diff --git a/libs/libnamemanager/example/example_module_names.xml b/libs/libnamemanager/example/example_module_names.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72534edc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libnamemanager/example/example_module_names.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<module_mames>
+  <module_name default="tile_0__1_" given="tile_io_bottom"/>
+  <module_name default="tile_1__1_" given="tile_clb"/>
+  <module_name default="tile_1__0_" given="tile_io_left"/>
+</ports>
diff --git a/libs/libnamemanager/test/xml_io_module_name_map.cpp b/libs/libnamemanager/test/xml_io_module_name_map.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf8b364a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libnamemanager/test/xml_io_module_name_map.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/********************************************************************
+ * Unit test functions to validate the correctness of
+ * 1. parser of data structures
+ * 2. writer of data structures
+ *******************************************************************/
+/* Headers from vtrutils */
+#include "vtr_assert.h"
+#include "vtr_log.h"
+
+/* Headers from readarchopenfpga */
+#include "read_xml_module_name_map.h"
+#include "write_xml_module_name_map.h"
+
+int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
+  /* Ensure we have only one or two argument */
+  VTR_ASSERT((2 == argc) || (3 == argc));
+
+  int status = 0;
+
+  /* Parse the circuit library from an XML file */
+  openfpga::ModuleNameMap module_name_map;
+  status = openfpga::read_xml_module_name_map(argv[1], module_name_map);
+  if (status != 0) {
+    return status;
+  }
+  VTR_LOG("Parsed %lu default names from XML.\n",
+          module_name_map.tags().size());
+
+  /* Output the bus group to an XML file
+   * This is optional only used when there is a second argument
+   */
+  if (3 <= argc) {
+    status = openfpga::write_xml_module_name_map(argv[2], module_name_map);
+    VTR_LOG("Write the module name mapping to an XML file: %s.\n", argv[2]);
+  }
+
+  return status;
+}