diff --git a/addons/io_scene_swbf_msh/option_file_parser.py b/addons/io_scene_swbf_msh/option_file_parser.py
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+""" Parses .tga.option and .msh.option files.  Only used with the former as of now. """
+
+import os
+
+
+class MungeOptions:
+
+    def __init__(self, path_to_option_file):
+        self.options = {}
+
+        if os.path.exists(path_to_option_file):
+            with open(path_to_option_file, 'r') as option_file:
+                option_text = option_file.read()
+
+            option_parts = option_text.split()
+
+            current_parameter = ""
+
+            for part in option_parts:
+                if part.startswith("-"):
+                    current_parameter = part[1:]
+                    self.options[current_parameter] = ""
+                elif current_parameter:
+                    current_value = self.options[current_parameter]
+                    # Keep adding to value in case there are vector options
+                    self.options[current_parameter] += part if not current_value else (" " + part)
+
+    def is_option_present(self, param):
+        return param in self.options
+
+    def get_bool(self, param, default=False):
+        return True if param in self.options else default
+
+    def get_float(self, param, default=0.0):
+        if param in self.options:
+            try:
+                result = float(self.options[param]) 
+            except:
+                result = default
+            finally:
+                return result
+        else:
+            return default
+
+    def get_string(self, param, default=""):
+        return self.options.get(param, default)