diff --git a/.ci/Jenkinsfile_coverage b/.ci/Jenkinsfile_coverage
index 0688cdd5e6859..3d289cadb3f84 100644
--- a/.ci/Jenkinsfile_coverage
+++ b/.ci/Jenkinsfile_coverage
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ stage("Kibana Pipeline") { // This stage is just here to help the BlueOcean UI a
                   # Check my work :)
                   cat src/dev/code_coverage/shell_scripts/bootstrapped.txt
 
-                  node src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/index.js ${BUILD_NUMBER} src/dev/code_coverage/shell_scripts/bootstrapped.txt
+                  node src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/index.js ${BUILD_NUMBER} \
+src/dev/code_coverage/shell_scripts/bootstrapped.txt \
+src/dev/code_coverage/cc_app/public/initial_data.js
 
 
                 """,
diff --git a/src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/bootstrap_app_initial_data.js b/src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/bootstrap_app_initial_data.js
index c182926ad889d..72d4d0b55ab55 100644
--- a/src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/bootstrap_app_initial_data.js
+++ b/src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/bootstrap_app_initial_data.js
@@ -18,16 +18,13 @@
  */
 
 import { run } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
+import { parseAndPopulate } from './parse_and_populate';
 
 const description = 'Populate the initial data for the code coverage static site.';
 
-const exec = buildNumber => outFile => ({ log }) => {
-  log.info(`### Job Num: ${buildNumber}`);
-  log.info(`### Dat file: ${outFile}`);
-  // Parse it
-  // Populate cc_app/public/inital_data.js
+const exec = buildNumber => srcFile => destFile => ({ log }) =>
+  parseAndPopulate(buildNumber)(srcFile)(destFile)(log);
 
-};
 
-export const populate = (buildNumber, outFile) =>
-  run(exec(buildNumber)(outFile), { description });
+export const populate = (buildNumber, srcFile, destFile) =>
+  run(exec(buildNumber)(srcFile)(destFile), { description });
diff --git a/src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/index.js b/src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/index.js
index 7b653d058c807..9e0285bcdde87 100644
--- a/src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/index.js
+++ b/src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require('../../../../../src/setup_node_env');
 
-const [ , , buildNumber, outFile ] = process.argv;
+const [ , , buildNumber, srcFile, destFile ] = process.argv;
 
-require('./bootstrap_app_initial_data').populate(buildNumber, outFile);
+require('./bootstrap_app_initial_data').populate(buildNumber, srcFile, destFile);
diff --git a/src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/parse_and_populate.js b/src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/parse_and_populate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..66410a19e575b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dev/code_coverage/node_scripts/cc_app_bootstrap/parse_and_populate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you 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.
+ */
+
+import * as Rx from 'rxjs';
+import * as readline from 'readline';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { resolve } from 'path';
+
+
+const KIBANA_ROOT_PATH = '../../../../..';
+const KIBANA_ROOT = resolve(__dirname, KIBANA_ROOT_PATH);
+
+const resolvePaths = (...xs) => xs.map(x => resolve(KIBANA_ROOT, x));
+
+
+export const parseAndPopulate = buildNumber => srcFile => destFile => log => {
+  initPrint(buildNumber, srcFile, destFile)(log)
+
+  const [resolvedSrcFile, resolvedDestFile] = resolvePaths(srcFile, destFile);
+  log.verbose(`\n### resolvedSrcFile: \n\t${resolvedSrcFile}`);
+  log.verbose(`\n### resolvedDestFile: \n\t${resolvedDestFile}`);
+
+  // const input = fs.createReadStream(srcFile)
+  // const rl = readline.createInterface({ input });
+  //
+  //
+  // const lines$ = Rx.Observable.fromEvent(rl, 'line')
+  //   .takeUntil(Rx.Observable.fromEvent(rl, 'close'))
+  //   .subscribe(
+  //     console.log,
+  //     err => console.log("Error: %s", err),
+  //     () => console.log("Completed"));
+};
+
+function initPrint(...args) {
+  return function initPrintInner(log) {
+    log.verbose(`Job Num: ${args[0]}`);
+    log.verbose(`### Dat file: ${args[1]}`);
+    log.verbose(`### Dest file: ${args[2]}`);
+  }
+}
+