diff --git a/src/metadata/mod-metadata-reader-factory.ts b/src/metadata/mod-metadata-reader-factory.ts
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+import ModLoaderType from "./mod-loader-type";
+import ModMetadataReader from "./mod-metadata-reader";
+
+export default class ModMetadataReaderFactory {
+    public create(loaderType: ModLoaderType): ModMetadataReader {
+        switch (loaderType) {
+            default:
+                throw new Error(`Unknown mod loader "${ModLoaderType.toString(loaderType)}"`);
+        }
+    }
+}