diff --git a/lib/spout/spout.class.php b/lib/spout/spout.class.php
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+<?php
+require_once dirname(__FILE__, 2) . '/base/delegate/delegate.class.php';
+
+class spout extends baseDelegate
+{
+    protected static $className = 'Box\Spout\Reader\Common\Creator\ReaderFactory';
+
+    public function __construct($readerType = 'xlsx')
+    {
+        $this->instance = self::$className::createFromType($readerType);
+    }
+}