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+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information.
+
+namespace WixToolset.Extensibility.Services
+{
+    using WixToolset.Data;
+    using WixToolset.Extensibility.Data;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interface provided to help backend extensions.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IBackendHelper
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a file transfer and marks it redundant if the source and destination are identical.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">Source for the file transfer.</param>
+        /// <param name="destination">Destiation for the file transfer.</param>
+        /// <param name="move">Indicates whether to move or copy the source file.</param>
+        /// <param name="type">Type of file transfer to create.</param>
+        /// <param name="sourceLineNumbers">Optional source line numbers that requested the file transfer.</param>
+        IFileTransfer CreateFileTransfer(string source, string destination, bool move, FileTransferType type, SourceLineNumber sourceLineNumbers = null);
+    }
+}