diff --git a/xion.py b/xion.py
index 8375dc2..3c6511c 100644
--- a/xion.py
+++ b/xion.py
@@ -1,61 +1,74 @@
-from ctypes import byref, cdll, c_char_p, c_void_p, POINTER
-
-
-class Xfconf:
-    """Xfconf library interface."""
-
-    def __init__(self, libxfconf="libxfconf-0.so.2",
-                 libglib="libglib-2.0.so.0"):
-        self.lib = cdll.LoadLibrary(libxfconf)
-        self.glib = cdll.LoadLibrary(libglib)
-        self.set_foreign_functions()
-
-    def set_foreign_functions(self):
-        self._ff_init = self.lib.xfconf_init
-        self._ff_shutdown = self.lib.xfconf_shutdown
-        self._ff_list_channels = self.lib.xfconf_list_channels
-        self._ff_list_channels.restype = POINTER(c_void_p)
-        self._ff_channel_get = self.lib.xfconf_channel_get
-        self._ff_channel_get.argtypes = (c_char_p,)
-        self._ff_channel_get.restype = c_void_p
-        self._ff_channel_get_properties = self.lib.xfconf_channel_get_properties
-        self._ff_channel_get_properties.argtypes = (c_void_p, c_char_p)
-        self._ff_channel_get_properties.restype = c_void_p
-
-    def init(self):
-        err = c_void_p()
-        if not self._ff_init(byref(err)):
-            raise XfconfError("xfconf_init: error")
-
-    def shutdown(self):
-        self._ff_shutdown()
-
-    def list_channels(self):
-        channels = self._ff_list_channels()
-        i = 0
-        while channels[i] is not None:
-            yield c_char_p(channels[i]).value.decode()
-            i += 1
-        self.glib.g_strfreev(channels)
-
-    def get_channel(self, name):
-        return self._ff_channel_get(name.encode())
-
-    def list_properties(self, channel, base=None):
-        table = self._ff_channel_get_properties(channel, None)
-        print(table)
-        self.glib.g_hash_table_destroy(table)
-
-
-
-class XfconfError(Exception):
-    pass
-
-
-xfconf = Xfconf()
-xfconf.init()
-for channel_name in xfconf.list_channels():
-    print(channel_name)
-channel = xfconf.get_channel("xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts")
-xfconf.list_properties(channel)
-xfconf.shutdown()
+import argparse
+import json
+
+from xfconf import Xfconf
+
+
+DEFAULT_FILE_PATH = "xion.json"
+
+
+def main():
+    argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    argparser.add_argument("--xq-path", type=str,
+                           help="Optional path to xion-query")
+    argparser.add_argument("-e", "--export", type=str, nargs=2,
+                           metavar=("channel", "root"),
+                           help="Channel and root to export")
+    argparser.add_argument("-f", "--file", type=str,
+                           help="JSON file for import/export")
+    args = argparser.parse_args()
+
+    xion = Xion(xq=args.xq_path)
+    if args.export:
+        channel, root = args.export
+        tree = xion.build_tree(channel, root)
+        if tree is None:
+            print("Failed to build config tree.")
+            return
+        if args.file:
+            output_path = args.file
+        else:
+            print(f"No output file, using {DEFAULT_FILE_PATH}.")
+            output_path = DEFAULT_FILE_PATH
+        xion.export_tree(tree, output_path)
+
+
+class Xion:
+
+    def __init__(self, xq=None):
+        self.xfconf = Xfconf(xq=xq)
+
+    def build_tree(self, channel, root="/"):
+        """Return a dict of configs in this channel, filtering on root.
+
+        Return None on error.
+        """
+        props = self.xfconf.get_property_list(channel, root=root)
+        if props is None:
+            print(f"Failed to get property list for channel {channel}.")
+            return None
+        tree = {}
+        for prop_name in props:
+            prop = self.xfconf.get_property(channel, prop_name)
+            if prop is None:
+                print(f"Failed to get property {prop_name}.")
+                return None
+            if isinstance(prop, list):
+                leaf = [Xion._build_prop_leaf(p) for p in prop]
+            else:
+                leaf = Xion._build_prop_leaf(prop)
+            tree[prop_name] = leaf
+        return tree
+
+    def export_tree(self, tree, output_path):
+        """Export a config tree as a sorted JSON file."""
+        with open(output_path, "wt") as output_file:
+            json.dump(tree, output_file, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _build_prop_leaf(prop):
+        return {"type": prop.gtype, "value": str(prop.value)}
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()