diff --git a/oca/src/facade/bundle.rs b/oca/src/facade/bundle.rs
index bec6325..6651be6 100644
--- a/oca/src/facade/bundle.rs
+++ b/oca/src/facade/bundle.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
+use std::io::Read;
+
 use oca_bundle_semantics::state::oca::OCABundle as StructuralBundle;
 use said::derivation::HashFunctionCode;
 use said::{sad::SerializationFormats, sad::SAD};
 use said::version::SerializationInfo;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+pub type GenericError = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Sync + Send>;
+
+pub fn load_oca(source: &mut dyn Read) -> Result<Bundle, GenericError> {
+    let oca: Bundle = serde_json::from_reader(source)?;
+    Ok(oca)
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum BundleElement {
     Structural(StructuralBundle),