diff --git a/cc/Android.bp b/cc/Android.bp
index 9103a48..bbc2357 100644
--- a/cc/Android.bp
+++ b/cc/Android.bp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "soong-etc",
         "soong-fuzz",
         "soong-genrule",
+        "soong-multitree",
         "soong-snapshot",
         "soong-tradefed",
     ],
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
         "library.go",
         "library_headers.go",
         "library_sdk_member.go",
+        "library_stub.go",
         "native_bridge_sdk_trait.go",
         "object.go",
         "test.go",
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@
         "gen_test.go",
         "genrule_test.go",
         "library_headers_test.go",
+        "library_stub_test.go",
         "library_test.go",
         "object_test.go",
         "prebuilt_test.go",
diff --git a/cc/library_stub.go b/cc/library_stub.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d0148d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cc/library_stub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package cc
+
+import (
+	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/multitree"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterLibraryStubBuildComponents(android.InitRegistrationContext)
+}
+
+func RegisterLibraryStubBuildComponents(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
+	// cc_api_stub_library shares a lot of ndk_library, and this will be refactored later
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_api_stub_library", CcApiStubLibraryFactory)
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_api_contribution", CcApiContributionFactory)
+}
+
+func CcApiStubLibraryFactory() android.Module {
+	module, decorator := NewLibrary(android.DeviceSupported)
+	apiStubDecorator := &apiStubDecorator{
+		libraryDecorator: decorator,
+	}
+	apiStubDecorator.BuildOnlyShared()
+
+	module.compiler = apiStubDecorator
+	module.linker = apiStubDecorator
+	module.installer = nil
+	module.library = apiStubDecorator
+	module.Properties.HideFromMake = true // TODO: remove
+
+	android.InitAndroidArchModule(module, android.DeviceSupported, android.MultilibBoth)
+	module.AddProperties(&module.Properties,
+		&apiStubDecorator.properties,
+		&apiStubDecorator.MutatedProperties,
+		&apiStubDecorator.apiStubLibraryProperties)
+	return module
+}
+
+type apiStubLiraryProperties struct {
+	Imported_includes []string `android:"path"`
+}
+
+type apiStubDecorator struct {
+	*libraryDecorator
+	properties               libraryProperties
+	apiStubLibraryProperties apiStubLiraryProperties
+}
+
+func (compiler *apiStubDecorator) stubsVersions(ctx android.BaseMutatorContext) []string {
+	firstVersion := String(compiler.properties.First_version)
+	return ndkLibraryVersions(ctx, android.ApiLevelOrPanic(ctx, firstVersion))
+}
+
+func (decorator *apiStubDecorator) compile(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags, deps PathDeps) Objects {
+	if decorator.stubsVersion() == "" {
+		decorator.setStubsVersion("current")
+	} // TODO: fix
+	symbolFile := String(decorator.properties.Symbol_file)
+	nativeAbiResult := parseNativeAbiDefinition(ctx, symbolFile,
+		android.ApiLevelOrPanic(ctx, decorator.stubsVersion()),
+		"")
+	return compileStubLibrary(ctx, flags, nativeAbiResult.stubSrc)
+}
+
+func (decorator *apiStubDecorator) link(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags, deps PathDeps, objects Objects) android.Path {
+	decorator.reexportDirs(android.PathsForModuleSrc(ctx, decorator.apiStubLibraryProperties.Imported_includes)...)
+	return decorator.libraryDecorator.link(ctx, flags, deps, objects)
+}
+
+func init() {
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("gen_api_surface_build_files", "gen_api_surface_build_files")
+}
+
+type CcApiContribution struct {
+	android.ModuleBase
+	properties ccApiContributionProperties
+}
+
+type ccApiContributionProperties struct {
+	Symbol_file        *string `android:"path"`
+	First_version      *string
+	Export_include_dir *string
+}
+
+func CcApiContributionFactory() android.Module {
+	module := &CcApiContribution{}
+	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
+	android.InitAndroidModule(module)
+	return module
+}
+
+// Do some simple validations
+// Majority of the build rules will be created in the ctx of the api surface this module contributes to
+func (contrib *CcApiContribution) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
+	if contrib.properties.Symbol_file == nil {
+		ctx.PropertyErrorf("symbol_file", "%v does not have symbol file", ctx.ModuleName())
+	}
+	if contrib.properties.First_version == nil {
+		ctx.PropertyErrorf("first_version", "%v does not have first_version for stub variants", ctx.ModuleName())
+	}
+}
+
+// Path is out/soong/.export/ but will be different in final multi-tree layout
+func outPathApiSurface(ctx android.ModuleContext, myModuleName string, pathComponent string) android.OutputPath {
+	return android.PathForOutput(ctx, ".export", ctx.ModuleName(), myModuleName, pathComponent)
+}
+
+func (contrib *CcApiContribution) CopyFilesWithTag(apiSurfaceContext android.ModuleContext) map[string]android.Paths {
+	// copy map.txt for now
+	// hardlinks cannot be created since nsjail creates a different mountpoint for out/
+	myDir := apiSurfaceContext.OtherModuleDir(contrib)
+	genMapTxt := outPathApiSurface(apiSurfaceContext, contrib.Name(), String(contrib.properties.Symbol_file))
+	apiSurfaceContext.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+		Rule:        android.Cp,
+		Description: "import map.txt file",
+		Input:       android.PathForSource(apiSurfaceContext, myDir, String(contrib.properties.Symbol_file)),
+		Output:      genMapTxt,
+	})
+
+	outputs := make(map[string]android.Paths)
+	outputs["map"] = []android.Path{genMapTxt}
+
+	if contrib.properties.Export_include_dir != nil {
+		includeDir := android.PathForSource(apiSurfaceContext, myDir, String(contrib.properties.Export_include_dir))
+		outputs["export_include_dir"] = []android.Path{includeDir}
+	}
+	return outputs
+}
+
+var _ multitree.ApiContribution = (*CcApiContribution)(nil)
+
+/*
+func (contrib *CcApiContribution) GenerateBuildFiles(apiSurfaceContext android.ModuleContext) android.Paths {
+	genAndroidBp := outPathApiSurface(apiSurfaceContext, contrib.Name(), "Android.bp")
+
+	// generate Android.bp
+	apiSurfaceContext.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+		Rule:        genApiSurfaceBuildFiles,
+		Description: "generate API surface build files",
+		Outputs:     []android.WritablePath{genAndroidBp},
+		Args: map[string]string{
+			"name":          contrib.Name() + "." + apiSurfaceContext.ModuleName(), //e.g. liblog.ndk
+			"symbol_file":   String(contrib.properties.Symbol_file),
+			"first_version": String(contrib.properties.First_version),
+		},
+	})
+	return []android.Path{genAndroidBp}
+}
+*/
diff --git a/cc/library_stub_test.go b/cc/library_stub_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15b56d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cc/library_stub_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package cc
+
+import (
+	_ "fmt"
+	_ "sort"
+
+	"testing"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/multitree"
+)
+
+func TestCcApiStubLibraryOutputFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	bp := `
+		cc_api_stub_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			symbol_file: "foo.map.txt",
+			first_version: "29",
+		}
+	`
+	result := prepareForCcTest.RunTestWithBp(t, bp)
+	outputs := result.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").AllOutputs()
+	expected_file_suffixes := []string{".c", "stub.map", ".o", ".so"}
+	for _, expected_file_suffix := range expected_file_suffixes {
+		android.AssertBoolEquals(t, expected_file_suffix+" file not found in output", true, android.SuffixInList(outputs, expected_file_suffix))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCcApiStubLibraryVariants(t *testing.T) {
+	bp := `
+		cc_api_stub_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			symbol_file: "foo.map.txt",
+			first_version: "29",
+		}
+	`
+	result := prepareForCcTest.RunTestWithBp(t, bp)
+	variants := result.ModuleVariantsForTests("foo")
+	expected_variants := []string{"29", "30", "S", "Tiramisu"} //TODO: make this test deterministic by using fixtures
+	for _, expected_variant := range expected_variants {
+		android.AssertBoolEquals(t, expected_variant+" variant not found in foo", true, android.SubstringInList(variants, expected_variant))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCcLibraryUsesCcApiStubLibrary(t *testing.T) {
+	bp := `
+		cc_api_stub_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			symbol_file: "foo.map.txt",
+			first_version: "29",
+		}
+		cc_library {
+			name: "foo_user",
+			shared_libs: [
+				"foo#29",
+			],
+		}
+
+	`
+	prepareForCcTest.RunTestWithBp(t, bp)
+}
+
+func TestApiSurfaceOutputs(t *testing.T) {
+	bp := `
+		api_surface {
+			name: "mysdk",
+			contributions: [
+				"foo",
+			],
+		}
+
+		cc_api_contribution {
+			name: "foo",
+			symbol_file: "foo.map.txt",
+			first_version: "29",
+		}
+	`
+	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		prepareForCcTest,
+		multitree.PrepareForTestWithApiSurface,
+	).RunTestWithBp(t, bp)
+	mysdk := result.ModuleForTests("mysdk", "")
+
+	actual_surface_inputs := mysdk.Rule("phony").BuildParams.Inputs.Strings()
+	expected_file_suffixes := []string{"mysdk/foo/foo.map.txt"}
+	for _, expected_file_suffix := range expected_file_suffixes {
+		android.AssertBoolEquals(t, expected_file_suffix+" file not found in input", true, android.SuffixInList(actual_surface_inputs, expected_file_suffix))
+	}
+
+	// check args/inputs to rule
+	/*api_surface_gen_rule_args := result.ModuleForTests("mysdk", "").Rule("genApiSurfaceBuildFiles").Args
+	android.AssertStringEquals(t, "name", "foo.mysdk", api_surface_gen_rule_args["name"])
+	android.AssertStringEquals(t, "symbol_file", "foo.map.txt", api_surface_gen_rule_args["symbol_file"])*/
+}
diff --git a/cc/ndk_library.go b/cc/ndk_library.go
index 5ef41ea..c031b14 100644
--- a/cc/ndk_library.go
+++ b/cc/ndk_library.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 type libraryProperties struct {
 	// Relative path to the symbol map.
 	// An example file can be seen here: TODO(danalbert): Make an example.
-	Symbol_file *string
+	Symbol_file *string `android:"path"`
 
 	// The first API level a library was available. A library will be generated
 	// for every API level beginning with this one.
diff --git a/cc/testing.go b/cc/testing.go
index 32f7c60..ecdae8b 100644
--- a/cc/testing.go
+++ b/cc/testing.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 	RegisterBinaryBuildComponents(ctx)
 	RegisterLibraryBuildComponents(ctx)
 	RegisterLibraryHeadersBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterLibraryStubBuildComponents(ctx)
 
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_benchmark", BenchmarkFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_object", ObjectFactory)