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+//
+// Copyright © 2017 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+#pragma once
+
+#include "backendsCommon/Workload.hpp"
+
+#include <armnn/TypesUtils.hpp>
+
+namespace armnn
+{
+
+class RefSpaceToDepthWorkload : public BaseWorkload<SpaceToDepthQueueDescriptor>
+{
+public:
+    using BaseWorkload<SpaceToDepthQueueDescriptor>::BaseWorkload;
+    virtual void Execute() const override;
+};
+
+} //namespace armnn