Index: ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg.cpp
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r42fda86dd6448c89e6db68e0df8741e9ad5269f1 -r9934e5dc9613bf3246f7d4955d4dd7c07f0dd555
--- ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg.cpp	(.../cfg.cpp)	(revision 42fda86dd6448c89e6db68e0df8741e9ad5269f1)
+++ ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg.cpp	(.../cfg.cpp)	(revision 9934e5dc9613bf3246f7d4955d4dd7c07f0dd555)
@@ -197,6 +197,29 @@
 	m_lock.unlock();
 }
 
+/** Reads the configuration data from the provided buffer.
+ *
+ * \param[in] pszData - pointer to the buffer with data
+ * \param[in] stSize - size of the data in buffer
+ */
+void config::read_from_buffer(const tchar_t* pszData, size_t stSize)
+{
+	m_lock.lock();
+	try
+	{
+		m_pCfgBase->read_from_buffer(pszData, stSize);
+
+		// and transform it to eatable form using registered properties
+		load_registered();
+	}
+	catch(...)
+	{
+		m_lock.unlock();
+		throw;
+	}
+	m_lock.unlock();
+}
+
 /** Writes all the registered properties into the given file using
  *  the underlying config base to do this.
  *
Index: ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg.h
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r3150d0c0a9a5fe75a5954e17a5a445a14e0bea1f -r9934e5dc9613bf3246f7d4955d4dd7c07f0dd555
--- ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg.h	(.../cfg.h)	(revision 3150d0c0a9a5fe75a5954e17a5a445a14e0bea1f)
+++ ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg.h	(.../cfg.h)	(revision 9934e5dc9613bf3246f7d4955d4dd7c07f0dd555)
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 /** \name Reading and writing to the external medium */
 /**@{*/
 	void read(const tchar_t *pszPath);		///< Reads the properties from the source file
+	void read_from_buffer(const tchar_t* pszData, size_t stSize);
 	void write(const tchar_t* pszPath);		///< Saves the properties to the file
 /**@}*/
 
Index: ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg_ini.cpp
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r3150d0c0a9a5fe75a5954e17a5a445a14e0bea1f -r9934e5dc9613bf3246f7d4955d4dd7c07f0dd555
--- ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg_ini.cpp	(.../cfg_ini.cpp)	(revision 3150d0c0a9a5fe75a5954e17a5a445a14e0bea1f)
+++ ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg_ini.cpp	(.../cfg_ini.cpp)	(revision 9934e5dc9613bf3246f7d4955d4dd7c07f0dd555)
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@
 		else
 			parse_line(pszBuffer);
 	}
-	
+
+	delete [] pszBuffer;
+
 	// check if that was eof or error
 	if(feof(pFile) == 0)
 	{
@@ -130,6 +132,69 @@
 	fclose(pFile);
 }
 
+/// Processes the data from a given buffer
+void ini_cfg::read_from_buffer(const tchar_t* pszBuffer, size_t stLen)
+{
+	// clear current contents
+	clear();
+
+	tchar_t* pszLine = new tchar_t[INI_BUFFER];
+	size_t stLineLen = 0;
+	const tchar_t* pszCurrent = pszBuffer;
+	const tchar_t* pszLast = pszBuffer;
+	bool bFirstLine = true;
+	while(stLen--)
+	{
+		if(*pszCurrent == _t('\n'))
+		{
+			// there is a line [pszLast, pszCurrent)
+			stLineLen = pszCurrent - pszLast;
+			if(stLineLen)
+			{
+				if(stLineLen >= INI_BUFFER)
+					stLineLen = INI_BUFFER - 1;
+				_tcsncpy(pszLine, pszLast, stLineLen);
+				pszLine[stLineLen] = _t('\0');
+
+				if(bFirstLine)
+				{
+					bFirstLine = false;
+					// check BOM
+					if(pszLine[0] != _t('\0') && *(ushort_t*)pszLine == 0xfeff)
+						parse_line(pszLine + 1);
+					else
+						parse_line(pszLine);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// process the line
+					parse_line(pszLine);
+				}
+			}
+			pszLast = pszCurrent + 1;
+		}
+		++pszCurrent;
+	}
+	if(pszCurrent != pszLast)
+	{
+		// there is a line [pszLast, pszCurrent)
+		stLineLen = pszCurrent - pszLast;
+		if(stLineLen)
+		{
+			if(stLineLen >= INI_BUFFER)
+				stLineLen = INI_BUFFER - 1;
+
+			_tcsncpy(pszLine, pszLast, stLineLen);
+			pszLine[stLineLen] = _t('\0');
+
+			// process the line
+			parse_line(pszLine);
+		}
+	}
+
+	delete [] pszLine;
+}
+
 /** Saves the internal xml nodes to the specified xml file.
 *
 * \param[in] pszPath - path to the file the data should be written to
Index: ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg_ini.h
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r3150d0c0a9a5fe75a5954e17a5a445a14e0bea1f -r9934e5dc9613bf3246f7d4955d4dd7c07f0dd555
--- ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg_ini.h	(.../cfg_ini.h)	(revision 3150d0c0a9a5fe75a5954e17a5a445a14e0bea1f)
+++ ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/cfg_ini.h	(.../cfg_ini.h)	(revision 9934e5dc9613bf3246f7d4955d4dd7c07f0dd555)
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 	/**@{*/
 	/// Reads the xml document from the specified file
 	virtual void read(const tchar_t* pszPath);
+	/// Processes the data from a given buffer
+	virtual void read_from_buffer(const tchar_t* pszBuffer, size_t stLen);
 	/// Saves the internal data to a specified file as the xml document
 	virtual void save(const tchar_t* pszPath);
 	/**@}*/
Index: ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/config_base.h
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r3150d0c0a9a5fe75a5954e17a5a445a14e0bea1f -r9934e5dc9613bf3246f7d4955d4dd7c07f0dd555
--- ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/config_base.h	(.../config_base.h)	(revision 3150d0c0a9a5fe75a5954e17a5a445a14e0bea1f)
+++ ext/libicpf/src/libicpf/config_base.h	(.../config_base.h)	(revision 9934e5dc9613bf3246f7d4955d4dd7c07f0dd555)
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 /**@{*/
 	/// Reads the xml document from the specified file
 	virtual void read(const tchar_t* pszPath) = 0;
+	/// Processes the data from a given buffer
+	virtual void read_from_buffer(const tchar_t* pszBuffer, size_t stLen) = 0;
 	/// Saves the internal data to a specified file as the xml document
 	virtual void save(const tchar_t* pszPath) = 0;
 /**@}*/