diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 389ff30..b6ace70 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ Temporary Items
 /venv/
 /.ipynb_checkpoints/
 /.idea/
+*.json
diff --git a/parse.py b/parse.py
index 6829046..ba315f1 100644
--- a/parse.py
+++ b/parse.py
@@ -58,11 +58,8 @@ def parse(input, output, json_format, **kwargs):
     
     schematic.pop("hierarchy", None)
     
-    if output:
-        json_file = open(output, 'w')
-        json.dump(schematic, json_file)
-    else:
-        print(schematic)
+    return schematic
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Converts Altium .SchDoc files into json.')
@@ -74,4 +71,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                         help='Organize records into owner/child "hierarchy" or leave as a "flat" list.')
     
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    parse(**vars(args))
\ No newline at end of file
+    schematic = parse(**vars(args))
+    
+    if args.output:
+        json_file = open(args.output, 'w')
+        json.dump(schematic, json_file)
+    else:
+        print(schematic)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bc1301e..b041e21 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ setup(
     author='Aaron Goldstein',
     author_email='aaronmgoldstein@gmail.com',
     description='Converts Altium .SchDoc files into json',
-    long_description=long_description
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown"
 )