diff --git a/src/ol/format/xmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/xmlformat.js
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+goog.provide('ol.format.XML');
+
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('ol.xml');
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ */
+ol.format.XML = function() {
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Document|Node|string} source Source.
+ * @return {Object}
+ */
+ol.format.XML.prototype.read = function(source) {
+  if (ol.xml.isDocument(source)) {
+    return this.readFromDocument(/** @type {Document} */ (source));
+  } else if (ol.xml.isNode(source)) {
+    return this.readFromNode(/** @type {Node} */ (source));
+  } else if (goog.isString(source)) {
+    var doc = ol.xml.load(source);
+    return this.readFromDocument(doc);
+  } else {
+    goog.asserts.fail();
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Document} doc Document.
+ * @return {Object}
+ */
+ol.format.XML.prototype.readFromDocument = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @return {Object}
+ */
+ol.format.XML.prototype.readFromNode = goog.abstractMethod;