private void loadGeneralConf() {
    logger.info("Loading configuration file " + GENERAL_CONF);

    _generalConf = new Configuration();
    _generalConf.addResource(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(GENERAL_CONF));
  }
Load in the GeneralConf.xml file as a configuration object for other objects to access
app/com/linkedin/drelephant/ElephantContext.java