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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_STATE_H_
+#define CHROMEOS_PLATFORM_UPDATE_ENGINE_UPDATE_MANAGER_STATE_H_
+
+#include "update_engine/update_manager/config_provider.h"
+#include "update_engine/update_manager/device_policy_provider.h"
+#include "update_engine/update_manager/random_provider.h"
+#include "update_engine/update_manager/shill_provider.h"
+#include "update_engine/update_manager/system_provider.h"
+#include "update_engine/update_manager/time_provider.h"
+#include "update_engine/update_manager/updater_provider.h"
+
+namespace chromeos_update_manager {
+
+// The State class is an interface to the ensemble of providers. This class
+// gives visibility of the state providers to policy implementations.
+class State {
+ public:
+  virtual ~State() {}
+
+  // These methods return the given provider.
+  virtual ConfigProvider* config_provider() = 0;
+  virtual DevicePolicyProvider* device_policy_provider() = 0;
+  virtual RandomProvider* random_provider() = 0;
+  virtual ShillProvider* shill_provider() = 0;
+  virtual SystemProvider* system_provider() = 0;
+  virtual TimeProvider* time_provider() = 0;
+  virtual UpdaterProvider* updater_provider() = 0;
+
+ protected:
+  State() {}
+
+ private:
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(State);
+};
+
+}  // namespace chromeos_update_manager
+
+#endif  // CHROMEOS_PLATFORM_UPDATE_ENGINE_UPDATE_MANAGER_STATE_H_