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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "active_storage/downloading"
+
+module ActiveStorage
+  # This is an abstract base class for analyzers, which extract metadata from blobs. See
+  # ActiveStorage::Analyzer::ImageAnalyzer for an example of a concrete subclass.
+  class Analyzer
+    include Downloading
+
+    attr_reader :blob
+
+    # Implement this method in a concrete subclass. Have it return true when given a blob from which
+    # the analyzer can extract metadata.
+    def self.accept?(blob)
+      false
+    end
+
+    def initialize(blob)
+      @blob = blob
+    end
+
+    # Override this method in a concrete subclass. Have it return a Hash of metadata.
+    def metadata
+      raise NotImplementedError
+    end
+
+    private
+      def logger
+        ActiveStorage.logger
+      end
+  end
+end