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+# Imports
+
+from commonkit import smart_cast
+from configparser import ParsingError, RawConfigParser
+import logging
+import os
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Exports
+
+__all__ = (
+    "Context",
+    "Variable",
+)
+
+# Functions
+
+
+def load_variables(path):
+    """Load variables from an INI file.
+
+    :param path: The path to the INI file.
+    :type path: str
+
+    :rtype: scripttease.lib.contexts.Context
+
+    """
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        log.warning("Variables file does not exist: %s" % path)
+        return Context()
+
+    ini = RawConfigParser()
+    try:
+        ini.read(path)
+    except ParsingError as e:
+        log.warning("Failed to parse %s variables file: %s" % (path, str(e)))
+        return Context()
+
+    context = Context()
+    for variable_name in ini.sections():
+        _value = None
+        kwargs = dict()
+        for key, value in ini.items(variable_name):
+            if key == "value":
+                _value = smart_cast(value)
+                continue
+
+            kwargs[key] = smart_cast(value)
+
+        context.add(variable_name, _value, **kwargs)
+
+    context.is_loaded = True
+
+    return context
+
+
+# Classes
+
+
+class Context(object):
+    """A collection of context variables."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize the context."""
+        self.is_loaded = False
+        self.variables = dict()
+
+    def __getattr__(self, item):
+        return self.variables.get(item)
+
+    def add(self, name, value, **kwargs):
+        """Add a variable to the context.
+
+        :param name: The name of the variable.
+        :type name: str
+
+        :param value: The value of the variable.
+
+        :rtype: scripttease.lib.contexts.Variable
+
+        kwargs are passed to instantiate the Variable.
+
+        """
+        v = Variable(name, value, **kwargs)
+        self.variables[name] = v
+
+        return v
+
+    def mapping(self):
+        """Get the context as a dictionary.
+
+        :rtype: dict
+
+        """
+        d = dict()
+        for name, variable in self.variables.items():
+            d[name] = variable.value
+
+        return d
+
+
+class Variable(object):
+    """An individual variable."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name, value, **kwargs):
+        """Initialize a variable.
+
+        :param name: The name of the variable.
+        :type name: str
+
+        :param value: The value of the variable.
+
+        kwargs are available as dynamic attributes.
+
+        """
+        self.attributes = kwargs
+        self.name = name
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __getattr__(self, item):
+        return self.attributes.get(item)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return str(self.value)