diff --git a/src/broxygen/CMakeLists.txt b/src/broxygen/CMakeLists.txt
index c447ea9188..4e5c5e5d0d 100644
--- a/src/broxygen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/broxygen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ include_directories(BEFORE
 )
 
 set(broxygen_SRCS
-    Manager.cc
+    Configuration.cc
     Document.cc
+    Manager.cc
 )
 
 bif_target(broxygen.bif)
diff --git a/src/broxygen/Configuration.cc b/src/broxygen/Configuration.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd8ee7be56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/broxygen/Configuration.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#include "Configuration.h"
+
+#include "util.h"
+#include "Reporter.h"
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <map>
+
+using namespace broxygen;
+using namespace std;
+
+typedef map<string, Target::factory_fn> target_factory_map;
+
+static target_factory_map create_target_factory_map()
+	{
+	target_factory_map rval;
+	rval["package_index"] =  &PackageTarget::Instantiate;
+	rval["package"] =        &PackageTarget::Instantiate;
+	rval["proto_analyzer"] = &ProtoAnalyzerTarget::Instantiate;
+	rval["file_analyzer"] =  &FileAnalyzerTarget::Instantiate;
+	rval["script_summary"] = &ScriptTarget::Instantiate;
+	rval["script_index"] =   &ScriptTarget::Instantiate;
+	rval["script"] =         &ScriptTarget::Instantiate;
+	rval["identifier"] =     &IdentifierTarget::Instantiate;
+	return rval;
+	}
+
+static target_factory_map target_instantiators = create_target_factory_map();
+
+bool Target::MatchesPattern(Document* doc) const
+	{
+	// TODO: prefix matching or full regex?
+
+	if ( doc->Name() == pattern )
+		{
+		DBG_LOG(DBG_BROXYGEN, "Doc '%s'' matched pattern for target '%s'",
+		        doc->Name().c_str(), name.c_str());
+		return true;
+		}
+
+	return false;
+	}
+
+template<class T>
+void filter_matching_docs(const std::vector<Document*>& filter_from, Target* t)
+	{
+	for ( size_t i = 0; i < filter_from.size(); ++i )
+		{
+		T* d = dynamic_cast<T*>(filter_from[i]);
+
+		if ( ! d )
+			continue;
+
+		if ( t->MatchesPattern(d) )
+			t->AddDependency(d);
+		}
+	}
+
+void IdentifierTarget::DoFindDependencies(const std::vector<Document*>& docs)
+	{
+	filter_matching_docs<IdentifierDocument>(docs, this);
+	}
+
+Config::Config(const string& file, const string& delim)
+	{
+	if ( file.empty() )
+		return;
+
+	ifstream f(file.c_str());
+
+	if ( ! f.is_open() )
+		reporter->InternalError("failed to open Broxygen config file %s: %s",
+		                        file.c_str(), strerror(errno));
+
+	string line;
+
+	while ( getline(f, line) )
+		{
+		vector<string> tokens;
+		tokenize_string(line, delim, &tokens);
+		tokens.erase(remove(tokens.begin(), tokens.end(), ""), tokens.end());
+
+		if ( tokens.size() != 3 )
+			reporter->InternalError("malformed Broxygen target: %s",
+			                        line.c_str());
+
+		target_factory_map::const_iterator it =
+		        target_instantiators.find(tokens[0]);
+
+		if ( it == target_instantiators.end() )
+			reporter->InternalError("unkown Broxygen target type: %s",
+			                        tokens[0].c_str());
+
+		targets.push_back(it->second(tokens[1], tokens[2]));
+		}
+
+	if ( f.bad() )
+		reporter->InternalError("error reading Broxygen config file %s: %s",
+		                        file.c_str(), strerror(errno));
+	}
+
+Config::~Config()
+	{
+	for ( target_list::const_iterator it = targets.begin();
+	      it != targets.end(); ++it )
+		delete *it;
+	}
+
+void Config::FindDependencies(const vector<Document*>& docs)
+	{
+	for ( target_list::const_iterator it = targets.begin();
+	      it != targets.end(); ++it )
+		(*it)->FindDependencies(docs);
+	}
+
+void Config::GenerateDocs() const
+	{
+	for ( target_list::const_iterator it = targets.begin();
+	      it != targets.end(); ++it )
+		(*it)->Generate();
+	}
diff --git a/src/broxygen/Configuration.h b/src/broxygen/Configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2aef6f9806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/broxygen/Configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+#ifndef BROXYGEN_CONFIGURATION_H
+#define BROXYGEN_CONFIGURATION_H
+
+#include "Document.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <list>
+
+namespace broxygen {
+
+// TODO: documentation...
+
+class Target {
+public:
+
+	typedef Target* (*factory_fn)(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+
+	virtual ~Target() { }
+
+	void FindDependencies(const std::vector<Document*>& docs)
+		{ DoFindDependencies(docs); }
+
+	void Generate() const
+		{ DoGenerate(); }
+
+	bool MatchesPattern(Document* doc) const;
+
+	void AddDependency(Document* doc)
+		{ dependencies.push_back(doc); }
+
+protected:
+
+	Target(const std::string& arg_name, const std::string& arg_pattern)
+		: name(arg_name), pattern(arg_pattern)
+		{ }
+
+	std::string name;
+	std::string pattern;
+	std::list<Document*> dependencies;
+
+private:
+
+	virtual void DoFindDependencies(const std::vector<Document*>& docs) = 0;
+
+	virtual void DoGenerate() const = 0;
+};
+
+class ProtoAnalyzerTarget : public Target {
+public:
+
+	static Target* Instantiate(const std::string& name,
+	                           const std::string& pattern)
+		{ return new ProtoAnalyzerTarget(name, pattern); }
+
+private:
+
+	ProtoAnalyzerTarget(const std::string& name, const std::string& pattern)
+		: Target(name, pattern)
+		{ }
+
+	void DoFindDependencies(const std::vector<Document*>& docs)
+		{ /* TODO */ }
+
+	void DoGenerate() const
+		{ /* TODO */ }
+};
+
+class FileAnalyzerTarget : public Target {
+public:
+
+	static Target* Instantiate(const std::string& name,
+	                           const std::string& pattern)
+		{ return new FileAnalyzerTarget(name, pattern); }
+
+private:
+
+	FileAnalyzerTarget(const std::string& name, const std::string& pattern)
+		: Target(name, pattern)
+		{ }
+
+	void DoFindDependencies(const std::vector<Document*>& docs)
+		{ /* TODO */ }
+
+	void DoGenerate() const
+		{ /* TODO */ }
+};
+
+class PackageTarget : public Target {
+public:
+
+	static Target* Instantiate(const std::string& name,
+	                           const std::string& pattern)
+		{ return new PackageTarget(name, pattern); }
+
+private:
+
+	PackageTarget(const std::string& name, const std::string& pattern)
+		: Target(name, pattern)
+		{ }
+
+	void DoFindDependencies(const std::vector<Document*>& docs)
+		{ /* TODO */ }
+
+	void DoGenerate() const
+		{ /* TODO */ }
+};
+
+class ScriptTarget : public Target {
+public:
+
+	static Target* Instantiate(const std::string& name,
+	                           const std::string& pattern)
+		{ return new ScriptTarget(name, pattern); }
+
+private:
+
+	ScriptTarget(const std::string& name, const std::string& pattern)
+		: Target(name, pattern)
+		{ }
+
+	void DoFindDependencies(const std::vector<Document*>& docs)
+		{ /* TODO */ }
+
+	void DoGenerate() const
+		{ /* TODO */ }
+};
+
+class IdentifierTarget : public Target {
+public:
+
+	static Target* Instantiate(const std::string& name,
+	                           const std::string& pattern)
+		{ return new IdentifierTarget(name, pattern); }
+
+private:
+
+	IdentifierTarget(const std::string& name, const std::string& pattern)
+		: Target(name, pattern)
+		{ }
+
+	void DoFindDependencies(const std::vector<Document*>& docs);
+
+	void DoGenerate() const
+		{ /* TODO */ }
+};
+
+class Config {
+public:
+
+	Config(const std::string& file, const std::string& delim = "\t");
+
+	~Config();
+
+	void FindDependencies(const std::vector<Document*>& docs);
+
+	void GenerateDocs() const;
+
+private:
+
+	typedef std::list<Target*> target_list;
+
+	target_list targets;
+};
+
+
+} // namespace broxygen
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/broxygen/Document.cc b/src/broxygen/Document.cc
index 41622aa41f..dbac11f234 100644
--- a/src/broxygen/Document.cc
+++ b/src/broxygen/Document.cc
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ IdentifierDocument::~IdentifierDocument()
 	{
 	Unref(id);
 
-	for ( RedefList::const_iterator it = redefs.begin(); it != redefs.end();
+	for ( redef_list::const_iterator it = redefs.begin(); it != redefs.end();
 	      ++it )
 		delete *it;
 
-	for ( RecordFieldMap::const_iterator it = fields.begin();
+	for ( record_field_map::const_iterator it = fields.begin();
 	      it != fields.end(); ++it )
 		delete it->second;
 	}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ string IdentifierDocument::GetComments() const
 
 string IdentifierDocument::GetFieldComments(const string& field) const
 	{
-	RecordFieldMap::const_iterator it = fields.find(field);
+	record_field_map::const_iterator it = fields.find(field);
 
 	if ( it == fields.end() )
 		return string();
diff --git a/src/broxygen/Document.h b/src/broxygen/Document.h
index fae3073ef9..ec9212bfba 100644
--- a/src/broxygen/Document.h
+++ b/src/broxygen/Document.h
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ private:
 		std::vector<std::string> comments;
 	};
 
-	typedef std::list<Redefinition*> RedefList;
-	typedef std::map<std::string, RecordField*> RecordFieldMap;
+	typedef std::list<Redefinition*> redef_list;
+	typedef std::map<std::string, RecordField*> record_field_map;
 
 	std::vector<std::string> comments;
 	ID* id;
 	string initial_val_desc;
-	RedefList redefs;
-	RecordFieldMap fields;
+	redef_list redefs;
+	record_field_map fields;
 	RecordField* last_field_seen;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/broxygen/Manager.cc b/src/broxygen/Manager.cc
index 72ef0aab1e..707481d86a 100644
--- a/src/broxygen/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/broxygen/Manager.cc
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ static string PrettifyParams(const string& s)
 	return s;
 	}
 
-Manager::Manager(const string& config)
+Manager::Manager(const string& arg_config)
     : disabled(), comment_buffer(), comment_buffer_map(), packages(), scripts(),
-      identifiers(), all_docs(), last_identifier_seen(), incomplete_type()
+      identifiers(), all_docs(), last_identifier_seen(), incomplete_type(),
+      config(arg_config)
 	{
 	if ( getenv("BRO_DISABLE_BROXYGEN") )
 		disabled = true;
-	// TODO config file stuff
 	}
 
 Manager::~Manager()
@@ -109,16 +109,16 @@ void Manager::InitPostScript()
 	{
 	if ( disabled )
 		return;
-	// TODO: dependency resolution stuff?
+
+	config.FindDependencies(all_docs);
 	}
 
 void Manager::GenerateDocs() const
 	{
 	if ( disabled )
 		return;
-	// TODO
 
-	// may be a no-op if no config file
+	config.GenerateDocs();
 	}
 
 void Manager::File(const string& path)
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ IdentifierDocument* Manager::CreateIdentifierDoc(ID* id, ScriptDocument* script)
 	rval->AddComments(comment_buffer);
 	comment_buffer.clear();
 
-	CommentBufferMap::const_iterator it = comment_buffer_map.find(id->Name());
+	comment_buffer_map_t::const_iterator it =
+	        comment_buffer_map.find(id->Name());
 
 	if ( it != comment_buffer_map.end() )
 		{
diff --git a/src/broxygen/Manager.h b/src/broxygen/Manager.h
index 4207c14630..67f7e543af 100644
--- a/src/broxygen/Manager.h
+++ b/src/broxygen/Manager.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef BROXYGEN_MANAGER_H
 #define BROXYGEN_MANAGER_H
 
+#include "Configuration.h"
 #include "Document.h"
 #include "ID.h"
 #include "Type.h"
@@ -16,15 +17,15 @@ namespace broxygen {
 
 template<class T>
 struct DocumentMap {
-	typedef std::map<std::string, T*> MapType;
+	typedef std::map<std::string, T*> map_type;
 
 	T* GetDocument(const std::string& name) const
 		{
-		typename MapType::const_iterator it = map.find(name);
+		typename map_type::const_iterator it = map.find(name);
 		return it == map.end() ? 0 : it->second;
 		}
 
-	MapType map;
+	map_type map;
 };
 
 class Manager {
@@ -75,20 +76,21 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
-	typedef std::vector<std::string> CommentBuffer;
-	typedef std::map<std::string, CommentBuffer> CommentBufferMap;
+	typedef std::vector<std::string> comment_buffer_t;
+	typedef std::map<std::string, comment_buffer_t> comment_buffer_map_t;
 
 	IdentifierDocument* CreateIdentifierDoc(ID* id, ScriptDocument* script);
 
 	bool disabled;
-	CommentBuffer comment_buffer; // For whatever next identifier that comes in.
-	CommentBufferMap comment_buffer_map; // For a particular identifier.
+	comment_buffer_t comment_buffer; // For whatever next identifier that comes in.
+	comment_buffer_map_t comment_buffer_map; // For a particular identifier.
 	DocumentMap<PackageDocument> packages;
 	DocumentMap<ScriptDocument> scripts;
 	DocumentMap<IdentifierDocument> identifiers;
 	std::vector<Document*> all_docs;
 	IdentifierDocument* last_identifier_seen;
 	IdentifierDocument* incomplete_type;
+	Config config;
 };
 
 } // namespace broxygen
diff --git a/src/util.cc b/src/util.cc
index eacbf46eb7..8f85d6fca4 100644
--- a/src/util.cc
+++ b/src/util.cc
@@ -996,8 +996,8 @@ string flatten_script_name(const string& name, const string& prefix)
 	return rval;
 	}
 
-static vector<string>* tokenize_string(string input, const string& delim,
-                                       vector<string>* rval)
+vector<string>* tokenize_string(string input, const string& delim,
+                                vector<string>* rval)
 	{
 	if ( ! rval )
 		rval = new vector<string>();
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 17dfb9c217..1dc47db68a 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -105,6 +106,10 @@ std::string extract_ip_and_len(const std::string& i, int* len);
 std::string get_unescaped_string(const std::string& str);
 std::string get_escaped_string(const std::string& str, bool escape_all);
 
+std::vector<std::string>* tokenize_string(std::string input,
+                                          const std::string& delim,
+                                          std::vector<std::string>* rval = 0);
+
 extern char* copy_string(const char* s);
 extern int streq(const char* s1, const char* s2);