--- a/labs/openlayers/lib/OpenLayers/Strategy.js
+++ b/labs/openlayers/lib/OpenLayers/Strategy.js
@@ -1,1 +1,118 @@
+/* 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. */
 
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Strategy
+ * Abstract vector layer strategy class.  Not to be instantiated directly.  Use
+ *     one of the strategy subclasses instead.
+ */
+OpenLayers.Strategy = OpenLayers.Class({
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: layer
+     * {<OpenLayers.Layer.Vector>} The layer this strategy belongs to.
+     */
+    layer: null,
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: options
+     * {Object} Any options sent to the constructor.
+     */
+    options: null,
+
+    /** 
+     * Property: active 
+     * {Boolean} The control is active.
+     */
+    active: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: autoActivate
+     * {Boolean} The creator of the strategy can set autoActivate to false
+     *      to fully control when the protocol is activated and deactivated.
+     *      Defaults to true.
+     */
+    autoActivate: true,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: autoDestroy
+     * {Boolean} The creator of the strategy can set autoDestroy to false
+     *      to fully control when the strategy is destroyed. Defaults to
+     *      true.
+     */
+    autoDestroy: true,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Strategy
+     * Abstract class for vector strategies.  Create instances of a subclass.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object} Optional object whose properties will be set on the
+     *     instance.
+     */
+    initialize: function(options) {
+        OpenLayers.Util.extend(this, options);
+        this.options = options;
+        // set the active property here, so that user cannot override it
+        this.active = false;
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: destroy
+     * Clean up the strategy.
+     */
+    destroy: function() {
+        this.deactivate();
+        this.layer = null;
+        this.options = null;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: setLayer
+     * Called to set the <layer> property.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Layer.Vector>}
+     */
+    setLayer: function(layer) {
+        this.layer = layer;
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: activate
+     * Activate the strategy.  Register any listeners, do appropriate setup.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} True if the strategy was successfully activated or false if
+     *      the strategy was already active.
+     */
+    activate: function() {
+        if (!this.active) {
+            this.active = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: deactivate
+     * Deactivate the strategy.  Unregister any listeners, do appropriate
+     *     tear-down.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} True if the strategy was successfully deactivated or false if
+     *      the strategy was already inactive.
+     */
+    deactivate: function() {
+        if (this.active) {
+            this.active = false;
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    },
+   
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Strategy" 
+});
+