diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88a43b2..00f0194 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,12 +80,33 @@ A name like `root.a` will be translated to
 a search for an environment variable named
 `ROOT__A`.
 
+Read the [API](https://hummus.dpldocs.info/hummus.providers.env.html).
+
+### `JSONProvider`
+
+A provider which will look for JSON key-value pairs
+based on matching them to the names of the fields in
+the provided struct.
+
+Struct fields which are of a struct-type themselves
+are supported and are filled whenever json such as
+`x.y` is encountered. This means `x` is some field
+in the "outer" struct. Then because we have `x.y`,
+`x` MUST be of a struct type. Then we access the field
+named `y` in this "inner" struct.
+
+Hence a name like `root.a` will be translated to
+an access at `jsonObject["root"].a` (where `jsonObject`
+is the root document).
+
+Read the [API](https://hummus.dpldocs.info/hummus.providers.json.html).
+
 # Development
 
 ## Testing
 
 In order to run the full test suite use the following
-command:
+command (or just `./test.sh`):
 
 ```d
 V=1 I__Z=2 dub test
@@ -97,6 +118,13 @@ is for the `EnvironmentProvider` which searches
 for environment variables, and in particular its
 unittest looks for those two.
 
+### Build configurations
+
+1. `debug`
+	* In this mode the `gogga` logging library is
+	brought in and various flags are set to enable
+	verbose logging that aids debugging
+	
 ## License
 
 Licensed under the LGPL-2.0-only .
diff --git a/dub.json b/dub.json
index d08a148..ce31a7d 100644
--- a/dub.json
+++ b/dub.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	],
 	"copyright": "Copyright © 2025, Tristan Brice Velloza Kildaire",
 	"dependencies": {
-		"niknaks": ">=0.26.2"
+		"niknaks": ">=0.27.0"
 	},
 	"description": "Pluggable configuration engine",
 	"license": "LGPL-2.0-only",
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 	"targetType": "library",
 	"configurations": {
 	  "debug": {
-			"dependencies": {
-			    "gogga": ">=3.2.0"
-		  },
-			"versions": ["DBG_DEBUG_LOGGING", "DBG_VERBOSE_LOGGING"]
+		"dependencies": {
+			"gogga": ">=3.2.0"
+		},
+		"versions": ["DBG_DEBUG_LOGGING", "DBG_VERBOSE_LOGGING"]
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/source/hummus/providers/json.d b/source/hummus/providers/json.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4242cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/hummus/providers/json.d
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/** 
+ * JSON-based provider
+ *
+ * You should use this when
+ * you want to fill up your
+ * config with values stored
+ * in a string containing
+ * JSON-encoded data
+ *
+ * Authors: Tristan Brice Velloza Kildaire (deavmi)
+ */
+module hummus.providers.json;
+
+import hummus.provider : Provider;
+import std.json : JSONValue, JSONType;
+import niknaks.json : traverseTo;
+
+version(unittest)
+{
+    import gogga.mixins;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A provider which will look for
+ * JSON key-value pairs based on
+ * matching them to the names of the
+ * fields in the provided struct.
+ *
+ * Struct fields which are of
+ * a struct-type themselves are
+ * supported and are filled 
+ * whenever json such as `x.y`
+ * is encountered. This means `x`
+ * is some field in the "outer"
+ * struct. Then because we have
+ * `x.y`, `x` MUST be of a struct
+ * type. Then we access the field
+ * named `y` in this "inner" struct
+ */
+public class JSONProvider : Provider
+{
+    import std.json : parseJSON, JSONException;
+
+    private JSONValue _j;
+
+    /** 
+     * Constructs a new JSON provider
+     * with the given input JSON to
+     * parse
+     *
+     * Params:
+     *   json = the input JSON
+     * Throws:
+     *   JSONException when parsing
+     * fails
+     */
+    this(string json)
+    {
+        // todo: handle exceptions in non-library specific way
+        // OR require they parse in the JSONValue - that is
+        // library-dependent tho
+        this._j = parseJSON(json);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Implementation
+     */
+    protected bool provideImpl(string n, ref string v)
+    {
+        // todo: check return value for nullity
+        JSONValue* f_node = traverseTo(n, &this._j);
+
+        // todo: value conversion here
+        if(f_node is null)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        string s_out;
+        if(jsonNormal(f_node, s_out))
+        {
+            version(unittest)
+                DEBUG("found JSON node toString(): ", s_out);
+
+            v = s_out;
+            return true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private bool jsonNormal(JSONValue* i, ref string o)
+{
+    auto t = i.type();
+    if(t == JSONType.string)
+    {
+        o = i.str();
+        return true;
+    }
+    else if(t == JSONType.ARRAY)
+    {
+        version(unittest)
+            DEBUG("'", i, "' is an array type, these are unsupported");
+        
+        return false;
+    }
+    // todo: disallow array types and object types
+    else
+    {
+        o = i.toString();
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+private version(unittest)
+{
+    import hummus.cfg : fieldsOf;
+    import std.stdio : writeln;
+}
+
+unittest
+{
+    struct Inner
+    {
+        int prop;
+        int k;
+    }
+
+    struct Basic
+    {
+        string name;
+        ulong age;
+        Inner x;
+        string bad;
+    }
+
+    auto cfg = Basic();
+    writeln("Before provisioning: ", cfg);
+
+    // input json
+    string json = `
+    {
+        "name": "Tristan Brice Velloza Kildaire",
+        "age": 25,
+        "x": {
+            "prop": 2
+        },
+        "bad": ["", 2]
+    }
+    `;
+
+    // create a new JSON provider with the
+    // input JSON
+    fieldsOf(cfg, new JSONProvider(json));
+
+    assert(cfg.name == "Tristan Brice Velloza Kildaire");
+    assert(cfg.age == 25);
+    assert(cfg.x.prop == 2);
+
+    // it is not present (in the JSON) hence it should
+    // never be set in our struct
+    assert(cfg.x.k == cfg.x.k.init);
+    assert(cfg.bad.length == 0);
+}
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diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..75471ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+V=1 I__Z=2 dub test