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+//
+// Copyright © 2017 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <client/include/backends/IBackendProfiling.hpp>
+
+#include <common/include/ICounterDirectory.hpp>
+
+namespace arm
+{
+
+namespace pipe
+{
+
+class ISendCounterPacket
+{
+public:
+    using IndexValuePairsVector = std::vector<CounterValue>;
+
+    virtual ~ISendCounterPacket() {}
+
+    /// Create and write a StreamMetaDataPacket in the buffer
+    virtual void SendStreamMetaDataPacket() = 0;
+
+    /// Create and write a CounterDirectoryPacket from the parameters to the buffer.
+    virtual void SendCounterDirectoryPacket(const ICounterDirectory& counterDirectory) = 0;
+
+    /// Create and write a PeriodicCounterCapturePacket from the parameters to the buffer.
+    virtual void SendPeriodicCounterCapturePacket(uint64_t timestamp, const IndexValuePairsVector& values) = 0;
+
+    /// Create and write a PeriodicCounterSelectionPacket from the parameters to the buffer.
+    virtual void SendPeriodicCounterSelectionPacket(uint32_t capturePeriod,
+                                                    const std::vector<uint16_t>& selectedCounterIds) = 0;
+};
+
+} // namespace pipe
+
+} // namespace arm