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+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import { MatrixEvent } from "../../../models/event";
+import { VerificationRequest } from "./VerificationRequest";
+
+export interface IVerificationChannel {
+    request?: VerificationRequest;
+    readonly userId: string;
+    readonly roomId?: string;
+    readonly deviceId?: string;
+    readonly transactionId: string;
+    readonly receiveStartFromOtherDevices?: boolean;
+    getTimestamp(event: MatrixEvent): number;
+    send(type: string, uncompletedContent: Record<string, any>): Promise<void>;
+    completeContent(type: string, content: Record<string, any>): Record<string, any>;
+    sendCompleted(type: string, content: Record<string, any>): Promise<void>;
+    completedContentFromEvent(event: MatrixEvent): Record<string, any>;
+    canCreateRequest(type: string): boolean;
+}