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diff --git a/src/Generator.py b/src/Generator.py
index e69de29bb..ef7fa72e2 100644
--- a/src/Generator.py
+++ b/src/Generator.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+class GeneratorError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+class Generator(object):
+    '''This is a class that generators can be subclassed off of.'''
+    __name__ = None
+    __version__ = '$Id: $'
+    __datastore__ = '/tmp/data'
+    __build__ = {}
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.data="%s/%s"%(self.__datastore__,self.__name__)
+        print "%s loaded"%(self.__name__)
+
+    def Cron(self):
+        '''Cron defines periodic tasks to maintain data coherence'''
+        pass
+
+    def Build(self,filename,client):
+        '''Build will construct a Config File object for client.'''
+        if self.__build__.has_key(filename):
+            self.__build__[filename](filename,client)
+        else:
+            raise GeneratorError, ("Key",filename)
+
+    def Publish(self,key,value):
+        pass
+
+    def Fetch(self,key):
+        pass
+
+    def GetMetadata(self,client,field):
+        '''GetMetadata returns current metadata file client. Field can be one of:
+        image, tags, bundles'''
+        pass
+
+    def Notify(self,region):
+        '''Generate change notification for region'''
+        pass