kwargs['locations'] = self.locations
+            return Template(source, target, **kwargs)
+
+        # Convert args to a list so we can update it below.
+        _args = list(args)
+
+        # The given name is not in the mappings -- which is a typo or invalid name -- but it could also be a dotted path
+        # to be followed down through the dictionary structure.
+        if name not in self.mappings[self.profile]:
+            if "." in name:
+                return self.find_snippet_by_dotted_name(name, *args, **kwargs)
+
+            log.error("Command not found in mappings: %s" % name)
+            return Snippet(name, args=_args, kwargs=kwargs)
+
+        # Formal or informal sub-commands exist in a dictionary.
+        if type(self.mappings[self.profile][name]) is dict:
+            try:
+                possible_sub_command = _args[0]
+            except IndexError:
+                log.warning("No sub-command argument for: %s" % name)
+                return Snippet(name)
+
+            if possible_sub_command in self.mappings[self.profile][name]:
+                sub = _args.pop(0)
+                snippet = self.mappings[self.profile][name][sub]
+
+                parser = self.mappings[self.profile][name].get('_parser', None)
+
+                _name = "%s.%s" % (name, sub)
+                return Snippet(_name, args=_args, content=snippet, context=self.context, kwargs=kwargs, parser=parser)
+
+            # Django allows pre-defined as well as adhoc commands. The name of the command is provided as the first
+            # argument in the config file. The following statements are only invoked if the possible_sub_command is not
+            # in the django dictionary.
+            if name == "django":
+                sub = _args.pop(0)
+                kwargs['_name'] = sub
+                print(kwargs)
+                snippet = self.mappings[self.profile]['django']['command']
+                parser = self.mappings[self.profile]['django']['_parser']
+                return Snippet("django.%s" % sub, args=_args, content=snippet, context=self.context, kwargs=kwargs,
+                               parser=parser)
+
+            log.warning("Sub-command could not be determined for: %s" % name)
+            return Snippet(name, args=list(args), context=self.context, kwargs=kwargs)
+
+        # The found snippet should just be a string.
+        return Snippet(name, args=list(args), content=self.mappings[self.profile][name], kwargs=kwargs)
+
+    def find_snippet_by_dotted_name(self, name, *args, **kwargs):
+        # This may not exist. If so, None is the value of the Snippet.content attribute.
+        snippet = pick(name, self.mappings[self.profile])
+
+        # The name of the builder callback is always the root of the given name plus _parser.
+        builder_name = "%s._parser" % name.split(".")[0]
+        parser = pick(builder_name, self.mappings[self.profile])
+
+        # Return the snippet instance.
+        return Snippet(name, args=list(args), parser=parser, content=snippet, kwargs=kwargs)
+
+    def load(self):
+        """Load the command file.
+
+        :rtype: bool
+
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def read_file(self):
+        """Get the content of the command file.
+
+        :rtype: str | None
+
+        """
+        if self.context is not None:
+            try:
+                return parse_jinja_template(self.path, self.context)
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.error("Failed to process %s file as template: %s" % (self.path, e))
+                return None
+
+        return read_file(self.path)
+
+    # def _get_command(self, name, *args, **kwargs):
+    #     args = list(args)
+    #
+    #     if name not in self.mappings:
+    #         return None
+    #
+    #     if type(self.mappings[name]) is dict:
+    #         sub = args.pop(0)
+    #         subs = self.mappings[name]
+    #         if sub not in subs:
+    #             return None
+    #
+    #         _command = subs[sub]
+    #     else:
+    #         _command = self.mappings[name]
+    #
+    #     context = self.context.copy()
+    #     context['args'] = args
+    #     context.update(kwargs)
+    #
+    #     if type(_command) in (list, tuple):
+    #         # print(" ".join(_command))
+    #         a = list()
+    #         for i in _command:
+    #             i = parse_jinja_string(i, context)
+    #             a.append(i)
+    #
+    #         return " ".join(a)
+    #
+    #     return parse_jinja_string(_command, context)
+
+    # noinspection PyMethodMayBeStatic
+    def _get_key_value(self, key, value):
+        """Process a key/value pair from an INI section.
+
+        :param key: The key to be processed.
+        :type key: str
+
+        :param value: The value to be processed.
+
+        :rtype: tuple
+        :returns: The key and value, both of which may be modified from the originals.
+
+        """
+        if key in ("environments", "environs", "envs", "env"):
+            _key = "environments"
+            _value = split_csv(value)
+        elif key in ("func", "function"):
+            _key = "function"
+            _value = value
+        elif key == "groups":
+            _key = "groups"
+            if type(value) in (list, tuple):
+                _value = value
+            else:
+                _value = split_csv(value)
+        elif key == "items":
+            _key = "items"
+            if type(value) in (list, tuple):
+                _value = value
+            else:
+                _value = split_csv(value)
+        elif key == "tags":
+            _key = "tags"
+            _value = split_csv(value)
+        else:
+            _key = key
+            _value = smart_cast(value)
+
+        return _key, _value
+
+
+class Snippet(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, name, args=None, content=None, context=None, kwargs=None, parser=None):
+        """Initialize a snippet.
+
+        :param name: The canonical name of the snippet.
+        :type name: str
+
+        :param args: A list of arguments found in the config file.
+        :type args: list[str]
+
+        :param content: The content of the snippet.
+        :type content: str | list[str]
+
+        :param context: Additional context variables used to render the command.
+        :type context: dict
+
+        :param kwargs: The keyword arguments found in the config file. These may be specific to the command or one of
+                       the common options. They are accessible as dynamic attributes of the Snippet instance.
+        :type kwargs: dict
+
+        :param parser: A callback that may be used to assemble the command.
+        :type parser: callable
+
+        """
+        self.args = args or list()
+        self.parser = parser
+        self.content = content
+        self.context = context or dict()
+        self.kwargs = kwargs or dict()
+        self.name = name
+
+        sudo = self.kwargs.get("sudo", None)
+        if isinstance(sudo, Sudo):
+            self.sudo = sudo
+        elif type(sudo) is str:
+            self.sudo = Sudo(enabled=True, user=sudo)
+        elif sudo is True:
+            self.sudo = Sudo(enabled=True)
+        else:
+            self.sudo = Sudo()
+
+    def __getattr__(self, item):
+        return self.kwargs.get(item)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return str(self.name)
+
+    def get_statement(self, cd=True, include_comment=True, include_register=True, include_stop=True):
+        lines = list()
+        if self.comment and include_comment:
+            lines.append("# %s" % self.comment)
+
+        # Handle command itemization. Note that register and stop options are ignored.
+        if self.is_itemized:
+            for item in self.items:
+                args = list()
+                for arg in self.args:
+                    args.append(arg.replace("$item", item))
+
+                if self.parser:
+                    statement = self.parser(self, args=args)
+                else:
+                    statement = self._parse(args=args)
+
+                a = list()
+                if cd and self.cd is not None:
+                    a.append("( cd %s &&" % self.cd)
+
+                if self.prefix is not None:
+                    a.append("%s &&" % self.prefix)
+
+                if self.sudo:
+                    statement = "%s %s" % (self.sudo, statement)
+
+                a.append(statement)
+
+                if cd and self.cd is not None:
+                    a.append(")")
+
+                lines.append(" ".join(a))
+
+            return "\n".join(lines)
+
+        # Handle normal (not itemized) comands.
+        a = list()
+        if cd and self.cd is not None:
+            a.append("( cd %s &&" % self.cd)
+
+        if self.prefix is not None:
+            a.append("%s &&" % self.prefix)
+
+        if self.parser:
+            statement = self.parser(self)
+        else:
+            statement = self._parse()
+
+        if self.sudo:
+            statement = "%s %s" % (self.sudo, statement)
+
+        a.append(statement)
+
+        if cd and self.cd is not None:
+            a.append(")")
+
+        if self.condition is not None:
+            lines.append("if [[ %s ]]; then %s; fi;" % (self.condition, " ".join(a)))
+        else:
+            lines.append(" ".join(a))
+
+        if include_register and self.register is not None:
+            lines.append("%s=$?;" % self.register)
+
+            if include_stop and self.stop:
+                lines.append("if [[ $%s -gt 0 ]]; exit 1; fi;" % self.register)
+        elif include_stop and self.stop:
+            lines.append("if [[ $? -gt 0 ]]; exit 1; fi;")
+        else:
+            pass
+
+        return "\n".join(lines)
+
+    @property
+    def is_itemized(self):
+        s = " ".join(self.args)
+        return "$item" in s
+
+    @property
+    def is_valid(self):
+        return self.content is not None
+
+    # def _get_statement(self):
+    #     if self.is_itemized:
+    #         a = list()
+    #         for item in self.items:
+    #             args = list()
+    #             for arg in self.args:
+    #                 args.append(arg.replace("$item", item))
+    #
+    #             context = self.context.copy()
+    #             context['args'] = args
+    #             context.update(self.kwargs)
+    #
+    #             if type(self.content) is list:
+    #                 b = list()
+    #                 for i in self.content:
+    #                     i = parse_jinja_string(i, context)
+    #                     b.append(i)
+    #
+    #                 a.append(" ".join(b))
+    #             else:
+    #                 a.append(parse_jinja_string(self.content, context))
+    #
+    #         return "\n".join(a)
+    #
+    #     context = self.context.copy()
+    #     context['args'] = self.args
+    #     context.update(self.kwargs)
+    #
+    #     a = list()
+    #     if type(self.content) is list:
+    #         b = list()
+    #         for i in self.content:
+    #             i = parse_jinja_string(i, context)
+    #             b.append(i)
+    #
+    #         a.append(" ".join(b))
+    #     else:
+    #         a.append(parse_jinja_string(self.content, context))
+    #
+    #     return " ".join(a)
+
+    def _parse(self, args=None, kwargs=None):
+        """Build the command statement from snippet content.
+
+        :param args: A list of arguments which override those provided by the command configuration.
+        :type args: list[str]
+
+        :param kwargs: A dictionary which overrides the options provided by the command configuration.
+        :type kwargs: dict
+
+        :rtype: str
+
+        """
+        context = self.context.copy()
+        context['args'] = args or self.args
+        context.update(kwargs or self.kwargs)
+
+        if type(self.content) is list:
+            a = list()
+            for string in self.content:
+                output = parse_jinja_string(string, context)
+                if len(output) == 0:
+                    continue
+
+                a.append(output)
+
+            return " ".join(a)
+
+        return parse_jinja_string(self.content, context)
+
+
+class Sudo(object):
+    """Helper class for defining sudo options."""
+
+    def __init__(self, enabled=False, user="root"):
+        """Initialize the helper.
+
+        :param enabled: Indicates sudo is enabled.
+        :type enabled: bool
+
+        :param user: The user to be invoked.
+        :type user: str
+
+        """
+        self.enabled = enabled
+        self.user = user
+
+    def __bool__(self):
+        return self.enabled
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        if self.enabled:
+            return "sudo -u %s" % self.user
+
+        return ""
+
+
+class Template(object):
+
+    PARSER_JINJA = "jinja2"
+    PARSER_SIMPLE = "simple"
+
+    def __init__(self, source, target, backup=True, parser=None, **kwargs):
+        self.backup_enabled = backup
+        self.context = kwargs.pop("context", dict())
+        self.parser = parser or self.PARSER_JINJA
+        self.locations = kwargs.pop("locations", list())
+        self.source = os.path.expanduser(source)
+        self.target = target
+
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+
+    def __getattr__(self, item):
+        return self.kwargs.get(item)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "template"
+
+    def get_content(self):
+        """Parse the template.
+
+        :rtype: str | None
+
+        """
+        template = self.get_template()
+
+        if self.parser == self.PARSER_SIMPLE:
+            content = read_file(template)
+            for key, value in self.context.items():
+                replace = "$%s$" % key
+                content = content.replace(replace, str(value))
+
+            return content
+
+        try:
+            return parse_jinja_template(template, self.context)
+        except TemplateNotFound:
+            log.error("Template not found: %s" % template)
+            return None
+        except TemplateError as e:
+            log.error("Could not parse %s template: %s" % (template, e))
+            return None
+
+    def get_statement(self, cd=True, include_comment=True, include_register=True, include_stop=True):
+        if self.parser == self.PARSER_SIMPLE:
+            return self._get_simple_statement(cd=cd, include_comment=include_comment, include_register=include_register,
+                                              include_stop=include_stop)
+        else:
+            return self._get_jinja2_statement(cd=cd, include_comment=include_comment, include_register=include_register,
+                                              include_stop=include_stop)
+
+    def get_template(self):
+        """Get the template path.
+
+        :rtype: str
+
+        """
+        source = self.source
+        for location in self.locations:
+            _source = os.path.join(location, self.source)
+            if os.path.exists(_source):
+                return _source
+
+        return source
+
+    @property
+    def is_itemized(self):
+        return "$item" in self.target
+
+    @property
+    def is_valid(self):
+        return True
+
+    def _get_command(self, content):
+        """Get the cat command."""
+        output = list()
+
+        # TODO: Template backup is not system safe, but is specific to bash.
+        if self.backup_enabled:
+            output.append('if [[ -f "%s" ]]; then mv %s %s.b; fi;' % (self.target, self.target, self.target))
+
+        if content.startswith("#!"):
+            _content = content.split("\n")
+            first_line = _content.pop(0)
+            output.append('echo "%s" > %s' % (first_line, self.target))
+            output.append("cat >> %s << EOF" % self.target)
+            output.append("\n".join(_content))
+            output.append("EOF")
+        else:
+            output.append("cat > %s << EOF" % self.target)
+            output.append(content)
+            output.append("EOF")
+
+        statement = "\n".join(output)
+
+    # noinspection PyUnusedLocal
+    def _get_jinja2_statement(self, cd=True, include_comment=True, include_register=True, include_stop=True):
+        """Parse a Jinja2 template."""
+        content = self.get_content()
+        return self._get_command(content)
+
+    # noinspection PyUnusedLocal
+    def _get_simple_statement(self, cd=True, include_comment=True, include_register=True, include_stop=True):
+        """Parse a "simple" template."""
+        content = self.get_content()
+
+        return self._get_command(content)
+
diff --git a/scripttease/loaders/ini.py b/scripttease/loaders/ini.py
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+++ b/scripttease/loaders/ini.py
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+# Imports
+
+from commonkit import parse_jinja_template, read_file
+from configparser import ConfigParser, ParsingError
+import logging
+from .base import BaseLoader
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Exports
+
+__all__ = (
+    "INILoader",
+)
+
+# Classes
+
+
+class INILoader(BaseLoader):
+
+    def load(self):
+        if not self.exists:
+            return False
+
+        if self.context is not None:
+            try:
+                content = parse_jinja_template(self.path, self.context)
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.error("Failed to process %s INI file as template: %s" % (self.path, e))
+                return False
+        else:
+            content = read_file(self.path)
+
+        ini = ConfigParser()
+        try:
+            ini.read_string(content)
+        except ParsingError as e:
+            log.error("Failed to parse %s as an INI file: %s" % (self.path, e))
+            return False
+
+        for comment in ini.sections():
+            args = list()
+            command_name = None
+            count = 0
+            kwargs = self.options.copy()
+            kwargs['comment'] = comment
+
+            for key, value in ini.items(comment):
+                # The first key/value pair is the command name and arguments.
+                if count == 0:
+                    command_name = key
+
+                    # Arguments surrounded by quotes are considered to be one argument. All others are split into a
+                    # list to be passed to the callback. It is also possible that this is a call where no arguments are
+                    # present, so the whole thing is wrapped to protect against an index error. A TypeError is raised in
+                    # cases where a command is provided with no positional arguments; we interpret this as True.
+                    try:
+                        if value[0] == '"':
+                            args.append(value.replace('"', ""))
+                        else:
+                            args = value.split(" ")
+                    except IndexError:
+                        pass
+                    except TypeError:
+                        args.append(True)
+                else:
+                    _key, _value = self._get_key_value(key, value)
+                    kwargs[_key] = _value
+
+                count += 1
+
+            self.snippets.append((command_name, args, kwargs))
+
+        self.is_loaded = True
+        return True
diff --git a/scripttease/loaders/yaml.py b/scripttease/loaders/yaml.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/scripttease/loaders/yaml.py
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+# Imports
+
+from commonkit import parse_jinja_template, read_file
+import logging
+import yaml
+from .base import BaseLoader
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Exports
+
+__all__ = (
+    "YMLLoader",
+)
+
+# Classes
+
+
+class YMLLoader(BaseLoader):
+
+    def load(self):
+        if not self.exists:
+            return False
+
+        content = self.read_file()
+        if content is None:
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            commands = yaml.load(content, yaml.Loader)
+        except yaml.YAMLError as e:
+            log.error("Failed to parse %s as a YAML file: %s" % (self.path, e))
+            return False
+
+        for command in commands:
+            comment = list(command.keys())[0]
+            tokens = list(command.values())[0]
+
+            args = list()
+            command_name = None
+            count = 0
+            kwargs = self.options.copy()
+            kwargs['comment'] = comment
+
+            for key, value in tokens.items():
+                if key.startswith("_"):
+                    continue
+
+                if count == 0:
+                    command_name = key
+
+                    try:
+                        if value[0] == '"':
+                            args.append(value.replace('"', ""))
+                        else:
+                            args = value.split(" ")
+                    except IndexError:
+                        pass
+                    except TypeError:
+                        args.append(True)
+                else:
+                    _key, _value = self._get_key_value(key, value)
+                    kwargs[_key] = _value
+
+                count += 1
+
+            self.snippets.append((command_name, args, kwargs))
+
+        self.is_loaded = True
+
+        return True