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+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+# See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+from .commands import gen_commands
+from .events import gen_events
+from .features import gen_features
+from .introspect import gen_introspect
+from .schema import QAPISchema
+from .types import gen_types
+from .visit import gen_visit
+
+
+class QAPIBackend(ABC):
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def generate(self,
+                 schema: QAPISchema,
+                 output_dir: str,
+                 prefix: str,
+                 unmask: bool,
+                 builtins: bool,
+                 gen_tracing: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        Generate code for the given schema into the target directory.
+
+        :param schema: The primary QAPI schema object.
+        :param output_dir: The output directory to store generated code.
+        :param prefix: Optional C-code prefix for symbol names.
+        :param unmask: Expose non-ABI names through introspection?
+        :param builtins: Generate code for built-in types?
+
+        :raise QAPIError: On failures.
+        """
+
+
+class QAPICBackend(QAPIBackend):
+
+    def generate(self,
+                 schema: QAPISchema,
+                 output_dir: str,
+                 prefix: str,
+                 unmask: bool,
+                 builtins: bool,
+                 gen_tracing: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        Generate C code for the given schema into the target directory.
+
+        :param schema_file: The primary QAPI schema file.
+        :param output_dir: The output directory to store generated code.
+        :param prefix: Optional C-code prefix for symbol names.
+        :param unmask: Expose non-ABI names through introspection?
+        :param builtins: Generate code for built-in types?
+
+        :raise QAPIError: On failures.
+        """
+        gen_types(schema, output_dir, prefix, builtins)
+        gen_features(schema, output_dir, prefix)
+        gen_visit(schema, output_dir, prefix, builtins)
+        gen_commands(schema, output_dir, prefix, gen_tracing)
+        gen_events(schema, output_dir, prefix)
+        gen_introspect(schema, output_dir, prefix, unmask)