diff --git a/paper-api/src/org/bukkit/plugin/InvalidDescriptionException.java b/paper-api/src/org/bukkit/plugin/InvalidDescriptionException.java
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+
+package org.bukkit.plugin;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when attempting to load an invalid PluginDescriptionFile
+ */
+public class InvalidDescriptionException extends Exception {
+    private final Exception innerException;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new InvalidDescriptionException based on the given Exception
+     *
+     * @param exception Exception that triggered this Exception
+     */
+    public InvalidDescriptionException(Exception exception) {
+        innerException = exception;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new InvalidDescriptionException
+     */
+    public InvalidDescriptionException() {
+        innerException = null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If applicable, returns the Exception that triggered this InvalidDescriptionException
+     *
+     * @return Inner exception, or null if one does not exist
+     */
+    public Exception getInnerException() {
+        return innerException;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/paper-api/src/org/bukkit/plugin/PluginDescriptionFile.java b/paper-api/src/org/bukkit/plugin/PluginDescriptionFile.java
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+
+package org.bukkit.plugin;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.Reader;
+import java.io.Writer;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.SafeConstructor;
+
+/**
+ * Provides access to a Plugins description file, plugin.yaml
+ */
+public final class PluginDescriptionFile {
+    private static final Yaml yaml = new Yaml(new SafeConstructor());
+    private String name = null;
+    private String main = null;
+
+    public PluginDescriptionFile(final InputStream stream) throws InvalidDescriptionException {
+        try {
+            loadMap((Map<String, Object>)yaml.load(stream));
+        } catch (ClassCastException ex) {
+            throw new InvalidDescriptionException(ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads a PluginDescriptionFile from the specified reader
+     * @param reader
+     */
+    public PluginDescriptionFile(final Reader reader) {
+        loadMap((Map<String, Object>)yaml.load(reader));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new PluginDescriptionFile with the given detailed
+     *
+     * @param pluginName Name of this plugin
+     * @param mainClass Full location of the main class of this plugin
+     */
+    public PluginDescriptionFile(final String pluginName, final String mainClass) {
+        name = pluginName;
+        main = mainClass;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Saves this PluginDescriptionFile to the given writer
+     *
+     * @param writer Writer to output this file to
+     */
+    public void save(Writer writer) {
+        yaml.dump(saveMap(), writer);
+    }
+
+    private void loadMap(Map<String, Object> map) throws ClassCastException {
+        name = (String)map.get("name");
+        main = (String)map.get("main");
+    }
+
+    private Map<String, Object> saveMap() {
+        Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+
+        map.put("name", name);
+        map.put("main", main);
+
+        return map;
+    }
+}