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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
+{
+protected:
+    IBackendContext(const IRuntime::CreationOptions&) {}
+
+public:
+    // Before and after Load network events
+    virtual bool BeforeLoadNetwork(NetworkId networkId) = 0;
+    virtual bool AfterLoadNetwork(NetworkId networkId) = 0;
+
+    // Before and after Unload network events
+    virtual bool BeforeUnloadNetwork(NetworkId networkId) = 0;
+    virtual bool AfterUnloadNetwork(NetworkId networkId) = 0;
+
+    virtual ~IBackendContext() {}
+};
+
+using IBackendContextUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<IBackendContext>;
+
+} // namespace armnn
+\ No newline at end of file