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diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI/Advanced/ConfigFile.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI/Advanced/ConfigFile.cs
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+using System.IO;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace StardewModdingAPI.Advanced
+{
+    /// <summary>Wraps a configuration file with IO methods for convenience.</summary>
+    public abstract class ConfigFile : IConfigFile
+    {
+        /*********
+        ** Accessors
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Provides methods for interacting with the mod directory, including read/writing the config file.</summary>
+        public ModHelper ModHelper { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>The file path from which the model was loaded, relative to the mod directory.</summary>
+        public string FilePath { get; set; }
+
+
+        /*********
+        ** Public methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Reparse the underlying file and update this model.</summary>
+        public void Reload()
+        {
+            string json = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(this.ModHelper.DirectoryPath, this.FilePath));
+            JsonConvert.PopulateObject(json, this);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Save this model to the underlying file.</summary>
+        public void Save()
+        {
+            this.ModHelper.WriteJsonFile(this.FilePath, this);
+        }
+    }
+}
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI/Advanced/IConfigFile.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI/Advanced/IConfigFile.cs
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+namespace StardewModdingAPI.Advanced
+{
+    /// <summary>Wraps a configuration file with IO methods for convenience.</summary>
+    public interface IConfigFile
+    {
+        /*********
+        ** Accessors
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Provides methods for interacting with the mod directory, including read/writing the config file.</summary>
+        ModHelper ModHelper { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>The file path from which the model was loaded, relative to the mod directory.</summary>
+        string FilePath { get; set; }
+
+
+        /*********
+        ** Methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Reparse the underlying file and update this model.</summary>
+        void Reload();
+
+        /// <summary>Save this model to the underlying file.</summary>
+        void Save();
+    }
+}