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diff --git a/lib/puppet/network/format_handler.rb b/lib/puppet/network/format_handler.rb
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+require 'puppet/network'
+
+module Puppet::Network::FormatHandler
+    def self.extended(klass)
+        klass.extend(ClassMethods)
+
+        # LAK:NOTE This won't work in 1.9 ('send' won't be able to send
+        # private methods, but I don't know how else to do it.
+        klass.send(:include, InstanceMethods)
+    end
+
+    module ClassMethods
+        def convert_from(format, data)
+            raise ArgumentError, "Format %s not supported" % format unless support_format?(format)
+            send("from_%s" % format, data)
+        end
+
+        def support_format?(name)
+            respond_to?("from_%s" % name) and instance_methods.include?("to_%s" % name)
+        end
+    end
+
+    module InstanceMethods
+        def render(format)
+            raise ArgumentError, "Format %s not supported" % format unless support_format?(format)
+            send("to_%s" % format)
+        end
+
+        def support_format?(name)
+            self.class.support_format?(name)
+        end
+    end
+end