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+//
+// Copyright © 2017 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+#pragma once
+
+#include <armnn/IBackend.hpp>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace armnn
+{
+class IWorkloadFactory;
+
+class IBackendInternal : public IBackend
+{
+protected:
+    IBackendInternal() = default;
+
+public:
+    // Allow backends created by the factory function
+    // to be destroyed through IBackendInternal.
+    ~IBackendInternal() override = default;
+
+    using IWorkloadFactoryPtr = std::unique_ptr<IWorkloadFactory>;
+    virtual IWorkloadFactoryPtr CreateWorkloadFactory() const = 0;
+};
+
+using IBackendInternalUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<IBackendInternal>;
+
+} // namespace armnn