local function initializeApplication()
  local path = system.pathForFile("res/init/navigation_map.xml")

  if path then
    local appMap = parseXml("res/init/navigation_map.xml")
    local contents = appMap.children[1].children

    local subTrees = {}
    local entry

    local function levelParser(level)
      if level and level ~= {} then
        local tbl = {}

        for i = 1, #level do
          local str = level[i].attrs.name
          local name

          if not tostring(str):find("@") then
            name = "src." .. tostring(str)
          else
            if tostring(str)== "@exit" then
              name = "exit"
            elseif tostring(str):find("@url") then
              name = "url here lol"
            elseif tostring(str):match("@%w") then
              val = tostring(str):gsub("@", "")
              level[i].children = subTrees[val]
              name = subTrees[val].name
            end
          end

          tbl[i] = {}
          tbl[i][level[i].tag] = {
            name = name,
            levelParser(level[i].children)
          }
        end

        return tbl
      end
    end

    for i = 1, #contents do
      if contents[i].tag == "define" then
        subTrees[contents[i].attrs.shortName] = {
          name = contents[i].attrs.name,
          children = contents[i].children
        }
      elseif contents[i].tag == "entry" then
        local name = "src." .. tostring(contents[i].attrs.name)

        entry = {
          name = name,
          children = contents[i].children
        }
      end
    end

    if entry then
      APPLICATION_MAP = levelParser(entry.children)
    end
  end
end