protected function getConfig()
    {
        $configPath = $this->input->getOption('config') ?: (getcwd().'/flatbase.json');

        $defaults = new \stdClass();
        $defaults->path = null;

        if (file_exists($configPath)) {
            foreach (json_decode(file_get_contents($configPath)) as $property => $value) {
                $defaults->{$property} = $value;
            }
        }

        return $defaults;
    }