--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/phe/metadata/__init__.py	Mon Dec 21 10:50:17 2015 -0500
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+"""Metadata related information."""
+
+import abc
+
+class PHEMetaData(object):
+    """Abstract class to provide interface for meta-data creation."""
+
+    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def get_meta(self):
+        """Get the metadata."""
+        raise NotImplementedError("get meta has not been implemented yet.")