diff --git a/helpers/odmOptionsToJson.py b/helpers/odmOptionsToJson.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..578d3ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/odmOptionsToJson.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+'''
+Node-OpenDroneMap Node.js App and REST API to access OpenDroneMap. 
+Copyright (C) 2016 Node-OpenDroneMap Contributors
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+
+import sys
+import imp
+import argparse
+import json
+
+imp.load_source('context', sys.argv[2] + '/opendm/context.py')
+odm = imp.load_source('config', sys.argv[2] + '/opendm/config.py')
+
+options = {}
+class ArgumentParserStub(argparse.ArgumentParser):
+	def add_argument(self, *args, **kwargs):
+		argparse.ArgumentParser.add_argument(self, *args, **kwargs)
+		options[args[0]] = {}
+		for name, value in kwargs.items():
+			options[args[0]][str(name)] = str(value)
+			
+odm.parser = ArgumentParserStub()
+odm.config()
+print json.dumps(options)
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2d9d3ec..ce0149f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ process.on ('SIGINT', gracefulShutdown);
 // Startup
 let taskManager;
 let server;
-
+/*
 async.series([
 	cb => { taskManager = new TaskManager(cb); },
 	cb => { server = app.listen(3000, err => {
@@ -168,4 +168,6 @@ async.series([
 	}
 ], err => {
 	if (err) console.log("Error during startup: " + err.message);
-});
+});*/
+let odmOptionsParser = require('./libs/odmOptionsParser');
+odmOptionsParser.getOptions(function(){});
diff --git a/libs/Task.js b/libs/Task.js
index 9a3eea6..ff5c077 100644
--- a/libs/Task.js
+++ b/libs/Task.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ module.exports = class Task{
 			this.setStatus(statusCodes.CANCELED);
 			
 			if (wasRunning && this.runnerProcess){
-				// TODO: this does guarantee that
+				// TODO: this does NOT guarantee that
 				// the process will immediately terminate.
 				// In fact, often times ODM will continue running for a while
 				// This might need to be fixed on ODM's end. 
diff --git a/libs/odmOptionsParser.js b/libs/odmOptionsParser.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8329db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/odmOptionsParser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/* 
+Node-OpenDroneMap Node.js App and REST API to access OpenDroneMap. 
+Copyright (C) 2016 Node-OpenDroneMap Contributors
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+"use strict";
+let odmRunner = require('./odmRunner');
+
+module.exports = {
+	getOptions: function(done){
+		odmRunner.getJsonOptions((err, json) => {
+			if (err) done(err);
+			else{
+				for (let option in json){
+					if (option === "-h") continue;
+					let values = json[option];
+
+					let type = "";
+					let defaultValue = "";
+					let help = values.help || "";
+					let range = values.metavar.replace(/[<>]/g, "").trim();
+
+					switch(values.type.trim()){
+						case "<type 'int'>":
+							type = "int";
+							defaultValue = values['default'] !== undefined ? 
+											parseInt(values['default']) :
+											0;
+							break;
+						case "<type 'float'>":
+							type = "float";
+							defaultValue = values['default'] !== undefined ? 
+											parseFloat(values['default']) :
+											0.0;
+							break;
+						default:
+							type = "string";
+							defaultValue = values['default'].trim();
+					}
+
+					if (values['default'] === "True"){
+						type = "bool";
+						defaultValue = true;
+					}else if (values['default'] === "False"){
+						type = "bool";
+						defaultValue = false;
+					}
+
+
+
+					let result = {
+						type, defaultValue, range, help
+					};
+
+					console.log(values);
+					console.log(result);
+					console.log('-----');
+				}
+				done();
+			}
+		});
+	}
+};
diff --git a/libs/odmRunner.js b/libs/odmRunner.js
index 6cd41f7..281433c 100644
--- a/libs/odmRunner.js
+++ b/libs/odmRunner.js
@@ -44,5 +44,30 @@ module.exports = {
 		});
 
 		return childProcess;
+	},
+
+	getJsonOptions: function(done){
+		// Launch
+		let childProcess = spawn("python", [`${__dirname}/../helpers/odmOptionsToJson.py`, 
+				"--project-path", ODM_PATH]);
+		let output = [];
+
+		childProcess
+			.on('exit', (code, signal) => {
+				try{
+					let json = JSON.parse(output.join(""));
+					done(null, json);
+				}catch(err){
+					done(err);	
+				}
+			})
+			.on('error', done);
+
+		let processOutput = chunk => {
+			output.push(chunk.toString());
+		};
+
+		childProcess.stdout.on('data', processOutput);
+		childProcess.stderr.on('data', processOutput);
 	}
 };