diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f001292..06f7383 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ module mayhem-party
 
 go 1.19
 
-require github.com/micmonay/keybd_event v1.1.1 // indirect
+require (
+	github.com/go-yaml/yaml v2.1.0+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/micmonay/keybd_event v1.1.1 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1a6387e..33758c8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+github.com/go-yaml/yaml v2.1.0+incompatible h1:RYi2hDdss1u4YE7GwixGzWwVo47T8UQwnTLB6vQiq+o=
+github.com/go-yaml/yaml v2.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:w2MrLa16VYP0jy6N7M5kHaCkaLENm+P+Tv+MfurjSw0=
 github.com/micmonay/keybd_event v1.1.1 h1:rv7omwXWYL9Lgf3PUq6uBgJI2k1yGkL/GD6dxc6nmSs=
 github.com/micmonay/keybd_event v1.1.1/go.mod h1:CGMWMDNgsfPljzrAWoybUOSKafQPZpv+rLigt2LzNGI=
diff --git a/src/device/input/input.go b/src/device/input/input.go
index 3619a11..840dbbb 100644
--- a/src/device/input/input.go
+++ b/src/device/input/input.go
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ type Input interface {
 }
 
 func New() Input {
-	return NewRandom(RandomCharFromRange('a', 'g'))
+	return NewRandom(randomCharFromRange('a', 'g'))
 }
diff --git a/src/device/input/random.go b/src/device/input/random.go
index e5998a9..dbfafa7 100644
--- a/src/device/input/random.go
+++ b/src/device/input/random.go
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 package input
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"math/rand"
+	"os"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-yaml/yaml"
 )
 
 type Button struct {
@@ -35,13 +41,36 @@ func (r *Random) Read() []Button {
 	}
 }
 
-func RandomCharFromRange(start, stop byte) func() byte {
+func randomCharFromRange(start, stop byte) func() byte {
 	return func() byte {
 		return start + byte(rand.Int()%int(1+stop-start))
 	}
 }
 
-func RandomCharFromWeights(m map[byte]int) func() byte {
+func randomCharFromWeightFile(p string) func() byte {
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return randomCharFromWeightReader(bytes.NewReader(b))
+}
+
+func randomCharFromWeightReader(r io.Reader) func() byte {
+	var m map[string]int
+	if err := yaml.NewDecoder(r).Decode(&m); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	byted := map[byte]int{}
+	for k, v := range m {
+		if len(k) != 1 {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("keys must be 1 character but got %q", k))
+		}
+		byted[k[0]] = v
+	}
+	return randomCharFromWeights(byted)
+}
+
+func randomCharFromWeights(m map[byte]int) func() byte {
 	type pair struct {
 		b byte
 		i int
diff --git a/src/device/input/random_exported_test.go b/src/device/input/random_exported_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff5bcd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/device/input/random_exported_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package input_test
+
+import (
+	"mayhem-party/src/device/input"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
+	r := input.New()
+	for i := 0; i < 15; i++ {
+		batch := r.Read()
+		for _, got := range batch {
+			t.Logf("[%d] %c:%v", i, got.Char, got.Down)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/device/input/random_test.go b/src/device/input/random_test.go
index 9824f04..df0812e 100644
--- a/src/device/input/random_test.go
+++ b/src/device/input/random_test.go
@@ -1,31 +1,45 @@
-package input_test
+package input
 
 import (
-	"mayhem-party/src/device/input"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func TestRandom(t *testing.T) {
-	r := input.NewRandom(input.RandomCharFromRange('a', 'z'))
-	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
-		batch := r.Read()
-		for _, got := range batch {
-			t.Logf("[%d] %c:%v", i, got.Char, got.Down)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func TestRandomCharFromWeights(t *testing.T) {
 	weights := map[byte]int{
 		'a': 1,
 		'b': 99,
 	}
-	foo := input.RandomCharFromWeights(weights)
+	foo := randomCharFromWeights(weights)
 	for {
 		got := foo()
-		t.Logf("%c", got)
 		if got == 'a' {
 			break
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRandomCharFromWeightsReader(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("json", func(t *testing.T) {
+		b := `{"a": 1}`
+		r := strings.NewReader(b)
+		foo := randomCharFromWeightReader(r)
+		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+			if got := foo(); got != 'a' {
+				t.Errorf("%c", got)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("yaml", func(t *testing.T) {
+		b := `
+a: 2000
+      `
+		r := strings.NewReader(b)
+		foo := randomCharFromWeightReader(r)
+		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+			if got := foo(); got != 'a' {
+				t.Errorf("%c", got)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}