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+# This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.
+
+
+class Snapshot(object):
+    """
+    Base class for snapshots
+    """
+    platform_name = None
+
+    def __init__(self, properties, config):
+        """
+        Set up snapshot
+        """
+        self.properties = properties
+        self.config = config
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """
+        a brief description of the snapshot
+        """
+        return '-'.join((self.properties['os'], self.properties['release']))
+
+    def launch(self, user_data, meta_data=None, block=True, start=True,
+               use_desc=None):
+        """
+        launch instance
+
+        user_data: user-data for the instance
+        instance_id: instance-id for the instance
+        block: wait until instance is created
+        start: start instance and wait until fully started
+        use_desc: description of snapshot instance use
+
+        return_value: an Instance
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def destroy(self):
+        """
+        Clean up snapshot data
+        """
+        pass
+
+# vi: ts=4 expandtab