diff --git a/developer/src/common/web/utils/src/index.ts b/developer/src/common/web/utils/src/index.ts
index 7ee5c507b80..4a748bc354a 100644
--- a/developer/src/common/web/utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/developer/src/common/web/utils/src/index.ts
@@ -45,3 +45,5 @@ export { defaultCompilerOptions, CompilerBaseOptions, CompilerCallbacks, Compile
 export { CommonTypesMessages } from './common-messages.js';
 
 export * as xml2js from './deps/xml2js/xml2js.js';
+
+export { KeymanXMLParser, KeymanXMLGenerator } from './xml-utils.js';
diff --git a/developer/src/common/web/utils/src/xml-utils.ts b/developer/src/common/web/utils/src/xml-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa71dcf9656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/developer/src/common/web/utils/src/xml-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+/** wrapper for XML parsing support */
+export class KeymanXMLParser {
+
+}
+
+/** wrapper for XML generation support */
+export class KeymanXMLGenerator {
+
+}
+
diff --git a/developer/src/common/web/utils/test/test-xml-utils.ts b/developer/src/common/web/utils/test/test-xml-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..756855e6b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/developer/src/common/web/utils/test/test-xml-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { assert } from 'chai';
+import 'mocha';
+
+import { KeymanXMLParser, KeymanXMLGenerator } from '../src/xml-utils.js';
+
+describe('XML Parser Test', () => {
+  it('null test', () => assert.ok(new KeymanXMLParser()));
+});
+
+describe('XML Generator Test', () => {
+  it('null test', () => assert.ok(new KeymanXMLGenerator()));
+});
+