diff --git a/thermal/aidl/default/Android.bp b/thermal/aidl/default/Android.bp
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+++ b/thermal/aidl/default/Android.bp
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+// Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+
+package {
+    // See: http://go/android-license-faq
+    // A large-scale-change added 'default_applicable_licenses' to import
+    // all of the 'license_kinds' from "hardware_interfaces_license"
+    // to get the below license kinds:
+    //   SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["hardware_interfaces_license"],
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.thermal-service.example",
+    relative_install_path: "hw",
+    init_rc: [":android.hardware.thermal.example.rc"],
+    vintf_fragments: [":android.hardware.thermal.example.xml"],
+    vendor: true,
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+        "libbinder_ndk",
+        "android.hardware.thermal-V1-ndk",
+    ],
+    srcs: [
+        "main.cpp",
+        "Thermal.cpp",
+    ],
+}
+
+filegroup {
+    name: "android.hardware.thermal.example.xml",
+    srcs: ["thermal-example.xml"],
+}
+
+filegroup {
+    name: "android.hardware.thermal.example.rc",
+    srcs: ["thermal-example.rc"],
+}
diff --git a/thermal/aidl/default/Thermal.cpp b/thermal/aidl/default/Thermal.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+#include "Thermal.h"
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::thermal::impl::example {
+
+using ndk::ScopedAStatus;
+
+ScopedAStatus Thermal::getCoolingDevices(std::vector<CoolingDevice>* /* out_devices */) {
+    LOG(VERBOSE) << __func__;
+    return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+ScopedAStatus Thermal::getCoolingDevicesWithType(CoolingType in_type,
+                                                 std::vector<CoolingDevice>* /* out_devices */) {
+    LOG(VERBOSE) << __func__ << " CoolingType: " << static_cast<int32_t>(in_type);
+    return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+ScopedAStatus Thermal::getTemperatures(std::vector<Temperature>* /* out_temperatures */) {
+    LOG(VERBOSE) << __func__;
+    return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+ScopedAStatus Thermal::getTemperaturesWithType(TemperatureType in_type,
+                                               std::vector<Temperature>* /* out_temperatures */) {
+    LOG(VERBOSE) << __func__ << " TemperatureType: " << static_cast<int32_t>(in_type);
+    return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+ScopedAStatus Thermal::getTemperatureThresholds(
+        std::vector<TemperatureThreshold>* /* out_temperatureThresholds */) {
+    LOG(VERBOSE) << __func__;
+    return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+ScopedAStatus Thermal::getTemperatureThresholdsWithType(
+        TemperatureType in_type,
+        std::vector<TemperatureThreshold>* /* out_temperatureThresholds */) {
+    LOG(VERBOSE) << __func__ << " TemperatureType: " << static_cast<int32_t>(in_type);
+    return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+ScopedAStatus Thermal::registerThermalChangedCallback(
+        const std::shared_ptr<IThermalChangedCallback>& in_callback) {
+    LOG(VERBOSE) << __func__ << " IThermalChangedCallback: " << in_callback;
+    if (in_callback == nullptr) {
+        return ScopedAStatus::fromStatus(STATUS_BAD_VALUE);
+    }
+    if (mCallbacks.find(in_callback) != mCallbacks.end()) {
+        return ScopedAStatus::fromStatus(STATUS_INVALID_OPERATION);
+    }
+    mCallbacks.insert(in_callback);
+    return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+ScopedAStatus Thermal::registerThermalChangedCallbackWithType(
+        const std::shared_ptr<IThermalChangedCallback>& in_callback, TemperatureType in_type) {
+    LOG(VERBOSE) << __func__ << " IThermalChangedCallback: " << in_callback
+                 << ", TemperatureType: " << static_cast<int32_t>(in_type);
+    if (in_callback == nullptr) {
+        return ScopedAStatus::fromStatus(STATUS_BAD_VALUE);
+    }
+    if (mCallbacks.find(in_callback) != mCallbacks.end()) {
+        return ScopedAStatus::fromStatus(STATUS_INVALID_OPERATION);
+    }
+    mCallbacks.insert(in_callback);
+    return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+ScopedAStatus Thermal::unregisterThermalChangedCallback(
+        const std::shared_ptr<IThermalChangedCallback>& in_callback) {
+    LOG(VERBOSE) << __func__ << " IThermalChangedCallback: " << in_callback;
+    bool found = false;
+    if (in_callback == nullptr) {
+        return ScopedAStatus::fromStatus(STATUS_BAD_VALUE);
+    }
+    if (mCallbacks.find(in_callback) == mCallbacks.end()) {
+        return ScopedAStatus::fromStatus(STATUS_INVALID_OPERATION);
+    }
+    mCallbacks.erase(in_callback);
+    return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::thermal::impl::example
diff --git a/thermal/aidl/default/Thermal.h b/thermal/aidl/default/Thermal.h
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+++ b/thermal/aidl/default/Thermal.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <set>
+
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/thermal/BnThermal.h>
+
+namespace aidl {
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace thermal {
+namespace impl {
+namespace example {
+
+class Thermal : public BnThermal {
+  public:
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getCoolingDevices(std::vector<CoolingDevice>* out_devices) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getCoolingDevicesWithType(CoolingType in_type,
+                                                 std::vector<CoolingDevice>* out_devices) override;
+
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getTemperatures(std::vector<Temperature>* out_temperatures) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getTemperaturesWithType(TemperatureType in_type,
+                                               std::vector<Temperature>* out_temperatures) override;
+
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getTemperatureThresholds(
+            std::vector<TemperatureThreshold>* out_temperatureThresholds) override;
+
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getTemperatureThresholdsWithType(
+            TemperatureType in_type,
+            std::vector<TemperatureThreshold>* out_temperatureThresholds) override;
+
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus registerThermalChangedCallback(
+            const std::shared_ptr<IThermalChangedCallback>& in_callback) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus registerThermalChangedCallbackWithType(
+            const std::shared_ptr<IThermalChangedCallback>& in_callback,
+            TemperatureType in_type) override;
+
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus unregisterThermalChangedCallback(
+            const std::shared_ptr<IThermalChangedCallback>& in_callback) override;
+
+  private:
+    std::set<std::shared_ptr<IThermalChangedCallback>> mCallbacks;
+};
+
+}  // namespace example
+}  // namespace impl
+}  // namespace thermal
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
+}  // namespace aidl
diff --git a/thermal/aidl/default/main.cpp b/thermal/aidl/default/main.cpp
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+++ b/thermal/aidl/default/main.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+#include "Thermal.h"
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android/binder_manager.h>
+#include <android/binder_process.h>
+
+using aidl::android::hardware::thermal::impl::example::Thermal;
+
+int main() {
+    ABinderProcess_setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(0);
+    std::shared_ptr<Thermal> thermal = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Thermal>();
+
+    const std::string instance = std::string() + Thermal::descriptor + "/default";
+    binder_status_t status =
+            AServiceManager_addService(thermal->asBinder().get(), instance.c_str());
+    CHECK(status == STATUS_OK);
+
+    ABinderProcess_joinThreadPool();
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;  // should not reach
+}
diff --git a/thermal/aidl/default/thermal-example.rc b/thermal/aidl/default/thermal-example.rc
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/thermal/aidl/default/thermal-example.rc
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+service vendor.thermal-example /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.thermal-service.example
+    class hal
+    user nobody
+    group system
diff --git a/thermal/aidl/default/thermal-example.xml b/thermal/aidl/default/thermal-example.xml
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+++ b/thermal/aidl/default/thermal-example.xml
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+<manifest version="1.0" type="device">
+    <hal format="aidl">
+        <name>android.hardware.thermal</name>
+        <version>1</version>
+        <fqname>IThermal/default</fqname>
+    </hal>
+</manifest>