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diff --git a/include/mbgl/style/layer_properties.hpp b/include/mbgl/style/layer_properties.hpp
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+#pragma once
+#include <mbgl/style/layer_impl.hpp>
+
+namespace mbgl {
+
+namespace style {
+
+/**
+ * @brief An interface, wrapping evaluated layer properties.
+ * 
+ *  It is an abstract base class; concrete derived classes that hold the actual data are provided for each layer type. 
+ */
+class LayerProperties {
+public:
+    virtual ~LayerProperties() = default;
+
+    Immutable<Layer::Impl> baseImpl;
+
+protected:
+    LayerProperties(Immutable<Layer::Impl> impl) : baseImpl(std::move(impl)) {}
+};
+
+template <class Derived>
+inline const auto& getEvaluated(const Immutable<LayerProperties>& properties) {
+    return static_cast<const Derived&>(*properties).evaluated;
+}
+
+} // namespace style
+} // namespace mbgl