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+#pragma once
+
+#include <mbgl/util/util.hpp>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
+
+namespace mbgl {
+namespace gfx {
+
+class Context;
+class Renderable;
+class BackendScope;
+
+// TODO: Rename to "Device"
+class RendererBackend {
+protected:
+    explicit RendererBackend();
+
+public:
+    virtual ~RendererBackend();
+    RendererBackend(const RendererBackend&) = delete;
+    RendererBackend& operator=(const RendererBackend&) = delete;
+
+    // Returns the device's context.
+    Context& getContext();
+
+    // Returns a reference to the default surface that should be rendered on.
+    virtual Renderable& getDefaultRenderable() = 0;
+
+protected:
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<Context> createContext() = 0;
+
+    // Called when the backend's GL context needs to be made active or inactive. These are called,
+    // as a matched pair, exclusively through BackendScope, in two situations:
+    //
+    //   1. When releasing GL resources during Renderer destruction
+    //      (Including calling CustomLayerHost::deinitialize during RenderCustomLayer destruction)
+    //   2. When renderering through Renderer::render()
+    //      (Including calling CustomLayerHost::initialize for newly added custom layers and
+    //       CustomLayerHost::deinitialize on layer removal)
+    virtual void activate() = 0;
+    virtual void deactivate() = 0;
+
+protected:
+    std::unique_ptr<Context> context;
+    std::once_flag initialized;
+
+    friend class BackendScope;
+};
+
+MBGL_CONSTEXPR bool operator==(const RendererBackend& a, const RendererBackend& b) {
+    return &a == &b;
+}
+
+} // namespace gfx
+} // namespace mbgl