/// <summary>
        /// Creates a new provider used to strip source control bindings.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="context">An <see cref="ApplicationContext"/> object containing contextual information.</param>
        /// <returns>A new <see cref="StripSccBindingsProvider"/> object.</returns>
        public static StripSccBindingsProviderBase CreateProvider(ApplicationContext context)
        {
            StripSccBindingsProviderBase provider = null;

            StripSccBindingsSection section = (StripSccBindingsSection)ConfigurationManager.GetSection(StripSccBindingsSection.SectionName);

            if (section == null)
            {
                throw new Exception("Could not find the provider section configuration in the application configuration file.");
            }
            else
            {
                ProviderSettings settings = section.Providers[context.Provider];
                if (settings == null)
                {
                    throw new Exception(string.Format("Could not find the provider '{0}' specified in the application configuration file.", context.Provider));
                }

                AssemblyQualifiedTypeNameConverter converter = new AssemblyQualifiedTypeNameConverter();
                Type type = (Type)converter.ConvertFrom(settings.Type);
                if (type != null)
                {
                    provider         = (StripSccBindingsProviderBase)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
                    provider.Context = context;

                    // Initialize the provider based on the configuration file.
                    provider.Initialize(settings.Name, settings.Parameters);
                }
            }

            return(provider);
        }