diff --git a/src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config b/src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..160f2f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# This is a inni file to be read with python ConfigParser (https://docs.python.org/2/library/configparser.html)
+# Is possible to reference another variable in the ini file using the format %(<variable name>)s
+
+[DEFAULT]
+service = Service
+namespace = default
+description = foo service
+executable_path = \code\etl
+executable_cmd = python %(executable_path)s\etl.py
+output_dir = \tmp\oaaOnDemand
+unique_execution_id = 123
+workdir = %(output_dir)s\%(unique_execution_id)s
+active = True
+max_running_time_seconds = 300
+servicePassword = admin
+
+[Input1]
+class = param
+name = referenceDate
+type = string
+description = Start date of optmizier
+list = [item_0, item_1, item_2]
+int_list = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+float_list = [0.12, 1.6, 2.55, 3.4]
+path_list = [%(workdir)s, \tmp\oaaOnDemand]
+
+[Action1]
+class = cmdline
+input_ref = referenceDate
+alias = d
+template = -name value
+
+[Input2]
+class = param
+name = numberOfEvaluations
+type = int
+description = Number of optimizer iterations
+
+[Action2]
+class = updateJSONfile
+input_ref = numberOfEvaluations
+source_filepath = .\configs\OAAonDemand\CMREOAA_MainConfigFile_template.json
+target_filepath = %(workdir)s\config.json
+json_path_expr = ['Config']['nEvaluations']
+
+[Input3]
+class = param
+name = timeHorizon
+type = int
+description = Optimizer time horizon in seconds
+
+[Action3]
+class = updateJSONfile
+input_ref = timeHorizon
+source_filepath = .\configs\OAAonDemand\CMREOAA_MainConfigFile_template.json
+target_filepath = %(workdir)s\config.json
+json_path_expr = ['Config']['timeHorizon']
+
+
+[Input4]
+class = param
+name = asset
+type = application/json
+description = Assets configuration
+min = 1
+max = 10
+
+[Action4]
+class = createJSONfile
+input_ref = asset
+target_filepath = %(workdir)s\asset_${json_path_expr}.json
+json_path_expr = ['Asset']['id']
+json_schema = .\configs\OAAonDemand\asset_schema.json
+
+
+[Const1]
+class = const
+name = workdir
+type = string
+description = Optimal Asset Allocator process sandbox working directory
+value = %(workdir)s
+
+[Action5]
+class = cmdline
+input_ref = workdir
+alias = w
+template = -name value
+
+
+[Const2]
+class = const
+name = etlExecutionType
+type = string
+description = identifies the type of execution performed by etl.py script
+value = oaaOnDemand
+
+[Action6]
+class = cmdline
+input_ref = etlExecutionType
+template = value
+
+
+[Action7]
+class = copyfile
+source_filepath = .\configs\OAAonDemand\oaaOnDemand_template.properties
+target_filepath= %(workdir)s\oaaOnDemand.properties
+
+
+[Action8]
+class = updateINIfile
+input_ref = timeHorizon
+source_filepath = .\configs\OAAonDemand\wcsOAAonDemand_template.properties
+target_filepath= %(workdir)s\wcsOAAonDemand.properties
+section = DEFAULT
+alias = time_horizont_sec
+
+[Action9]
+class = copyfile
+source_filepath = .\configs\OAAonDemand\OAAonDemandWrapper_template.properties
+target_filepath= %(workdir)s\OAAonDemandWrapper.properties
+
+
+[Const3]
+class = const
+name = uniqueId
+type = string
+description = unique id identifing the run
+value = %(unique_execution_id)s
+
+[Action10]
+class = updateINIfile
+input_ref = uniqueId
+source_filepath = .\configs\OAAonDemand\geoserverCommands_template.properties
+target_filepath= %(workdir)s\geoserverCommands.properties
+section = DEFAULT
+alias = unique_id
+
+
+[Output]
+name = result
+type = string
+description = xml OAA output file
+filepath = %(workdir)s\geoserverLoadOAAOutput.xml
+
+
+
+
+[Logging]
+#note the order
+stdout_parser = [.*\[DEBUG\](.*), .*\[INFO\] ProgressInfo\:([-+]?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]*)\%, .*\[(INFO)\](.*), .*\[(WARN)\](.*), .*\[(ERROR)\](.*), .*\[(CRITICAL)\](.*)]
+stdout_action = [ignore,          progress,                                          log,              log,              log,               abort]
diff --git a/test/continoustest.bat b/test/continoustest.bat
index 148523e..709460b 100644
--- a/test/continoustest.bat
+++ b/test/continoustest.bat
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pylint -r n --disable=C --disable=W0141 test_computation_job_outputs.py
 python test_computation_job_inputs.py
 python test_process_input_parameters.py
 python test_computation_job_outputs.py
+python test_config_parser.py
 python resource_cleaner.py
 
 IF "%1"=="" GOTO exit
diff --git a/test/test_config_parser.py b/test/test_config_parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf15c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_config_parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+# (c) 2019 Open Source Geospatial Foundation - all rights reserved
+# (c) 2014 - 2015 Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE)
+# (c) 2013 - 2014 German Aerospace Center (DLR)
+# This code is licensed under the GPL 2.0 license, available at the root
+# application directory.
+
+import unittest
+import wpsremote.ConfigParser as ConfigParser
+from wpsremote.ConfigParser import DuplicateSectionError
+import wpsremote.configInstance as configInstance
+import wpsremote.path as path
+
+__author__ = "Alessio Fabiani"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright 2019 Open Source Geospatial Foundation - all rights reserved"
+__license__ = "GPL"
+
+
+class TestConfigParser(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    DEFAULT_ITEMS = [
+        ('service', 'Service'), ('namespace', 'default'), ('description', 'foo service'),
+        ('executable_path', '\\code\\etl'), ('executable_cmd', 'python %(executable_path)s\\etl.py'),
+        ('output_dir', '\\tmp\\oaaOnDemand'), ('unique_execution_id', '123'),
+        ('workdir', '%(output_dir)s\\%(unique_execution_id)s'), ('active', 'True'),
+        ('max_running_time_seconds', '300'), ('servicepassword', 'admin')
+    ]
+    CONFIG_SECTIONS = [
+        'Input1', 'Action1', 'Input2', 'Action2', 'Input3', 'Action3', 'Input4', 'Action4', 'Const1', 'Action5',
+        'Const2', 'Action6', 'Action7', 'Action8', 'Action9', 'Const3', 'Action10', 'Output', 'Logging'
+    ]
+
+    def test_create_config_parser(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(cp)
+        self.assertIsInstance(cp, ConfigParser.ConfigParser)
+
+    def test_sections(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        sections = cp.sections()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(sections)
+        for s in sections:
+            self.assertIn(s, TestConfigParser.CONFIG_SECTIONS)
+
+    def test_defaults(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        default_section = cp.defaults()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(default_section)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(default_section.items())
+        for d in default_section.items():
+            self.assertIn(d, TestConfigParser.DEFAULT_ITEMS)
+
+    def test_add_section(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        self.assertRaises(DuplicateSectionError, lambda: cp.add_section("Input1"))
+        self.assertNotIn("Input5", cp.sections())
+        cp.add_section("Input5")
+        self.assertIn("Input5", cp.sections())
+
+    def test_has_section(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        self.assertTrue(cp.has_section("Input1"))
+
+    def test_options(self):
+        options = [
+            'class', 'input_ref', 'alias', 'template', 'service', 'namespace', 'description',
+            'executable_path', 'executable_cmd', 'output_dir', 'unique_execution_id', 'workdir',
+            'active', 'max_running_time_seconds', 'servicepassword'
+        ]
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        opts = cp.options("Action1")
+        for o in opts:
+            self.assertIn(o, options)
+
+    def test_read(self):
+        filenames = ["./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/service.config"]
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        fn = cp.read("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/service.config")
+        self.assertEqual(fn, filenames)
+
+    def test_readfp(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        fp = open("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/service.config")
+        cp.readfp(fp)
+        fp.close()
+        default_section = cp.defaults()
+        for d in default_section.items():
+            if d == ('servicePassword', 'admin'):
+                self.assertNotIn(d, TestConfigParser.DEFAULT_ITEMS)
+
+    def test_get(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        self.assertEqual("admin", cp.get("DEFAULT", "servicePassword"))
+
+    def test_items(self):
+        items_list = [
+            ('service', 'Service'), ('namespace', 'default'), ('description', 'foo service'),
+            ('executable_path', '\\code\\etl'), ('executable_cmd', 'python \\code\\etl\\etl.py'),
+            ('output_dir', '\\tmp\\oaaOnDemand'), ('unique_execution_id', '123'),
+            ('workdir', '\\tmp\\oaaOnDemand\\123'), ('active', 'True'), ('max_running_time_seconds', '300'),
+            ('servicepassword', 'admin'), ('class', 'updateJSONfile'), ('input_ref', 'timeHorizon'),
+            ('source_filepath', '.\\configs\\OAAonDemand\\CMREOAA_MainConfigFile_template.json'),
+            ('target_filepath', '\\tmp\\oaaOnDemand\\123\\config.json'),
+            ('json_path_expr', "['Config']['timeHorizon']")
+        ]
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        for i in cp.items("Action3"):
+            self.assertIn(i, items_list)
+
+    def test_getboolean(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        self.assertIs(True, cp.getboolean("DEFAULT", "active"))
+
+    def test_has_option(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        self.assertTrue(cp.has_option("DEFAULT", "active"))
+
+    def test_set(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        self.assertTrue(cp.getboolean("DEFAULT", "active"))
+        cp.set("DEFAULT", "active", "False")
+        self.assertFalse(cp.getboolean("DEFAULT", "active"))
+
+    def test_remove_option(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        self.assertTrue(cp.has_option("Action1", "input_ref"))
+        cp.remove_option("Action1", "input_ref")
+        self.assertFalse(cp.has_option("Action1", "input_ref"))
+
+    def test_remove_section(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        self.assertTrue(cp.has_section("Action1"))
+        cp.remove_section("Action1")
+        self.assertFalse(cp.has_section("Action1"))
+
+    def test_items_without_defaults(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        for section in TestConfigParser.CONFIG_SECTIONS:
+            items = configInstance.items_without_defaults(cp, section, raw=False)
+            for i in items:
+                self.assertNotIn(i, TestConfigParser.DEFAULT_ITEMS)
+
+    def test_get_list_impl(self):
+        list_items = ['item_0', 'item_1', 'item_2']
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        items = configInstance.get_list_impl(cp, "Input1", "list")
+        for i in items:
+            self.assertIn(i, list_items)
+
+    def test_get_list_list_impl(self):
+        list_list = [['item_0'], ['item_1'], ['item_2']]
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        items = configInstance.get_list_list_impl(cp, "Input1", "list")
+        for i in items:
+            self.assertIsInstance(i, list)
+            self.assertIn(i, list_list)
+
+    def test_get_list_int_impl(self):
+        int_list = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        items = configInstance.get_list_int_impl(cp, "Input1", "int_list")
+        for i in items:
+            self.assertIsInstance(i, int)
+            self.assertIn(i, int_list)
+
+    def test_get_list_float_impl(self):
+        float_list = [0.12, 1.6, 2.55, 3.4]
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        items = configInstance.get_list_float_impl(cp, "Input1", "float_list")
+        for i in items:
+            self.assertIsInstance(i, float)
+            self.assertIn(i, float_list)
+
+    def test_get_list_path_impl(self):
+        path_list = ['\\tmp\\oaaOnDemand\\123', '\\tmp\\oaaOnDemand']
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        items = configInstance.get_list_path_impl(cp, "Input1", "path_list")
+        for i in items:
+            self.assertIsInstance(i, path.path)
+            self.assertIn(i, path_list)
+
+    def test_get_password(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        psw = configInstance.get_password(cp, "DEFAULT", "servicePassword")
+        self.assertEqual("admin", psw)
+
+    def test_get_path(self):
+        cp = configInstance.create("./src/wpsremote/xmpp_data/test/test_service.config")
+        item = configInstance.get_path(cp, "DEFAULT", "output_dir")
+        self.assertIsInstance(item, path.path)
+        self.assertEqual("\\tmp\\oaaOnDemand", item)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/test_suite.sh b/test_suite.sh
index eaff027..1de3e7b 100644
--- a/test_suite.sh
+++ b/test_suite.sh
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ coverage run --source=src test/test_process_input_parameters.py
 echo "Running... test_computation_job_outputs"
 coverage run --source=src test/test_computation_job_outputs.py
 
+echo "Running... test_config_parser"
+coverage run --source=src test/test_config_parser.py
+