def _read_ini_file(self, root, ini_file_path):
        try:
            ini_file = codecs.open(os.path.join(root, ini_file_path), 'r', 'utf-8')

            parser = ConfigParser()
            parser.readfp(ini_file)

            ds = DataSourceInfo()

            # Required
            ds.id = self.try_read_config(parser, 'general', 'id', reraise=True)
            ds.type = self.try_read_config(parser, 'general', 'type', reraise=True)
            ds.is_contrib = self.try_read_config(parser, 'general', 'is_contrib', reraise=True)

            ds.group = self.try_read_config(parser, 'ui', 'group', reraise=True)
            ds.alias = self.try_read_config(parser, 'ui', 'alias', reraise=True)
            ds.icon = self.try_read_config(parser, 'ui', 'icon', reraise=True)

            # Lic & Terms
            ds.lic_name = self.try_read_config(parser, 'license', 'name')
            ds.lic_link = self.try_read_config(parser, 'license', 'link')
            ds.copyright_text = self.try_read_config(parser, 'license', 'copyright_text')
            ds.copyright_link = self.try_read_config(parser, 'license', 'copyright_link')
            ds.terms_of_use = self.try_read_config(parser, 'license', 'terms_of_use')

            #TMS
            ds.tms_url = self.try_read_config(parser, 'tms', 'url', reraise=(ds.type == KNOWN_DRIVERS.TMS))
            ds.tms_zmin = self.try_read_config_int(parser, 'tms', 'zmin')
            ds.tms_zmax = self.try_read_config_int(parser, 'tms', 'zmax')
            ds.tms_crs = self.try_read_config_int(parser, 'tms', 'crs')
            ds.tms_proj = self.try_read_config(parser, 'tms', 'proj')
            ds.tms_y_origin_top = self.try_read_config_int(parser, 'tms', 'y_origin_top')

            #WMS
            ds.wms_url = self.try_read_config(parser, 'wms', 'url', reraise=(ds.type == KNOWN_DRIVERS.WMS))
            ds.wms_params = self.try_read_config(parser, 'wms', 'params')
            ds.wms_layers = self.try_read_config(parser, 'wms', 'layers')
            ds.wms_turn_over = self.try_read_config_bool(parser, 'wms', 'turn_over')

            #GDAL
            if ds.type == KNOWN_DRIVERS.GDAL:
                gdal_conf = self.try_read_config(parser, 'gdal', 'source_file', reraise=(ds.type == KNOWN_DRIVERS.GDAL))
                ds.gdal_source_file = os.path.join(root, gdal_conf)

            #try read translations
            posible_trans = parser.items('ui')
            for key, val in posible_trans:
                if type(key) is unicode and key == 'alias[%s]' % self.locale:
                    self.translator.append(ds.alias, val)
                    break

            #Action stuff
            ds.icon_path = os.path.join(root, ds.icon)
            ds.action = QAction(QIcon(ds.icon_path), self.tr(ds.alias), None)
            ds.action.setData(ds)

            #append to array
            self.data_sources[ds.id] = ds

        except Exception, e:
            error_message = 'metadata.ini file in %s can\'t be parsed: %s' % (root, e.message)
            QgsMessageLog.logMessage(error_message, level=QgsMessageLog.CRITICAL)