diff --git a/homeassistant/components/scheduler/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/scheduler/__init__.py
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+"""
+homeassistant.components.scheduler
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+"""
+import logging
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+import json
+from pprint import pprint
+import importlib
+
+from homeassistant.components import switch, sun
+from homeassistant.loader import get_component
+
+# The domain of your component. Should be equal to the name of your component
+DOMAIN = 'scheduler'
+
+# List of component names (string) your component depends upon
+# If you are setting up a group but not using a group for anything,
+# don't depend on group
+DEPENDENCIES = ['sun']
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_SCHEDULE_FILE = 'schedule.json'
+_RULE_TYPE_CACHE = {}
+
+
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def setup(hass, config):
+    """ Register services or listen for events that your component needs. """
+
+    def setup_schedule(description):
+
+        for rule in description['rules']:
+            rule_init = get_component('scheduler.{}'.format(rule['type']))
+
+            if rule_init is None:
+                _LOGGER.error('Error loading schedule rule %s', rule['type'])
+                return False
+
+        return True
+
+    with open(hass.get_config_path(_SCHEDULE_FILE)) as schedule_file:
+        schedule_descriptions = json.load(schedule_file)
+
+    for schedule_description in schedule_descriptions:
+        if not setup_schedule(schedule_description):
+            return False
+
+    return True
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/scheduler/sun.py b/homeassistant/components/scheduler/sun.py
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+"""asd"""
+
+
+def hej():
+    print('wut sun wut')
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/scheduler/time.py b/homeassistant/components/scheduler/time.py
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+"""asd"""
+
+
+def hej():
+    print('wut wut')