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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SKIA_WRAPPER_H_
+#define SKIA_WRAPPER_H_
+
+#include <SkRefCnt.h>
+#include <utils/RefBase.h>
+
+namespace android::uirenderer {
+
+template <typename T>
+class SkiaWrapper : public VirtualLightRefBase {
+public:
+    sk_sp<T> getInstance() {
+        if (mInstance != nullptr && shouldDiscardInstance()) {
+            mInstance = nullptr;
+        }
+
+        if (mInstance == nullptr) {
+            mInstance = createInstance();
+            mGenerationId++;
+        }
+        return mInstance;
+    }
+
+    virtual bool shouldDiscardInstance() const { return false; }
+
+    void discardInstance() { mInstance = nullptr; }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] int32_t getGenerationId() const { return mGenerationId; }
+
+protected:
+    virtual sk_sp<T> createInstance() = 0;
+
+private:
+    sk_sp<T> mInstance = nullptr;
+    int32_t mGenerationId = 0;
+};
+
+}  // namespace android::uirenderer
+
+#endif  // SKIA_WRAPPER_H_