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+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information.
+
+namespace WixToolset.Extensibility
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base class for creating a resolver extension.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class BaseLayoutExtension : ILayoutExtension
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Context for use by the extension.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected ILayoutContext Context { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called at the beginning of layout.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual void PreLayout(ILayoutContext context)
+        {
+            this.Context = context;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called at the end of ayout.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual void PostLayout()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}