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+#pragma once
+
+#include <fstream>
+
+// Abstract Base Class for the Data Interface.
+// The DataInterface defines the required methods for sending data down through
+// a data channel.  This can allow the data to be written anywhere as long as
+// the BMC side knows how to read it.  The data can also be sent down over IPMI
+// however, it still must follow this interface.
+class DataInterface
+{
+  public:
+    virtual ~DataInterface() = default;
+
+    /* Try to send the file data.
+     * @param[in] input : File stream containing the data content to be
+     * transmitted
+     * @param[in] command : The command corresponding to the data.
+     */
+    virtual void SendData(std::ifstream input, int command) = 0;
+
+    /* Return true if your data is carried outside the IPMI channel. */
+    virtual bool External() = 0;
+};