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+//
+// Copyright © 2017 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+#pragma once
+
+#include <armnn/IRuntime.hpp>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace armnn
+{
+
+class IBackendContext
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~IBackendContext() {}
+
+protected:
+    IBackendContext(const IRuntime::CreationOptions& options) {}
+
+private:
+    IBackendContext() = delete;
+};
+
+using IBackendContextUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<IBackendContext>;
+
+} // namespace armnn