diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01acfb3..c757af3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ gem install report_builder
 | Option               | Type                    | Default             | Values                                                                                   |
 |----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | json_path/input_path | [String]/[Array]/[Hash] | (current directory) | input json files path / array of json files or path / hash of json files or path         |
+| json_string          | [String]                | nil                 | input json string containing report data (e.g. if report is loaded from a database)      |
 | report_path          | [String]                | 'test_report'       | reports output file path with file name without extension                                |
 | json_report_path     | [String]                | (report_path)       | json report output file path with file name without extension                            |
 | html_report_path     | [String]                | (report_path)       | html report output file path with file name without extension                            |
+| html_report_file     | [StringIO]/[IO]/[File]  | nil                 | html report output file object (can be used to bypass filesystem with StringIO)          |
 | retry_report_path    | [String]                | (report_path)       | retry report output file path with file name without extension                           |
 | report_types         | [Array]                 | [:html]             | :json, :html, :retry (output file types)                                                 |
 | report_title         | [String]                | 'Test Results'      | report and html title                                                                    |
diff --git a/lib/report_builder/builder.rb b/lib/report_builder/builder.rb
index f378be8..2f4b472 100644
--- a/lib/report_builder/builder.rb
+++ b/lib/report_builder/builder.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Builder
     def build_report
       options = ReportBuilder.options
 
-      groups = get_groups options[:input_path]
+      groups = get_groups options[:input_path], options[:input_string]
 
       json_report_path = options[:json_report_path] || options[:report_path]
       if options[:report_types].include? 'JSON'
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ def build_report
       end
 
       html_report_path = options[:html_report_path] || options[:report_path]
+      html_report_file = options[:html_report_file]
       if options[:report_types].include? 'HTML'
-        File.open(html_report_path + '.html', 'w') do |file|
-          file.write get(groups.size > 1 ? 'group_report' : 'report').result(binding)
+        html_content = get(groups.size > 1 ? 'group_report' : 'report').result(binding)
+        if html_report_file.nil?
+          File.open(html_report_path + '.html', 'w') { |file| file.write html_content }
+        else
+          html_report_file.write html_content
         end
       end
 
@@ -67,15 +71,16 @@ def get(template)
       @erb[template] ||= ERB.new(File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../template/' + template + '.erb'), nil, nil, '_' + template)
     end
 
-    def get_groups(input_path)
+    def get_groups(input_path, input_string)
       groups = []
-      if input_path.is_a? Hash
+      groups << {'features' => get_features(nil, input_string)} unless input_string.nil?
+      if input_string.nil? && input_path.is_a?(Hash)
         input_path.each do |group_name, group_path|
           files = get_files group_path
           puts "Error:: No file(s) found at #{group_path}" if files.empty?
           groups << {'name' => group_name, 'features' => get_features(files)}
         end
-      else
+      elsif input_string.nil?
         files = get_files input_path
         raise "Error:: No file(s) found at #{input_path}" if files.empty?
         groups << {'features' => get_features(files)}
@@ -112,9 +117,9 @@ def get_files(path)
       end.uniq
     end
 
-    def get_features(files)
-      files.each_with_object([]) do |file, features|
-        data = File.read(file)
+    def get_features(files, input_string = nil)
+      (input_string.nil? ? files : [input_string]).each_with_object([]) do |file, features|
+        data = input_string.nil? ? File.read(file) : file
         next if data.empty?
         begin
           features << JSON.parse(data)
diff --git a/testing/rspec/spec/report_builder_spec.rb b/testing/rspec/spec/report_builder_spec.rb
index f807674..4f5a3a9 100644
--- a/testing/rspec/spec/report_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/testing/rspec/spec/report_builder_spec.rb
@@ -174,6 +174,39 @@
     expect(generated_report).to include(additional_css)
   end
 
+  it 'can be configured to use JSON input string' do
+    input_string = File.read("#{TEST_FIXTURES_DIRECTORY}/json_reports/report.json")
+    output_directory = ReportBuilder::FileHelper.create_directory
+
+    generic_output_location = "#{output_directory}/report"
+
+    ReportBuilder.build_report(report_types: [:json, :html, :retry], input_string: input_string, report_path: generic_output_location)
+
+    files_created = Dir.entries(output_directory)
+    files_created.delete('.')
+    files_created.delete('..')
+
+    expect(files_created).to match_array(["#{File.basename(generic_output_location)}.json", "#{File.basename(generic_output_location)}.html", "#{File.basename(generic_output_location)}.retry"])
+  end
+
+  it 'can be configured to output report to a StringIO instance' do
+    string_io = StringIO.new
+    options = {
+      json_path: "#{TEST_FIXTURES_DIRECTORY}/json_reports",
+      html_report_file: string_io,
+      report_types: ['html'],
+      report_title: 'Test Results',
+      include_images: false,
+      additional_info: { Environment: 'POC' }
+    }
+
+    ReportBuilder.build_report options
+    string_io.rewind
+
+    expected_report = File.read("#{TEST_FIXTURES_DIRECTORY}/combined.html")
+    expect(string_io.read).to eql File.read("#{TEST_FIXTURES_DIRECTORY}/combined.html")
+  end
+
   describe 'report configuration' do
     it 'has a default configuration' do
       expect(ReportBuilder.report_types).to eq([:html])