--- a/labs/openlayers/lib/OpenLayers/Format.js
+++ b/labs/openlayers/lib/OpenLayers/Format.js
@@ -1,1 +1,124 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2006-2010 by OpenLayers Contributors (see authors.txt for 
+ * full list of contributors). Published under the Clear BSD license.  
+ * See http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt for the
+ * full text of the license. */
 
+/**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Util.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Console.js
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Format
+ * Base class for format reading/writing a variety of formats.  Subclasses
+ *     of OpenLayers.Format are expected to have read and write methods.
+ */
+OpenLayers.Format = OpenLayers.Class({
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: options
+     * {Object} A reference to options passed to the constructor.
+     */
+    options: null,
+    
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: externalProjection
+     * {<OpenLayers.Projection>} When passed a externalProjection and
+     *     internalProjection, the format will reproject the geometries it
+     *     reads or writes. The externalProjection is the projection used by
+     *     the content which is passed into read or which comes out of write.
+     *     In order to reproject, a projection transformation function for the
+     *     specified projections must be available. This support may be 
+     *     provided via proj4js or via a custom transformation function. See
+     *     {<OpenLayers.Projection.addTransform>} for more information on
+     *     custom transformations.
+     */
+    externalProjection: null,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: internalProjection
+     * {<OpenLayers.Projection>} When passed a externalProjection and
+     *     internalProjection, the format will reproject the geometries it
+     *     reads or writes. The internalProjection is the projection used by
+     *     the geometries which are returned by read or which are passed into
+     *     write.  In order to reproject, a projection transformation function
+     *     for the specified projections must be available. This support may be
+     *     provided via proj4js or via a custom transformation function. See
+     *     {<OpenLayers.Projection.addTransform>} for more information on
+     *     custom transformations.
+     */
+    internalProjection: null,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: data
+     * {Object} When <keepData> is true, this is the parsed string sent to
+     *     <read>.
+     */
+    data: null,
+
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: keepData
+     * {Object} Maintain a reference (<data>) to the most recently read data.
+     *     Default is false.
+     */
+    keepData: false,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Format
+     * Instances of this class are not useful.  See one of the subclasses.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object} An optional object with properties to set on the
+     *           format
+     *
+     * Valid options:
+     * keepData - {Boolean} If true, upon <read>, the data property will be
+     *     set to the parsed object (e.g. the json or xml object).
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * An instance of OpenLayers.Format
+     */
+    initialize: function(options) {
+        OpenLayers.Util.extend(this, options);
+        this.options = options;
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: destroy
+     * Clean up.
+     */
+    destroy: function() {
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: read
+     * Read data from a string, and return an object whose type depends on the
+     * subclass. 
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * data - {string} Data to read/parse.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * Depends on the subclass
+     */
+    read: function(data) {
+        OpenLayers.Console.userError(OpenLayers.i18n("readNotImplemented"));
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: write
+     * Accept an object, and return a string. 
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * object - {Object} Object to be serialized
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} A string representation of the object.
+     */
+    write: function(object) {
+        OpenLayers.Console.userError(OpenLayers.i18n("writeNotImplemented"));
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Format"
+});     
+