private object GetSettingValueFromConfigValue(PluginSettingAttribute attribute, Type propertyType, string value)
        {
            //TODO: add some kind of validation and error handling for bad config values

            /*
             * switch(attribute.Type)
             * {
             *      case PluginSettingType.Text:
             *      case PluginSettingType.MaskedText:
             *      case PluginSettingType.PasswordText:
             *      case PluginSettingType.DirectoryPath:
             *      case PluginSettingType.FileName:
             *      case PluginSettingType.FilePath:
             *              return value;
             *      case PluginSettingType.Boolean:
             *              return Convert.ToBoolean(value);
             *      case PluginSettingType.Integer:
             *              if (propertyType == typeof(short))
             *                      return Convert.ToInt16(value);
             *              else if (propertyType == typeof(ushort))
             *                      return Convert.ToUInt16(value);
             *              else if (propertyType == typeof(int))
             *                      return Convert.ToInt32(value);
             *              else if (propertyType == typeof(uint))
             *                      return Convert.ToUInt32(value);
             *              else if (propertyType == typeof(long))
             *                      return Convert.ToInt64(value);
             *              else if (propertyType == typeof(ulong))
             *                      return Convert.ToUInt64(value);
             *              else if (propertyType == typeof(decimal))
             *                      return Convert.ToDecimal(value);
             *              else throw new AlexandriaException("Could not convert configuration integer value");
             *      case PluginSettingType.Real:
             *              if (propertyType == typeof(float))
             *                      return Convert.ToSingle(value);
             *              else if (propertyType == typeof(double))
             *                      return Convert.ToDouble(value);
             *              else if (propertyType == typeof(decimal))
             *                      return Convert.ToDecimal(value);
             *              else throw new AlexandriaException("Could not convert configuration real value");
             *      case PluginSettingType.Enumeration:
             *              return Enum.Parse(propertyType, value);
             *      default:
             *              return null;
             * }
             */

            return(null);
        }
		private object GetSettingValueFromConfigValue(PluginSettingAttribute attribute, Type propertyType, string value)
		{
			//TODO: add some kind of validation and error handling for bad config values
			/*
			switch(attribute.Type)
			{
				case PluginSettingType.Text:
				case PluginSettingType.MaskedText:
				case PluginSettingType.PasswordText:
				case PluginSettingType.DirectoryPath:
				case PluginSettingType.FileName:
				case PluginSettingType.FilePath:
					return value;
				case PluginSettingType.Boolean:
					return Convert.ToBoolean(value);
				case PluginSettingType.Integer:
					if (propertyType == typeof(short))
						return Convert.ToInt16(value);
					else if (propertyType == typeof(ushort))
						return Convert.ToUInt16(value);
					else if (propertyType == typeof(int))
						return Convert.ToInt32(value);
					else if (propertyType == typeof(uint))
						return Convert.ToUInt32(value);
					else if (propertyType == typeof(long))
						return Convert.ToInt64(value);
					else if (propertyType == typeof(ulong))
						return Convert.ToUInt64(value);
					else if (propertyType == typeof(decimal))
						return Convert.ToDecimal(value);
					else throw new AlexandriaException("Could not convert configuration integer value");
				case PluginSettingType.Real:
					if (propertyType == typeof(float))
						return Convert.ToSingle(value);
					else if (propertyType == typeof(double))
						return Convert.ToDouble(value);
					else if (propertyType == typeof(decimal))
						return Convert.ToDecimal(value);
					else throw new AlexandriaException("Could not convert configuration real value");
				case PluginSettingType.Enumeration:
					return Enum.Parse(propertyType, value);
				default:
					return null;
			}
			*/
			
			return null;
		}