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+import abc
+
+import six
+
+
+@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
+class HPA_DiscoveryBase(object):
+    """Base class for example plugin used in the tutorial.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """do nothing""" 
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def get_hpa_capabilities(self, data):
+        """Get cpupinning capabilities.
+
+        :param data: A dictionary with string keys and simple types as
+                     values.
+        :type data: dict(str:?)
+        :returns: Iterable producing the formatted text.
+        """