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+"""
+Configuration management for Google Maps Reviews Scraper.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, Any
+
+import yaml
+
+# Configure logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="[%(asctime)s] %(message)s")
+log = logging.getLogger("scraper")
+
+# Default configuration path
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = Path("config.yaml")
+
+# Default configuration - will be overridden by config file
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
+    "url": "https://maps.app.goo.gl/6tkNMDjcj3SS6LJe9",
+    "headless": True,
+    "sort_by": "relevance",
+    "stop_on_match": False,
+    "overwrite_existing": False,
+    "use_mongodb": True,
+    "mongodb": {
+        "uri": "mongodb://localhost:27017",
+        "database": "reviews",
+        "collection": "google_reviews"
+    },
+    "backup_to_json": True,
+    "json_path": "google_reviews.json",
+    "seen_ids_path": "google_reviews.ids",
+    "convert_dates": True,
+    "download_images": True,
+    "image_dir": "review_images",
+    "download_threads": 4,
+    "store_local_paths": True,  # Option to control storing local image paths
+    "replace_urls": False,  # Option to control URL replacement
+    "custom_url_base": "https://mycustomurl.com",  # Base URL for replacement
+    "custom_url_profiles": "/profiles/",  # Path for profile images
+    "custom_url_reviews": "/reviews/",  # Path for review images
+    "preserve_original_urls": True,  # Option to preserve original URLs
+    "custom_params": {  # Custom parameters to add to each document
+        "company": "Thaitours",  # Default example
+        "source": "Google Maps"  # Default example
+    }
+}
+
+
+def load_config(config_path: Path = DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Load configuration from YAML file or use defaults"""
+    config = DEFAULT_CONFIG.copy()
+
+    if config_path.exists():
+        try:
+            with open(config_path, 'r') as f:
+                user_config = yaml.safe_load(f)
+                if user_config:
+                    # Merge configs, with nested dictionary support
+                    def deep_update(d, u):
+                        for k, v in u.items():
+                            if isinstance(v, dict) and k in d and isinstance(d[k], dict):
+                                deep_update(d[k], v)
+                            else:
+                                d[k] = v
+
+                    deep_update(config, user_config)
+                    log.info(f"Loaded configuration from {config_path}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error(f"Error loading config from {config_path}: {e}")
+            log.info("Using default configuration")
+    else:
+        log.info(f"Config file {config_path} not found, using default configuration")
+        # Create a default config file for future use
+        with open(config_path, 'w') as f:
+            yaml.dump(config, f, default_flow_style=False)
+            log.info(f"Created default configuration file at {config_path}")
+
+    return config