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If there is some fatal error during parsing of configuration file (for example when file is empty or there is name mismatch between file name and name in data) it is not possible to create valid instance of configuration data class -> parser should probably log it (it is already done) and return null. null return value must be correctly handled by caller (its parent like WindowManager -> Mode). This behaviour is also covered by unit tests.
Finished.