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+<?php
+
+	/**
+	 * The Legend of Z
+	 *
+	 * @author	Oliver Hanraths <oliver.hanraths@uni-duesseldorf.de>
+	 * @copyright	2014 Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
+	 * @license	http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
+	 * @link	https://bitbucket.org/coderkun/the-legend-of-z
+	 */
+	
+	namespace hhu\z;
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Abstract class for implementing an application Model.
+	 * 
+	 * @author	Oliver Hanraths <oliver.hanraths@uni-duesseldorf.de>
+	 */
+	class Model extends \nre\models\DatabaseModel
+	{
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		/**
+		 * Construct a new application Model.
+		 * 
+		 * @throws	DatamodelException
+		 * @throws	DriverNotFoundException
+		 * @throws	DriverNotValidException
+		 * @throws	ModelNotValidException
+		 * @throws	ModelNotFoundException
+		 */
+		public function __construct()
+		{
+			parent::__construct('mysqli', \nre\configs\AppConfig::$database);
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+?>