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+# This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
+
+
+class Image(object):
+    """
+    Base class for images
+    """
+    platform_name = None
+
+    def __init__(self, name, config, platform):
+        """
+        setup
+        """
+        self.name = name
+        self.config = config
+        self.platform = platform
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """
+        a brief description of the image
+        """
+        return '-'.join((self.properties['os'], self.properties['release']))
+
+    @property
+    def properties(self):
+        """
+        {} containing: 'arch', 'os', 'version', 'release'
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    # FIXME: instead of having execute and push_file and other instance methods
+    #        here which pass through to a hidden instance, it might be better
+    #        to expose an instance that the image can be modified through
+    def execute(self, command, stdin=None, stdout=None, stderr=None, env={}):
+        """
+        execute command in image, modifying image
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def push_file(self, local_path, remote_path):
+        """
+        copy file at 'local_path' to instance at 'remote_path', modifying image
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def run_script(self, script):
+        """
+        run script in image, modifying image
+        return_value: script output
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def snapshot(self):
+        """
+        create snapshot of image, block until done
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def destroy(self):
+        """
+        clean up data associated with image
+        """
+        pass
+
+# vi: ts=4 expandtab