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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+class AssociationInterface
+{
+  public:
+    virtual ~AssociationInterface() = default;
+
+    /** @brief Create an active association to the
+     *  newly active software image
+     *
+     * @param[in]  path - The path to create the association to.
+     */
+    virtual void createActiveAssociation(const std::string& path) = 0;
+
+    /** @brief Add the functional association to the
+     *  new "running" PSU images
+     *
+     * @param[in]  path - The path to add the association to.
+     */
+    virtual void addFunctionalAssociation(const std::string& path) = 0;
+
+    /** @brief Remove the associations from the provided software image path
+     *
+     * @param[in]  path - The path to remove the association from.
+     */
+    virtual void removeAssociation(const std::string& path) = 0;
+};