public function loadRoutes()
    {
        $routesJsonFile = $this->configDir . '/routes.json';
        $routesPhpFile = $this->configDir . '/routes.php';
        
        if (file_exists($this->resourcesDir) && file_exists($this->configDir)) {
            if (file_exists($routesJsonFile))
                return json_decode(file_get_contents($routesJsonFile), true);
            elseif (file_exists($routesPhpFile))
                return require_once $routesPhpFile;
        } else {
            return array();
        }
    }