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+// Copyright (c) 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef CHROMEOS_PLATFORM_UPDATE_ENGINE_UPDATE_MANAGER_PROVIDER_H_
+#define CHROMEOS_PLATFORM_UPDATE_ENGINE_UPDATE_MANAGER_PROVIDER_H_
+
+#include <base/basictypes.h>
+
+namespace chromeos_update_manager {
+
+// Abstract base class for a policy provider.
+class Provider {
+ public:
+  virtual ~Provider() {}
+
+ protected:
+  Provider() {}
+
+ private:
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Provider);
+};
+
+}  // namespace chromeos_update_manager
+
+#endif  // CHROMEOS_PLATFORM_UPDATE_ENGINE_UPDATE_MANAGER_PROVIDER_H_