//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// <copyright file="WebPartTransformer.cs" company="Microsoft">
//     Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
// </copyright>
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
namespace System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts {
 
    using System;
    using System.ComponentModel;
 
    public abstract class WebPartTransformer {
 
        /// <devdoc>
        /// Overridden by derived classes.  Should return a Control that implements
        /// ITransformerConfigurationControl
        /// </devdoc>
        public virtual Control CreateConfigurationControl() {
            return null;
        }
 
        protected internal virtual void LoadConfigurationState(object savedState) {
        }
 
        protected internal virtual object SaveConfigurationState() {
            return null;
        }
 
        public abstract object Transform(object providerData);
    }
}