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+package WorkspaceHelper;
+
+# ************************************************************
+# Description   : Base class and factory for all workspace helpers
+# Author        : Chad Elliott
+# Create Date   : 9/01/2004
+# ************************************************************
+
+# ************************************************************
+# Pragmas
+# ************************************************************
+
+use strict;
+
+# ************************************************************
+# Data Section
+# ************************************************************
+
+my %required;
+
+# ************************************************************
+# Subroutine Section
+# ************************************************************
+
+sub get {
+  my $type = shift;
+
+  ## Create the helper name
+  $type =~ s/Creator/Helper/;
+  $type =~ s/=HASH.*//;
+
+  ## If we can find a helper with this name, we will
+  ## create a singleton of that type and return it.
+  if (!$required{$type}) {
+    foreach my $inc (@INC) {
+      if (-r "$inc/$type.pm") {
+        require "$type.pm";
+        $required{$type} = $type->new();
+        last;
+      }
+    }
+
+    ## If we can't find the helper, we just create an
+    ## empty helper and return that.
+    $required{$type} = new WorkspaceHelper() if (!$required{$type});
+  }
+
+  return $required{$type};
+}
+
+
+sub new {
+  my $class = shift;
+  return bless {}, $class;
+}
+
+
+sub modify_value {
+  my($self, $name, $value) = @_;
+  return $value;
+}
+
+
+sub modify_libpath {
+  #my $self    = shift;
+  #my $str     = shift;
+  #my $reldir  = shift;
+  #my $libname = shift;
+  return undef;
+}
+
+
+sub write_settings {
+  #my $self   = shift;
+  #my $fh     = shift;
+  #my @locals = @_;
+  return 1, undef;
+}
+
+
+sub perform_custom_processing {
+  #my $self     = shift;
+  #my $fh       = shift;
+  #my $creator  = shift;
+  #my $toplevel = shift;
+}
+
+1;