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from abc import ABCMeta
from abc import abstractmethod
from abc import abstractproperty


class NvpApiRequest:
    '''An abstract baseclass for all ApiRequest implementations.

    This defines the interface and property structure for both eventlet and
    gevent-based ApiRequest classes.
    '''

    __metaclass__ = ABCMeta

    @abstractmethod
    def start(self):
        pass

    @abstractmethod
    def join(self):
        pass

    @abstractmethod
    def copy(self):
        pass

    @abstractproperty
    def request_error(self):
        pass
