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+import {shouldImplement} from '../../../../common/commonUtils.js';
+
+export default class BaseInfoHandler {
+  constructor() {
+    if (this.constructor == BaseInfoHandler) {
+      throw new Error('The base class cannot be instantiated.');
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Should return a promise which resolves to the current info in a best-effort
+   * manner (if it can't retrieve the current info it is allowed to fail).
+   */
+  async getCurrentInfo(_injectionDetails) {
+    shouldImplement('getCurrentInfo');
+  }
+}