diff --git a/horizon/karma.conf.js b/horizon/karma.conf.js
index 27f6248bc3..6b6c9db933 100644
--- a/horizon/karma.conf.js
+++ b/horizon/karma.conf.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
       statements: 91, // target 100
       branches: 81, // target 100
       functions: 90, // target 100
-      lines: 91 // target 100
+      lines: 92 // target 100
     }
   });
 };
diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/util/file/file-reader.service.js b/horizon/static/framework/util/file/file-reader.service.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..675fd77458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/util/file/file-reader.service.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Company LP
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  angular
+    .module('horizon.framework.util.file')
+    .factory('horizon.framework.util.file.file-reader',
+      fileReaderService);
+
+  fileReaderService.$inject = ['$q'];
+
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc service
+   * @name horizon.framework.util.file.fileReaderService
+   * @description
+   * Service for reading file contents.  Used for processing client-side
+   * files, such as loading a config file into launch instance.
+   *
+   * readTextFile - reads a text file and returns a promise of its contents.
+   */
+  function fileReaderService($q) {
+    var service = {
+      readTextFile: readTextFile
+    };
+
+    return service;
+
+    ////////////////
+
+    function readTextFile(file, fileReader) {
+      var reader = fileReader || new FileReader();
+      var deferred = $q.defer();
+      reader.onloadend = loadEnd;
+      reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file.slice(0, file.size));
+      return deferred.promise;
+
+      function loadEnd(e) {
+        var charArray = new Uint8Array(e.target.result);
+        var textContent = [].map.call(charArray, strFromCharCode).join('');
+        deferred.resolve(textContent);
+
+        function strFromCharCode(char) {
+          return String.fromCharCode(char);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/util/file/file-reader.service.spec.js b/horizon/static/framework/util/file/file-reader.service.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95a057b448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/util/file/file-reader.service.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+(function() {
+  'use strict';
+
+  describe('fileReader service', function() {
+    var $scope, fileReader;
+
+    beforeEach(module('horizon.framework.util.file'));
+    beforeEach(inject(function($injector) {
+      fileReader = $injector.get('horizon.framework.util.file.file-reader');
+      $scope = $injector.get('$rootScope');
+    }));
+
+    it('should return a promise that resolves to a string', function(done) {
+      var fileReaderStub = {};
+      var arrayBuffer = str2ab('file contents');
+      fileReaderStub.readAsArrayBuffer = function() {};
+
+      var filePromise = fileReader.readTextFile('file', fileReaderStub);
+      filePromise.then(function(contents) {
+        expect(contents).toEqual('file contents');
+        done();
+      });
+
+      fileReaderStub.onloadend({
+        target: {
+          result: arrayBuffer
+        }
+      });
+      $scope.$apply();
+    });
+  });
+
+  function str2ab(str) {
+    var buf = new ArrayBuffer(str.length); // 2 bytes for each char
+    var bufView = new Uint8Array(buf);
+    for (var i = 0, strLen = str.length; i < strLen; i++) {
+      bufView[i] = str.charCodeAt(i);
+    }
+    return buf;
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/util/file/file.module.js b/horizon/static/framework/util/file/file.module.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6a9063010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/util/file/file.module.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Company LP
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  angular
+    .module('horizon.framework.util.file', []);
+
+})();
diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/util/util.module.js b/horizon/static/framework/util/util.module.js
index 51da4e2be3..5bf2dbe1ac 100644
--- a/horizon/static/framework/util/util.module.js
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/util/util.module.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   angular
     .module('horizon.framework.util', [
       'horizon.framework.util.bind-scope',
+      'horizon.framework.util.file',
       'horizon.framework.util.filters',
       'horizon.framework.util.http',
       'horizon.framework.util.i18n',
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/configuration/load-edit.directive.js b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/load-edit/load-edit.directive.js
similarity index 69%
rename from openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/configuration/load-edit.directive.js
rename to horizon/static/framework/widgets/load-edit/load-edit.directive.js
index 2a2d0d42f5..8e4ebf382b 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/configuration/load-edit.directive.js
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/load-edit/load-edit.directive.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 /*
+ * Copyright 2015 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Company LP
+ *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
@@ -14,9 +16,9 @@
 (function () {
   'use strict';
 
-  /*
+  /**
    * @ngdoc directive
-   * @name horizon.dashboard.project.workflow.launch-instance:loadEdit
+   * @name horizon.framework.widgets:loadEdit
    * @scope
    * @element
    * @description
@@ -29,15 +31,16 @@
    * See configuration.html for example usage.
    */
   angular
-    .module('horizon.dashboard.project.workflow.launch-instance')
+    .module('horizon.framework.widgets.load-edit')
     .directive('loadEdit', loadEdit);
 
   loadEdit.$inject = [
-    'horizon.dashboard.project.workflow.launch-instance.basePath',
-    '$timeout'
+    '$timeout',
+    'horizon.framework.util.file.file-reader',
+    'horizon.framework.widgets.load-edit.basePath'
   ];
 
-  function loadEdit(basePath, $timeout) {
+  function loadEdit($timeout, fileReader, basePath) {
     var directive = {
       restrict: 'E',
       scope: {
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@
         key: '@'
       },
       link: link,
-      templateUrl: basePath + 'configuration/load-edit.html'
+      templateUrl: basePath + 'load-edit.html'
     };
 
     return directive;
@@ -94,34 +97,25 @@
         var file = event.originalEvent.target.files[0];
 
         if (file) {
-          var reader = new FileReader();
-
-          reader.onloadend = function (e) {
-            $scope.$applyAsync(function () {
-              var charArray = new Uint8Array(e.target.result);
-
-              $scope.textContent = [].map.call(charArray,
-                function (char) {
-                  return String.fromCharCode(char);
-                }
-              ).join('');
-            });
-          };
-
-          reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file.slice(0, file.size));
-
-          /* Once the DOM manipulation is done, update the scriptLength, so that
-           * user knows the length of the script loaded into the <textarea>.
-           */
-          $timeout(function () {
-            onTextareaChange();
-            $scope.scriptModified = false;
-          }, 250, false);
-
-          // Focus the <textarea> element after injecting the code into it.
-          textarea.focus();
+          fileReader.readTextFile(file).then(updateTextArea);
         }
       }
+
+      function updateTextArea(fileContents) {
+        $scope.textContent = fileContents;
+
+        /* Once the DOM manipulation is done, update the scriptLength, so that
+         * user knows the length of the script loaded into the <textarea>.
+         */
+        $timeout(function () {
+          onTextareaChange();
+          $scope.scriptModified = false;
+        }, 250, false);
+
+        // Focus the <textarea> element after injecting the code into it.
+        textarea.focus();
+      }
+
     }
   }
 })();
diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/widgets/load-edit/load-edit.directive.spec.js b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/load-edit/load-edit.directive.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..387fe45e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/load-edit/load-edit.directive.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+(function() {
+  'use strict';
+
+  describe('load-edit directive', function () {
+    var $compile,
+      $scope,
+      key,
+      element,
+      $q,
+      readFileService;
+
+    beforeEach(module('templates'));
+    beforeEach(module('horizon.framework.widgets.load-edit'));
+    beforeEach(module(function($provide) {
+      readFileService = {};
+      $provide.provider('horizon.framework.util.file.file-reader',
+        function () {
+        this.$get = function () {
+          return readFileService;
+        };
+      });
+    }));
+    beforeEach(inject(function ($injector) {
+      $scope = $injector.get('$rootScope').$new();
+      $q = $injector.get('$q');
+      $compile = $injector.get('$compile');
+      key = 'inputKey';
+      element = $compile(
+        '<load-edit config="{}" user-input="{}" key="' + key + '"></load-edit>'
+      )($scope);
+      $scope.$apply();
+    }));
+
+    describe('onTextAreaChange listener', function() {
+      var textarea;
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        textarea = element.find('textarea');
+      });
+
+      it('should set scriptModified to true when textarea has content', function () {
+        textarea.val('any value');
+        textarea.trigger('propertychange');
+        $scope.$apply();
+
+        expect(element.isolateScope().scriptModified).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('should set scriptModified to false when textarea has no content', function () {
+        textarea.val('');
+        textarea.trigger('propertychange');
+        $scope.$apply();
+
+        expect(element.isolateScope().scriptModified).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it('should set userInput to the value of the textarea', function() {
+        textarea.val('user input');
+        textarea.trigger('input');
+        $scope.$apply();
+
+        expect(element.isolateScope().userInput[key]).toBe('user input');
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('onFileLoadListener', function() {
+      it('should set the value of textContent to the file contents', function(done) {
+        var contentPromise = $q.defer();
+        readFileService.readTextFile = function() {
+          return contentPromise.promise;
+        };
+
+        var fileInput = element.find('input[type="file"]');
+        var e = jQuery.Event( "change", {originalEvent: {target: {files: [['hi']]}}});
+        fileInput.trigger(e);
+
+        contentPromise.promise.then(function() {
+          expect(element.isolateScope().textContent).toBe('the contents of a file');
+          done();
+        });
+        contentPromise.resolve('the contents of a file');
+        $scope.$apply();
+      });
+
+      it('should handle when no file is passed in', function() {
+        var fileInput = element.find('input[type="file"]');
+        var e = jQuery.Event( "change", {originalEvent: {target: {files: []}}});
+
+        fileInput.trigger(e);
+
+        expect(element.isolateScope().textContent).toBe('');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+})();
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/configuration/load-edit.html b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/load-edit/load-edit.html
similarity index 100%
rename from openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/static/dashboard/project/workflow/launch-instance/configuration/load-edit.html
rename to horizon/static/framework/widgets/load-edit/load-edit.html
diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/widgets/load-edit/load-edit.module.js b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/load-edit/load-edit.module.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b67a189ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/load-edit/load-edit.module.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc overview
+   * @name horizon.framework.widgets.load-edit
+   * @description
+   *
+   */
+  angular
+    .module('horizon.framework.widgets.load-edit', [])
+    .config(config);
+
+  config.$inject = ['$provide', '$windowProvider'];
+
+  function config($provide, $windowProvider) {
+    var path = $windowProvider.$get().STATIC_URL + 'framework/widgets/load-edit/';
+    $provide.constant('horizon.framework.widgets.load-edit.basePath', path);
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/widgets/widgets.module.js b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/widgets.module.js
index cb6f5171a5..283a5fe449 100644
--- a/horizon/static/framework/widgets/widgets.module.js
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/widgets.module.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
       'horizon.framework.widgets.action-list',
       'horizon.framework.widgets.metadata',
       'horizon.framework.widgets.toast',
-      'horizon.framework.widgets.magic-search'
+      'horizon.framework.widgets.magic-search',
+      'horizon.framework.widgets.load-edit'
     ])
     .config(config);
 
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/karma.conf.js b/openstack_dashboard/karma.conf.js
index e63c88be0b..ce51e320b9 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/karma.conf.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/karma.conf.js
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
 
     // Coverage threshold values.
     thresholdReporter: {
-      statements: 93, // target 100
-      branches: 90, // target 100
-      functions: 92, // target 100
-      lines: 93 // target 100
+      statements: 95, // target 100
+      branches: 92, // target 100
+      functions: 94, // target 100
+      lines: 95 // target 100
     }
   });
 };